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The broader impact/commercialization potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will facilitate the development of the next generation of vertical transportation within the ever-taller skyscrapers of future urban centers. Successful commercialization will enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States in an expanding $26 billion market for elevators with “sm ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent 30% spike in fertilizer prices globally highlight the direct links between fossil natural gas and fertilizer production and U.S. national and economic security. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of fertilizer with 21% global market share in potash and 14% in nitrogen fertilizers. In addition, nitrogen fertilizer application pro ...

"Rising sea levels and king tide flooding in coastal areas across America are saturating onsite wastewater disposal systems (OSDS), resulting in the degradation of coastal ecosystems and 200,000+ illnesses annually. Many States are mandating system upgrades, with 88,000 upgrades required by 2050 in Hawaii alone. Unfortunately, existing upgrade options are unaffordable for 97% of Hawaiian homeowner ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is a non-invasive, externally worn appliance for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition affecting over 88 million Americans (26% of the American adult population).Those impacted by OSA are at risk of serious comorbidities such as diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Many sufferers ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project addresses the poor performance and unaffordability of existing, onsite, wastewater treatment technologies. In Hawaii, the state government has mandated the upgrade of 88,000 cesspools across the state by 2050, but studies have shown that 97% of homeowners will not be able to afford the upgrade. Further ...

Farmed marine macroalgae present a carbon negative opportunity for feedstuff production as theydo not require land conversion fertilizers or freshwater. Macroalgae are already used in smallquantities in some animal diets but the complex polysaccharides are largely indigestible. Trials atOcean Era have shown that the microbes from herbivorous reef fish can be used as the inoculum fordeconstruction ...

Page 1 of 2 USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009642 8.7 Aquaculture Hawaii Fish Company Inc.Aquaponics is a rapidly emerging form of agriculture poised to provide farmers a highly sustainableand profitable means of producing locally-grown nutritious food. The majority of commercialaquaponics farmers utilize deep-water culture (DWC) systems with floating rafts and usuallyfabricate their own rafts from construction-g ...

Modern pharmaceuticals have greatly improved the quality of life for many patients suffering a variety of illnesses. Unfortunately, among the 17 most commonly prescribed drugs, only 6 are highly effective for most patients, 5 have a modest effect, and 6 show little clinical effect. Worse still, unwanted illness and death from treatment of patients with the incorrect drug or dosage causes over 275, ...

Abstract/Project SummaryAlong with the many benefits of a global economy hides the ever-present risk for the world wide spread of infectious disease. While significant outbreaks of the flu in the recent past involving millions of individuals could be contained, the emergence and rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed how vulnerable and unprepared the world population was to combat a previou ...

Pertussis (Whooping cough) is a highly contagious, airborne disease that is rapidly re-emerging as a serious public health threat in the United States. Despite high vaccine coverage, annual reported cases in the U.S. have been increasing recently, with an average of 25,000 per year from 2010-2019. This is a level unseen since the early 1960s. Diagnosis of pertussis is challenging because its early ...