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The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to mitigate CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions into the atmosphere from point sources by developing a cost-effective carbon capture technology using a hybrid solar algae cultivation system.The team seeks to develop a method to use algae to produce biochemicals and biofuels. The algae cultivation system w ...

1 The high spatial-resolution and energy-resolution of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) and cadmium telluride2 (CdTe), compared to that of scintillators, offers superior image quality in Nuclear medicine and X-ray3 imaging applications, i.e. SPECT, PET, CT, Bone Densitometry, Oncology, Dental imaging, Airport4 security, etc. CZT and CdTe remain the desired choice for room-temperature radiation detecti ...

PROJECT SUMMARY The objective of this Phase I SBIR is to develop a modular piezoelectric intramedullary nail for enhance fracture healing and post-operative data collection. Evoke Medical’s core technology is to create human- powered implantable devices that utilize piezoelectric materials to generate load-induced power. That power can then be used for various purposes: electrical stimulation of ...

Currently, the US has limited production facilities for opening switches, e.g., DSRDs, which are manufactured with very outdated manufacturing methods and technology, e.g., based on deep diffusion of dopants into a thinned silicon wafer. The goal of this effort is to develop scaled manufacturing processes, manufacture batch quantities, and enable high-volume manufacturing of semiconductor opening ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major sources of mortality from infectious diseases worldwide. In 2021 an estimated 6.4 million were newly diagnosed with TB globally, approximately 10.6 million fell ill from it, and 1.4 million died from the disease. Of those who died from the disease, 54% were men, 32% women, and 14% were children aged lt15 years. TB is also a leading cause o ...

CdTe photovoltaic (PV) module performance has room to improve and can help the DOE in achieving its SunShot initiative. Improving the p-type doping and carrier lifetime in polycrystalline CdTe absorber material is critical to achieving PV cell efficiency to 25%. The current industrial supply chain consists of CdTe feedstock that undergoes treatments to help improve the material properties in effor ...

A need persists for innovative sensor solutions to monitor the integrity and internal conditions of dry storage cask systems for spent nuclear fuel. Spent fuel is loaded in these dry storage cannisters (DSC) which are typically welded, 5/8-inch-thick stainless steel that are then inserted for long term storage in metal or concrete overpacks. The objective of this project is to design, fabricate, a ...

Electrochemistry-based sensors have been shown to provide reliable, rugged, low-cost solutions for analyte detection. Common uses for electrochemical sensors are smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, industrial gas sensors, and insulin monitors. However, e

PROJECT SUMMARY Continuum Educational Technologies’ (Continuum) will work with the University of Kansas (KU) on the proposed I-RED program entitled Smart Tools to Accelerate Research Translation by Uplifting Participants for the Central IDeA State Region (STARTUP Central) program to stimulate technological innovation in the IDeA state regions by addressing the entrepreneurial educational needs o ...

Project Summary/Abstract NeoTherma Oncology (NTO/www.neothermaoncology.com) has developed a novel non-invasive medical device that delivers mild hyperthermia (HT) loco-regionally as adjuvant therapy to standard of care treatment of abdominal deep-seated tumors. The VectRx™ device, designated “Breakthrough” by the FDA, has demonstrated its ability to safely heat abdominal organs (pancreas, li ...