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Worldwide, over 140 billion m3/year of natural gas from low-producing wells cannot be captured by economically efficient means and are wasted. The GasTechno process for direct partial methane oxidation into liquid oxygenates is the only worlds technology that is economically efficient at the low volumes of the gas utilization. The main drawback preventing wide acceptance of GasTechno is a high yie ...

An advanced, lightweight inflation system is proposed that will reduce weight to at least 1/2, and down to 1/10 that of current inflation systems. A novel ingress system is also proposed that will greatly aid the boarding of survival rafts especially stressed, injured, frightened or otherwise complromise people in the water. Weight losses and fabrication advances in the inflatable portion of a r ...

Strong, sustainable rural communities are essential to creating an economy "built to last that rewards hard work and responsibility."1 These communities supply our food, fiber, and energy, safeguard our natural resources, and are essential in the development of science and innovation. What do communities need to stay economically healthy in order to provide these goods and services? According to a ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This proposal will assess the quantitative capabilities of surface enhanced Raman scattering SERS detection of cocaine and marijuana metabolites in urine samples Combining low cost instrumentation and novel chemical sensing provides an innovative new approach for diagnosing illicit drug use Current methods use a colorimetric indicator to screen specimens fo ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This multi phase SBIR project targets a significant problem within the mission of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences rapid size based separation of small Da molecules in bio manufacturing The aim here is to simplify and radically improve this currently multi stage and a resource intensive process Manufacturing of active pharmaceut ...