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The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to provide faster internet speeds to remote locations. This goal will be accomplished through the delivery of custom-shaped reflector panels for satellite communication antennas.Currently, there is a significant unmet need in the market for rapid turnaround, relatively low quantity, and affordable curved metal ...

The broader impact/commercialization potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will facilitate the development of the next generation of vertical transportation within the ever-taller skyscrapers of future urban centers. Successful commercialization will enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States in an expanding $26 billion market for elevators with “sm ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to develop further a predictive model for health providers to address the life-threatening condition of preeclampsia in pregnant and postpartum patients. Preeclampsia affects 1 in 20 births, or 150,000 women in the U.S. each year. Not only does Preeclampsia cost 70,000 lives globally each ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Resesarch (SBIR) Phase II project will be in helping to close the homework gap in the United States. The homework gap has been a long simmering problem where 12 – 17 million K-12 students do not have reliable home internet to complete digital homework. Students that could benefit the most from learning applications that require home ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to improve surgical skill acquisition, assessment of surgical performance, and medical device training. The apprenticeship-based model of surgical training has created inefficiencies in the medical device and healthcare industries. This problem is exacerbated by the evolving complexity and ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project addresses the poor performance and unaffordability of existing, onsite, wastewater treatment technologies. In Hawaii, the state government has mandated the upgrade of 88,000 cesspools across the state by 2050, but studies have shown that 97% of homeowners will not be able to afford the upgrade. Further ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project includes the development and implementation of a robot for post-harvest grain management with the goal of reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and improving the overall sustainability of the agricultural sector. Post-harvest grain management is a crucial aspect of agriculture; However, it can also be ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to develop a full satellite communication (satcom) terminal commonly known as VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) for fixed and mobile platforms such as residences, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, and maritime crafts. This novel satellite communication antenna can be used for Low, Med ...

Page 1 of 2 USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009642 8.7 Aquaculture Hawaii Fish Company Inc.Aquaponics is a rapidly emerging form of agriculture poised to provide farmers a highly sustainableand profitable means of producing locally-grown nutritious food. The majority of commercialaquaponics farmers utilize deep-water culture (DWC) systems with floating rafts and usuallyfabricate their own rafts from construction-g ...

ABSTRACT / PROJECT SUMMARY Stroke affects more than 795,000 patients per year in the US and kills approximately 40,000. Long-term medical care expense for stroke in the US, costs over $34B per year. Large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke accounts for almost 40% of ischemic strokes but causes 95% of mortality and 62% of long-term dependence. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT), or a combination of MT and tPA ...