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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a high-power Terahertz (THz) source concept and an overall THz system definition for fabrication and testing under a subsequent Phase II program. THz electromagnetic radiation, in the frequency range from 0.1 to 10 THz, is the next frontier in imaging science and technology. THz radiation promises to find broad application ...

Agave BioSystems proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative Organic Thin Film Transistor (OTFT) to detect cell characteristics without the need for cell labeling for use in microfluidic flow cytometers. This sensor would be able to detect count all cells, whether the cells are fluorescently labeled or not. This device would easily be able to detect the presence of cells within the channel a ...

This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a process to generate bulk quantities of Metallo-Carbohederenes (met-cars). The project will use a particle and deposition technology, called Laser Assisted Molecular Beam Deposition, which is ideal for producing met-cars on the nanoparticle size scale. The unique structure of the met-cars makes them applicable for a vari ...

One of the ultimate goals of sensor research is to build an integrated unit that harnesses its energy from its surroundings and reacts to, and transmits, any changes in its environment in a predictable and reliable manner. There are several components to this universal goal of a self-contained sensor unit: the power module, the sensor module, the control module, and the transmission module. The go ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project proposes to develop a technique for the fabrication of large-area, high-density microdischarge arrays on flexible substrates. Microdischarge devices are a type of photonic emitter and detector in which a weakly ionized plasma is confined to spatial dimensions typically less than 200 microns. Microdischarge devices and arrays have the a ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop methods and software that can be used to evaluate or explore the impact of human population and land-use changes on species viability. Changes in human population and land use affect the viability of native species through habitat loss to agriculture, urban sprawl, and industrial development; habitat fragmentation; dec ...

We plan to develop and refine a device (Basic Life Support System, BLSS) and a just-in-time training procedure for a flight crewmember who must administer cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In Phase I, we developed a computerized graphical display for CPR procedures. Volunteers using the display removed an airway obstruction and stabilized the patient in 10.9 minutes compared to 13.8 minutes fo ...

We plan to develop and refine a device (Basic Life Support System, BLSS) and a just-in-time training procedure for a flight crewmember who must administer cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In Phase I, we developed a computerized graphical display for CPR procedures. Volunteers using the display removed an airway obstruction and stabilized the patient in 10.9 minutes compared to 13.8 minutes fo ...

The innovation proposed is the development and characterization of a family of engineered-materials with initial application to NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI) and hypersonic aircraft development. Nanostructured and microporous morphologies will be optimized to provide materials with high specific strength and low thermal conductivity required for multifunctional integrated thermal structures ...

The innovation proposed is the development and characterization of a family of engineered-materials with initial application to NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI) and hypersonic aircraft development. Nanostructured and microporous morphologies will be optimized to provide materials with high specific strength and low thermal conductivity required for multifunctional integrated thermal structures ...