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This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of a two-phase controllable flow in microchannels. The fluid consists of a carrier fluid, nano-magnetic particles, and additives. The proposed work will also produce low-cost, nano-magnetic particles using a novel scaled-up synthesis process. The objectives of the proposed research are to design a large ...

At present, there are opaque candles based-on hydrogenated vegetable oil waxes, and premium transparent container gel candles based on mineral oil gel. However, there are no commercialized technologies for transparent gel candles based-on vegetable oils. The purpose of this project is to synthesize a class of new polymers which can form a trasparent vegetable oil gel for making the clear container ...

Recreation trails are a key component of the social, economic and health of rural communities. People with mobility impairments are often excluded from trails, shared-use paths, parks and other public areas where barriers are erected to prevent access by motorized trail vehicles (MTVs), to control livestock or wildlife, as an access point in a fenced area, or for a variety of other reasons. Many p ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to develop a practical, cost-effective solid-acid catalyst alkylation technology, which will be an economically viable replacement for current alkylation processes, which use toxic liquid acids such as HF and H2SO4. The new technology will significantly reduce capital cost and operating expenses by using a novel multifunctional s ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes a new process to revamp idled catalytic distillation-based MTBE plants to make alkylate (a clean, high-octane gasoline additive) from field butanes. Phase I of this SBIR project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of the new process chemistry in terms of the achievable reaction rates and catalyst stability in bench-scale reactors. Th ...

Hydrogen peroxide is fast becoming the oxidant, bleach, disinfectant, and biocide of choice for treating aqueous waste streams. It is a powerful oxidizer, stronger than chlorine and chlorine dioxide, and as it decomposes into only oxygen and water, it avoids many of the toxicity and persistence issues associated with other chemical treatments. However, the use of hydrogen peroxide to treat wastewa ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses the device and market opportunity for in-plane propagation of light in planar anisotropy magnetic garnet films for high sensitivity, high-speed magneto-optic sensors and modulators. Traditional propagation devices require perpendicular magnetic fields and magnetization processes. These are limited in speed and sensitivity by ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will demonstrate a micro-optical distributed sensor technology for temperature, pressure and strain measurements. The measurement principle is based on the detection of optical mode shifts of dielectric micro-beads that serve as sensors. The sensors are weakly coupled to one or more optical fibers and are excited by a tunable laser lig ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project will demonstrate the operational feasibility of a new solid-state hydrogen storage material, which will meet safety standards for general commercial uses while providing high energy density. Hydrogen generation will be triggered by a temperature-gated reaction resulting in the identification of solid mixtures with hydrogen storage capa ...

The objective of the Phase-II proposal is to, based on the accomplishments of Phase-I, further explore and develop innovative nanoimprint lithography (NIL) mask technologies for sub-45 nm node, including mask structures, mask fabrication methods and mask coatings. In particular, we will further explore the solutions to the problems of line edge roughness, mask distortions, wear-out of anti-adhesi ...