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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a tool to help engineering faculty design and administer assessments of engineering education. The tool will also assist in the management of assessment data to support instructional decisions for individual students, decisions on courses and programs, and accreditation decisions through the Accreditation Board for Engine ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will support the development of software which will modernize the way that researchers of the hepatitis epidemic manage and analyze their data. This project will provide a solution for the hepatitis C virologist initially, and will expand to accommodate data from other hepatitis virus strains during Phase II funding and beyond. Scienti ...

The pressing need exists within industry to accurately measure high aspect ratio microscale structures. For example, diesel injector nozzles are manufactured with microscale holes ranging from 50-200 micrometers in diameter and 3-5 mm depths. One fundamental challenge is to nondestrucvely measure these features in order to validate models, enhance manufacturing processes, and reduce fuel emissions ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project seeks to enhance the current state of-the-art in production line manufacturing training processes with an initial focus on the automotive industry. Human-directed training by other skilled employees and supervisors does not take advantage of recent technologies that can make training routines more autonomous, thereby mitigating the impact on ...

Manning Applied Technology proposes to develop a handheld infrared spectrometer, ideally suited to detection of airborne chemical agents at and below permissible exposure limits. This approach offers unmatched sensitivity and specificity for detection of all types of chemical vapors. The instrument is modular, rugged, compact and highly sensitive. Volume pricing will be less than $1000 each. ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project will develop a low-cost nano-composite self-assembled thermoelectric system via a commercially viable manufacturing process. Control of homogeneity at the molecular level dictates the ultimate performance of the thermoelectric material, which is quantified by the Figure of Merit, ZT. High values of the Figure of Merit (prefera ...

The cost-effective manufacturing of a novel algaecide against blue green algae in fresh-water aquaculture operations has great potential for controlling ¿off-flavor¿ problems in pond-raised catfish. The proposed natural-based algaecide has selective activity for blue-green algae as well as a more favorable environmental performance profile with little/no activity towards complimentary phytoplan ...

Open Tech proposes to develop a fully extensible collaborative tools framework that combines powerful features, and intuitive user interface, and the ability to easily implement new and imaginative object interaction techniques. The tools will allow users of both local and remote immersive VE systems to join together in a single shared VE that allows them to interact with each other and with objec ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project is to investigate the "good enough to release" decision for computer-based systems, and develop a decision support tool prototype based on the results of the investigation. This release decision, hereinafter referred to as the GETR decision, is fraught with uncertainty, since it is not possible to have complete knowledge of a ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will enhance scientific and technological understanding through the development of novel architecture, protocols, and applications associated with electronic textile systems. These emerging electronic textile technologies have been demonstrated to have the potential to create a mobile, cost effective alternative that would enable wides ...