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This project supports the ARPA-E Mission Area of “improving management, clean-up and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel”. A series of tests and demonstrations for deep borehole disposal canisters at the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center in Cameron, Texas - coupled with development of a US supply chain and global tech-to-market partnerships - will mature the canister to Techn ...

Transformers are critical for the power grid distributions via stepping up down the voltage. The key cause of failure in majority of transformers is the insulation problem related to the kraft paper. The objective of this project is to integrate a collection of advanced surface chemistry, kraft paper fabrication, and rapid property screening, followed by standard testings and pilot demonstration t ...

This combined phase SBIR I,II,IIS proposal seeks to develop and demonstrate high power lithium battery cells having up to 330 Wh-kg specific energy with capability to fast charge using a novel Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas) technology. The LiGas electrolyte uses safe and non-toxic, non-corrosive gasses which are liquefied under moderate pressures and are easily contained in standard cylindrical ...

We propose to develop and commercialize a potassium-ion battery for use in electric vehicles (EVs). The fundamental properties of potassium transport in organic electrolytes allow for fast charging from 0 to 80% capacity in less than 5 minutes. The battery will pair a stable, open-framework cathode based on a Prussian blue analog (PBA) with a conventional graphite anode for a high-performance batt ...

K2 Space is building high performance satellite platforms to leverage the capabilities of the next generation of heavy and super heavy space launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Starship.  The K2 Space platform utilizes proven technologies applied at an unprecedented scale to deliver far more payload mass, power, and propulsive capabilities than current spacecraft while reducing the cost by an order o ...

This project is to develop next-generation efficient, secure, ultra-reliable, and low latency communication to support military operations in an unpredictable and contested environment. The solution is software-defined, platform and system agnostic. It can be commonly implemented on existing communication hardware or any future systems and platforms, from portable radio in the war zone to Satelli ...

EducationXR is a secure, no-code and device-agnostic Extended Reality platform that aims at democratizing enhanced learning and training. It is designed as a cross-platform 3D content tool and a one-stop destination for training and maintenance that enables content creation and deployment in 4 weeks. Our technology enables immersive learning from any phone, tablet, desktop or VR headset on a cloud ...

Containers have exploded in popularity due to their portability, modularity, and small overhead compared to virtual machines (VMs). This adoption has fueled design of DevSecOps pipelines in industry that enable a more rapid development cycle of systems with security baked in.  These same development practices can be applied to many commercial embedded devices, but there exists a wide range of app ...

Hardware innovation needs new and disruptive manufacturing processes that enable iteration in production and scale-up with low upfront costs. Machine tools that allow for cost-efficient, quick prototyping could represent a game-changer for industrial and technological progress. To this end, Vuecason, Inc. aims to revolutionize metal additive manufacturing (AM) through its first-of-its-kind metal 3 ...

Colvin Run Networks + Harness AI propose implementation of a new software solution created for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Software Delivery automation that revolutionizes the way USAF DevSecOps work by streamlining integrations with cloud providers, platforms, and tools, reducing operational maintenance by 95%, and by allowing engineers to spend their time innovating prod ...