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Quantum light sources are a critical need for NASA and the broader scientific community. The proposed program will develop ultra-high brightness, low loss, integrated quantum light sources in the IR spectral regime using waveguide-based technology.

This project aims to mature an innovative approach to advance the state-of-the-art in high performance space computing through the development of a fault tolerant RISC-V flight computer with coprocessor support.nbsp; This project builds on over 14nbsp;years of NASA-funded research at Montana State University (MSU) on strategies to provide fault tolerance in space computers through the implementati ...

Field Data Services (FDS) proposes a technical feasibility study of newly available solid state LiDAR sensor chips for detecting migrating anadromous fish in small spawning streams. The LiDAR chip, first introduced in October 2020, uses an invisible infrared laser to measure time-of-flight distances to nearby objects with millimeter accuracy. This tiny computer chip is breakthrough technology that ...

nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Deployable aerodynamic decelerators are an enabling technology for missions to planets and moons with atmospheres as well as for returning payloads to Earth.nbsp; These decelerators require a gas source for inflation, and the objective is to further advance solid-state hydrogen gas generators.nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;In Phase I, Anasphere demonstrated the adaptation of an improved hydroge ...

Computers that operate in space are exposed to a harsh radiation environment that causes material degradation and intermittent crashes.nbsp; Current solutions to this problem include ldquo;hardeningrdquo; a computer by altering the underlying semiconductor material and using non-standard circuit designs.nbsp; These approaches make these rad-hard computers expensive and with performance that lags c ...

A new design for an airborne, high-performance, hyperspectral imager is proposed for measurement of ocean and cloud radiances.nbsp; Key components of the new design are the use of anamorphic fore-optics to increase the signal and dynamic range as compared to conventional hyperspectral imager designs, and a unique two-part (butcher-block) diffraction grating that allows the spectral response of the ...

NOAA SBIR topic 9.5 includes as a research priority the development of tools, platforms, … to make environmental information… more accessible, usable, understandable, and relatable to students, citizen scientists, and the public. Sunburst Sensors has twice used NOAA SBIR funding to successfully create new products. We propose using phase 1 funding to demonstrate the prototype pHyter as a tool ...

Deployable aerodynamic decelerators are an enabling technology for missions to planets and moons with atmospheres as well as for returning payloads to Earth.nbsp; These decelerators require a gas source for inflation, and the objective is to further advance solid-state hydrogen gas generators.Anasphere has demonstrated a gas generator suitable for use with Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Deceler ...

Sustainable Bioproducts (SBP) has developed a simple and energy efficient bioreactor technology for the purpose of supporting NASArsquo;s in-situ microbial manufacturing needs. The technology capitalizes on the robust nature of filamentous fungi grown as biofilms. SBP has shown that the system can be used to convert a multitude of mission available feedstocks into dense, easily harvestable biomats ...

Real-time, high-frequency measurements of atmospheric ozone are becoming increasingly important to understand the impact of ozone towards climate change, to monitor and understand depletion of the ozone layer, to further understand its role in atmospheric chemistry, and to assess its impact on human health and the productivity of agricultural crops. Expansions of tropospheric ozone measurement eff ...