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The U.S. depends on its fleet of light water nuclear facilities for the clean and reliable generation of electricity. With much of the facilities reaching the end of their initial 40-year license, and with electricity demand expected to grow, the U.S. needs methods to extend the lifetime of these facilities for up to 60 years. Stress corrosion crack-susceptible nickel alloys are used in approximat ...

This STTR Phase I project will support the development of a powerful new track-and-trace platform in the global fight against counterfeit products in high-risk supply chains. From pharmaceuticals to aviation to defense, many industries now face a growing problem with maintaining visibility to the authentic products in their supply chain, while identifying black market and grey market products that ...

The U.S. depends on its fleet of nuclear facilities for the clean and reliable generation of electricity. With much uncertainty facing long term, geologic storage facilities, long duration on-site waste storage is being considered. One potential problem facing the existing fleet of nuclear waste storage canisters is chlorine assisted stress corrosion cracking (CISCC) of austenitic stainless steel. ...

We hypothesize that the use of SanFlow (aka polynitroxylated pegylated hemoglobin; PNPH) will ultimately translate to the reduction of mortality and morbidity, including post-traumatic stress disorder, from battle field traumatic brain injury (TBI). Towards that end, the present SBIR Phase 1 proposal will provide safety and efficacy results of SanFlow in a new guinea pig model of traumatic brain i ...

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a naval vessel developed to deal with unconventional post-cold-war threats. To protect valued assets, and still maintain the ships maneuverability and speed, the U.S. Navy requires lighter-weight armor. NanoCoatings, Inc. and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology propose a plastic-deformation mechanical treatment, friction-stir-processing (FSP), to enhance the ...

US Navy vessels and their components and equipment experience severe environmental conditions, leading to a level of unacceptable corrosion through a combination of sea water exposure, heat, humidity, UV exposure, and general inaccessibility for continual maintenance. Copper brush electroplating is the standard repair technique for many Navy corrosion repair applications, however this process is p ...

Fungal skin infections plague active duty servicemembers at elevated rates due to exposure to warm, humid climates, poor skin hygiene, and close-quarters living arrangements.We have developed a novel solution that incorporates a endophytic fungal extract with selective activity against Trichophyton species of pathogens.In addition, the selected compound has negligible impact on the organisms that ...

The U.S. Navy requires reliable all solid-state batteries (ASSB) that have solid state electrolytes to enhance the safety and performance of batteries used in its naval aircraft fleet. NanoCoatings, Inc. (NCI), along with South Dakota School of Mines (SDSMT) propose to use magnetron sputtering physical vapor deposition (MS PVD) to fabricate a novel multilayer ASSB architecture which will have tail ...