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In this Phase II SBIR project, Lithium Innovations, in partnership with Lucintech Inc, will build on the success of its innovative thin-film neutron detector developed and tested in Phase I. The detector is based on the use of a metallic lithium-6 sensitizer layer paired with a thin-film CdS/CdTe heterojunction to detect the alpha and triton charged particles produced by the n + Li-6 reaction. Th ...

Under this Phase II SBIR, Imaging Systems Technology (IST) will optimize and scale up its UV Plasma- shells with Titanium (IV) Dioxide (TiO2) system to produce a low cost, rugged, lightweight, and highly efficient and versatile water purification system. Plasma-shells are tiny hollow gas encapsulating devices ranging in size from 400 microns to 8.00 mm. Under the EPA Phase I SBIR, IST has successf ...

HJ Science & Technology, Inc. proposes a portable microfluidic automation technology capable of rapid and real time detection and identification of microcystins and other toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria (cyanotoxins). During blooms, many cyanotoxins in freshwater are known to cause damage to liver or damage to nerve axons and synapses. Though not strictly regulated, the EPA recommends ...

In Phase I, the Peerless team developed an approach for an innovative wizard driven, turn-key, system that can be used by inexperienced operators to quickly design new sensor networks and evaluate existing sensor networks for the protection against and detection of CB agents within public structures. For Phase II, Peerless will conduct three development spirals to build the prototype system, valid ...

The speed at which an attack is detected is a critical trigger for all responses to follow. The accurate determination of the type of attack will determine the type of emergency personnel and response needed. The location will determine the target response area as well as determine by proximity which of the responders that are available can be first on the scene. Therefore, a system that can do th ...

CURRENT MARINE ANTIFOULING COATINGS RELY ON THE ACTIVITY OF TRIBUTYLTIN COMPLEXES, EITHER POLYMER BOUND OR FREELY ASSOCIATED IN A VINYL MATRIX PAINT, TO INHIBIT OR LIMIT SESSILE FOULING. PENDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS DIRECTED ATPROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF ANTIFOULANT ENTERING THE BIOSPHERE AND FOODCHAIN. IN LIGHT OF THESE FACTS AN ALTERNATE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM IS NECESSARY. KROSS INCOR ...

A NEW PROCESS CALLED THE NELSON FILTER SYSTEMIS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE NELSON FILTER SYSTEM IS AN ADVANCED DRY SCRUBBING SYSTEM THAT REMOVES SIMULTANEOUSLY BOTH SO2 AND NOX FROM FLUE GASES. IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE, HAVING DEMON-STRATED REPEATEDLY IN LABORATORY TESTS 99.9% SO2 AND OVER 90% NO2 REMOVAL. IT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY ATTRACTIVE IN THAT NO SLUDGE OR TROUBLESOME WASTES ARE PRODUCED. IT ...