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Areté proposes a method to address a degraded environment for missile defense via advanced algorithmic techniques combined with a strong theoretical backing in physics. Approved for Public Release | 23-MDA-11635 (9 Nov 23)

Areté proposes a method to address midcourse missile defense via advanced algorithmic techniques combined with a strong theoretical backing in physics.

Project SummaryTitle: The Remote Autonomous Detection System (RADS) for Early Detection of the RedImported Fire Ant (RIFA)PIElman NoelInstitutionGearJump Technologies LLCCo-PIVander Meer RobertInstitutionUSDAThe Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) infest over 140 million hectares in the USA and costAmericans an estimated $8 billion annually for control and damage repair in several economicsectors includ ...

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 ...

ProjectSummary Lackofavailabilityofreliabledistributedcoldstorageco-locatedwithfoodproductionand distributionposeslimitationsforlocalfoodsupplychainsforfarmersandmarketers.Radiant InnovationLLC(Radiant)seekstoaddressthedemandforclimatefriendlyoff-gridcoldstorage andincollaborationwithColoradoStateUniversity(CSU)proposestocalibrateanddeployour model-predictive-controlstrategywithfoodquality/safetya ...

7. SummaryInland oyster seed production utilizing artificial seawater in a closed recirculating aquaculturesystems is being developed in Baton Rouge Louisiana at the Louisiana State UniversityInnovation Park. The Gulf Coast (and East and West Coast) oyster industry faces numerouschallenges including increased exposure to anthropogenic pollution climate change oceanacidification harmful algal bloom ...

Real-Time Mapping of Hydroxylamine and Other Trace Gases in SoilPI: Joseph Roscioli Aerodyne Research Inc.Project SummaryThe nitrogen cycle is fundamentally important to ecosystem health crop productivity foodsecurity biosphere-atmosphere exchange air quality and climate change.The processes thatdrive nitrogen transformations in soil are influenced by environmental conditions that can exhibitlarge ...

The goal of this Phase II SBIR program is to evaluate optimize and demonstrate noveltechnology to convert lignocellulose waste streams into a value-added building-block chemicalspecifically 25-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at pilot-scale.FDCA is targeted to replacepetroleum-based chemicals used extensively in the textiles polyesters and plastics industries.As adrop-in replacement for petroleum-bas ...

The European spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar ) (ESM) is a non-native insect pest withlarvae that feeds on leaves of over 300 broad-leaved species including forest shade ornamentaland fruit trees as well as shrubs. The spongy moth defoliated over 98 million acres of U.S.forests from 1924 to 2018. Current biological insecticides used in spongy moth control have notbeen efficacious enough and ch ...

mobius pbc USDA FY23 SBIR Phase II - Project Summary March 28th 2023 Improving Nutrition Efficiency and Sustainability in Agriculture with Biodegradable Lignin-Polymer Fertilizers mobius pbc USDA Phase II - Project Summary Proposal Title: Improving Nutrition Efficiency and Sustainability in Agriculture with Biodegradable Lignin-Polymer Fertilizers P.I.: Jeffrey Beegle MS Proposing Organization: mo ...