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The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is in creating an independent. assistive Braille learning device for blind people. The ability to read Braille is highly correlated with improved independence and quality of life. An estimated 70% of the blind are unemployed yet, of that subpopulation that is Braille literate, only 10% are unemployed. T ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to overcome a limiting step in creating viable hydrogen fuel cells for the automotive industry. The solution will renew the battery catalyst without its removal from the vehicle. This will result in significant savings toward the total cost of ownership and an increase in overall system rel ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is that poisoning by drugs of abuse affects almost 3 million people annually and is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. There were 100,306 opioid overdose deaths in the US in 2021, the majority of which were due to fentanyl poisoning. Screening patients for toxic d ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to accelerate the transition from chemical pesticides to non-chemical alternatives by providing farmers with a sustainable, long-term solution for managing pests, while reducing agricultural impacts on human health and the environment. Today, strawberry farmers are reliant on chemical p ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is a novel chatbot that provides support to endometriosis patients. Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic pain disorder that impacts approximately one in ten women in the United States -resulting in significant loss of productivity, low quality of life, and greater than $80 billion annual ec ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project provides next generation ambulatory seizure data acquisition. The advent of mobile health advances during the COVID-19 health crisis have enabled new innovations to be considered. This effort provides a framework for the next line of remote neurological data acquisition capabilities for the i ...

This SBIR effort proposes using live and continuous monitoring of metal tanks, pressure vessels, and pipelines using carbon nanomaterial-based sensing skins to detect excessive physical strains, cracks, and to inspect impact damage. The proposed research and development work leverages 15+ years of fundamental research. The key objective is to advance the TRL level and the scalability of carbon nan ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to advance the lab-on-a-chip and other related life science platforms by the introduction of a new standardized microfluidic chip interface. The proposed project advances a novel interface to advance the applications and capabilities of microfluidic chips in both medical and non-medical fields, including dramat ...

The broader impact of this SBIR Phase I Project is to improve environmental testing. Once class of contaminants is PFAS (Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), associated with high cholesterol levels, thyroid disease, certain cancers, and pregnancy-related problems. Current testing costs $300 per sample and offers low throughput is low at 30 samples per day. The proposed project develops a test tha ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to develop a platform for chemical sensors based on thin films of functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT). Functionalized CNT thin films have demonstrated remarkable performance as chemical sensors in applications as varied as diagnostics, food safety, industrial process monitoring, environmental monitoring, national security, and more. The ...