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LI-COR Biosciences proposes to develop a new sensor that measures the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with precision of 1 part in 3000 within one minute, requires only small amounts of gas, operates unattended in the field for at least 6 months, costs less than $5000, and is insensitive to motion. The sensor will advance a technology known as optical feedback cavity enhanced abso ...

Small Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) are being developed for numerous applications, but size and weight constraints severely limit the capability and endurance of such vehicles. Many missions could be extended by landing for certain periods, entering a low-power state, and re-launching as needed, particularly in urban environments. Technologies have been developed to provide landing gear and flight ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cancers develop from the life-long accumulation of critical somatic mutations due to DNA-damaging agents that lead to cells transforming into tumor-forming cells. These low-level tumor-associated somatic DNA mutations can have profound implications for development of metastasis, prognosis, choice of treatment, follow-up or early cancer detection. Unless they ar ...

DESCRIPTION: Water quality is one of the biggest issues related to public health in the United States. Few situations incite more public outcry than when a community learns that their drinking water has been tainted. Two of the biggest threats to groundwater quality in the U.S. are contamination from either chlorinated solvents or petroleum. Currently, there are an estimated 20,000 sites in the U ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To commercialize non-viral gene medicines, it is critical that both vector potency (i.e. therapeutic transgene expression levels) and the duration of the therapeutic effect be improved. Potent dose-sparing extended duration gene therapies will have a cost and efficacy competitive advantage over alternative technologies. In this Phase I proof of concept study, w ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I project investigates the feasibility of novel wireless underground communication technologies for real-time agriculture field monitoring to establish the proper timing and amount of irrigation for greatest effectiveness. Existing solutions cannot be widely adopted due to their high costs and disruptive operations. This SBIR Phase I pro ...