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Broadband Push-to-Talk (PTT) services are offered by a diverse group of vendors and are being used on multiple cellular carriers in the US and internationally. These PTT services provide important communications tools for the first responder community during public safety incidents and events. U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) governments are using different PTT services which can ...

This SBIR Phase II project proposes development of deep learning-based algorithms and software system that can identify biological and chemical threats at both functional and structural level from portal-based spectral measurements with high specificity and sensitivity. The proposed solution leverages recent advancements in the areas of chemical fingerprinting, latent representation learning, chem ...

C53-17b-271089Neutron scattering experiments hold the keys for unraveling the fundamental properties and dynamics of novel organic and inorganic materials that are yet to be discovered. To support these experiments, the DOE currently supports numerous neutron facilities in the US. Needless to state, the future experiments will demand a much higher neutron radiation flux than what is currently avai ...

C53-16a-271092Direct X-ray detectors can provide the best possible spatial and energy resolutions required for next generation X-ray detectors with applications in multiple fields, including medical imaging, materials science experiments, and security screening. However, the only commercial large area (>10cm x 10cm) direct detector technology based on amorphous selenium has several inherent limita ...

C49-18b-271098Novel neutron detectors with =300 µm spatial resolution and gamma rejection = 10-6 are needed to enable efficient measurement of small single crystals for diffraction and diffuse scattering measurements, which are essential for advancing a variety of scientific research from biomedical drug discovery, materials innovation to clean energy technology. Currently used GS20 scintillator ...

C53-34a-271222During Phase I of this DOE SBIR program, NanoSonic addressed two opportunities identified by the Office of Nuclear Physics community regarding advanced materials for superconducting radio frequency components within particle accelerators. Specifically, NanoSonic developed new cost- effective bimetallic structure forming techniques as well as void-free, non-offgassing, additively manu ...

C53-20b-271305The prospect of nuclear power produced with advanced molten salt-cooled reactor (MSR) designs has garnered the attention of the Department of Energy in conjunction with the private sector. The salts are used to transfer heat from the reacting fuel. All designs describe a chemically stable salt with a melting point near 500°C, heated by the nuclear reaction to a temperature near 700� ...

C53-34b-271354The Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) Cavities, that accelerate particles in many of the US DOE Labs, need a method of indicating their health “real-time” during use. The Helium Flow Meter, proven to work in Phase I, measures extra heat generated by contaminants inside the cavity by measuring increased evaporation of helium from the cooling bath in which the cavity is immerse ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to benefit more than 200 million people around the globe who are currently living with limb loss or impairment. With the rapid growth of an aging population and longer life expectancies, assistive technologies that can improve the independence and self-sufficiency of people, enabling th ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will address the growing need for accurate models and forecasts of the Arctic.As Arctic maritime operations such as fishing, shipping, and mariculture of kelp are increasingly impacted by unprecedented climate change, traditional modeling techniques are unable to support these new demands. Ecosystems are not stat ...