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Emrgy, Inc., a pioneer in commercializing hydrokinetic power systems, is teaming with Premier Energy Holdings, Stanford University and University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop a highly innovative solution to low-cost, riverine and tidal-based clean energy power generation. The project will implement “dynamic tuning” of the hydrokinetic turbine system to optimize performance across variabl ...

"Biomason’s proposed Soteria effort will eliminate key carbon incorporation elements within current biocement product production streams by: 1) urea substitution, 2) base aggregate mass carbon bundling, and 3) tuning of biocement speciation. In composite, these strategies will yield a carbon negative building material production strategy for cementitious materials that has the potential to suppl ...

WISER Systems, Inc. is a small, woman-owned, disadvantaged business providing best-in-class real-time location systems (RTLS) for nearly any environment. WISER’s RTLS powers applications in aerospace, manufacturing, warehousing, yard management, and many other industries. Unlike GPS-based solutions, WISER’s Redundant Radio Localization and Tracking (RRLT) technology enables autonomous position ...

Impaired driving due to alcohol and drugs is a significant public health and safety problem in the U.S. The detection and enforcement of impaired driving laws are key to reducing this problem. Virtual reality training has the potential to support law enforcement officers in obtaining the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively detect impaired drivers. DetectID will be an immersive, accessibl ...

The objective of this work is to develop AlN-based Schottky diodes with electrical properties that will drastically reduce forward conduction losses compared to existing high-power diodes. This objective is achieved through ion implantation of Si in AlN, which provides a shallow ntype dopant in the n+ contact layers. Sophisticated point defect control processes are implemented for the controlled, ...

The objective of this work is to demonstrate GaN-based Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes using a novel ion implantation process developed in previously ARPA-E funded projects. The centerpiece of our proposed technology is selective area doping via implantation of Mg ions, which leverages our achievements in the ARPA-E PNDIODES program to push into commercial devices. The targeted application ...

Third Floor Materials, Vanderbilt and Penn State Universities will explore a novel plasmonic rectenna structure capable of detecting and emitting IR light at ambient temperatures. Recent developments at Vanderbilt and Penn State have resulted in unique tools for design of Bragg reflectors capable of accessing polaritonic modes from free space in semiconducting thin films. Our team proposes using t ...

Emrgy, Inc., a pioneer in commercializing hydrokinetic power systems, is teaming with Premier Energy Holdings, Stanford University and University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop a highly innovative solution to low-cost, riverine and tidal-based clean energy power generation. The project will implement “dynamic tuning” of the hydrokinetic turbine system to optimize performance across variabl ...

Interference of unburned and activated carbon in fly ash with air-entraining admixtures (AEA’s) in fresh concrete mixtures is a major concern in the concrete industry. Therefore, a rapid and accurate measurement of adsorption capacity of fly ash is of great interest to this industry.In this project, a new method is suggested, which can qualitatively and quantitatively measure different surfactan ...

"Biomason’s proposed Soteria effort will eliminate key carbon incorporation elements within current biocement product production streams by: 1) urea substitution, 2) base aggregate mass carbon bundling, and 3) tuning of biocement speciation. In composite, these strategies will yield a carbon negative building material production strategy for cementitious materials that has the potential to suppl ...