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PROJECT SUMMARYTitle: A rapid field-portable sensor for detecting histamine in food.PD: Mendecki LukaszInstitution: Allergy Amulet Inc.Scombrotoxin poisoning is a leading foodborne illness caused by the consumption of spoiledfish and fishery products containing high concentrations of histamine. Histamine is thereforean indicator of freshness and microbiological quality of many perishable foods. De ...

Poor dietary quality and low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake in particular is an established riskfactor for many chronic diseases; current consumption among children is alarmingly inadequate.Engaging children through school and afterschool settings is a viable strategy to make positivechanges but for transformational and sustainable impact messaging must also reach familiesteachers retail environm ...

Thermal management and energy harvesting of a solar geothermal greenhouse forimproved plant productionThis project studies a proposed greenhouse that utilizes building integrated photovoltaic-thermal(BIPVT) panels coupled with geothermal energy for the dual synergetic benefits of: 1) improvedenergy harvesting and management toward zero-net-energy agriculture 2) controlledenvironmental agriculture ...

At Atolla Tech we are proposing a new method for assessing the pollination efficiency of differentbee species in real-time thereby aiding growers in optimizing pollination of their crop whether theyrely on wild pollinators or use honey bee services or both. Our technology includes a lidar andmachine learning (ML) algorithm that detects identifies and tracks pollinator species in real-time.Their fl ...

Inso Biosciences is developing hardware systems and instruments to streamline biological samplehandling and preparation for next-generation sequencing and genomic analysis. Inso's microfluidic- based platform enables extraction and purification of high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA fordownstream genomic applications such as long-read sequencing. DNA sample prep is currently acritical bottleneck for p ...

QUORUM BioPhase I USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301Topic 8.4PROJECT SUMMARYDR. SUDHARSAN DWARAKNATH (Principal Investigator)Chief Executive OfficerQuorum Bio335 Madison Ave New York NY 10017E-mail: sudharsan.dwaraknath@gmail.comEngineering Precision Biologics for Sustainable AgriculturePhosphorus fertilizer is an essential nutrient to meet global agricultural demand but itsexcessive domestic production and us ...

Thegoalofthisproposalistodevelopabiopreservativeingredientthatextendstheshelflifefood productsstartingwithsoftcheesessuchascottagecheese.Dairyproductsarepartofahealthydietfor ~80% of Americans providing essential protein calcium and vitamins. Dairy foods are highly susceptible to microbialspoilagebutchemicalpreservativesusedindairyfoodsareincreasingly restricted due to safety concerns. Thus dairy ...

Heterologous Synthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for AquacultureUSDA SBIR Phase II Applicationth The United States is a minor aquaculture producer ranking 18 in global aquaculture productionin 2022 but it is the leading importer of fish and fish products. Even though U.S. aquaculture hasbeen estimated to be growing at a compound annual rate of 4.1% we still depend heavily uponimports. By valu ...

Multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) is a critical enabling technology for the design of complex systems such as naval aircraft. Using high-performance computing and modern analysis codes, many aspects of naval aircraft, and other, systems can be accurately modeled. However, the generation of the meshes analysis codes need as input is overly time consuming, while it takes su ...

This effort aims to deliver a novel ultra-thin flat lens optics with a large aperture and active zoom capabilities that is based on metasurface metamaterial technology while being mindful of the size, weight, power, and cost. The proposed approach will achieve zoom through a tunable metalens system that operates using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) within a small and lightweight package fo ...