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This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will develop a completely new class of spectrometer, the spherical transmission grating spectrometer (STGS), which utilizes curved volume phase holographic (VPH) gratings coupled with a spherical mirror to deliver aberration-corrected spectral images over the full field of view. The market is projected to reach $35.8 billion by 2026, at an an ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to develop an improved era of infectious disease management, allowing rapid intervention for antibiotic therapy to stem the 30% mortality rate and associated cost impact of sepsis. With some 49 million cases worldwide and a 25-30% mortality rate, sepsis claims 11 million lives annually. Sepsis cases have be ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will be to control several critical pathogens and pests on multiple crops, in order to help feed the growing world population more sustainably. The global crop pest and disease control landscape is facing big challenges: many diseases are not well controlled and important chemical pesticides ...

The broader/commercial impact of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project reduce the cost and speed of software quality assurance (SQA) end-to-end testing by enabling artificial intelligence (AI) to automate tests without the need for coding or highly experienced coders.As innovative high-growth Software as a Service (SaaS) companies go to market faster with more confidence a ...

Impaired driving due to alcohol and drugs is a significant public health and safety problem in the U.S. The detection and enforcement of impaired driving laws are key to reducing this problem. Virtual reality training has the potential to support law enforcement officers in obtaining the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively detect impaired drivers. DetectID will be an immersive, accessibl ...

Developing regional marine renewable energy resource characterizations and assessments is a significant technical challenge which requires state-of-the-art modeling, application of best modeling practices, accurate model skills, high-quality inputs, and high-performance computing resources. Further, resource characterization and assessment for Powering the Blue Economy markets is needed, especiall ...

C56-40f-272264Generation IV reactors expect to operate at significantly higher temperature and pressures while using novel coolants. This introduces new challenges by way of increased stresses, fatigue, and the effects of reactor coolant chemistry interactions. Continuous development of higher performance materials must improve all performance criteria while being easily manufacturable and staying ...

Dynamic Line Ratings (DLRs) can dramatically increase transmission line current capacity, allowing increased renewable energy penetration, decreased line congestion, and prevention of line construction. However, DLR implementation highly depends on unmeasured local line wind, solar irradiation, and line conditions. Today these conditions are only modeled or measured at isolated locations along a s ...

Traditional manufacturing of electronic components involves multi-step processes that are costly, capital intensive and environmentally unfriendly due to the chemical processes required. These are the serious challenges that industries from energy, defense, and automotive to space are currently facing. Conductive plastics are increasingly used in the electrical and electronics industry due to the ...

The offshore wind deployment pipeline in the US as planned is sufficient to reach the National Offshore Wind Energy Target of 30GW by 2030, but comparatively high costs, supply chain bottlenecks, and the lack of specialized infrastructure present significant barriers to success. A recent report published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests that offshore wind deployment is likely t ...