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In terms of energy storage, lithium-ion batteries are the clear solution of choice for applications ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and they will remain so for decades to come. Increasing demand for batteries is a concern because there are not enough raw materials available to support this projected growth. Further, battery-grade graphite, a key component of lithium-ion batt ...

A challenge in the production of dairy-derived hydrolysate products is efficiently generating a high- yield and in the case of peptides specific and active material. Enzymes enable the use of mildreaction conditions and processing techniques compared to standard chemical methods. Howeverthe use of commercial enzymes and enzyme mixes presents its own challenges. High qualitycommercial enzyme produc ...

Current methods for detection of microbial contaminants on food industry surfaces use simpleswabbing/wiping to extract microbes for analysis. This removes easily transferable microbes butfails to extract microbes living in biofilms which reduces detection sensitivity and may mask thetrue degree of contamination. This increases the risk of food-borne outbreaks threatening humanhealth and can result ...

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is a stronger understanding of how living things absorb carbon in the ocean. It is important to have an accurate measure of the natural carbon uptake by the ocean because this affects ocean and fishery health, as ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to improve clinical outcomes for patients with wearable biosensor needs.This project will develop wearable continuous glucose biosensor platforms to address a broad set of disease and wellness applications, such as measuring additional molecules relevant to diabetes management, improving ma ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is the introduction of a new wind farm control strategy that is expected to increase the power generated by a typical wind farm by 3-10%.Wind farm owners and operators face continuous pressure to reduce the price per megawatt-hour of the grid energy that they produce.Improving the energy yield ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to promote increased recycling and to enable the upcycling of two of the most common polymers found in mixed waste streams: polyethylene (PE) and isotactic polypropylene (iPP). While plastic recycling can assist in mitigating the vast and continuously growing volume of plastic waste, mixed plastic streams—notably th ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is based on the improvement of respiratory equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE). Commercially available face masks, gowns, filter media and other PPE are contaminated through environmental exposure, posing a threat to healthcare personnel.The proposed solution is a high-surface-ar ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to develop a technology that delivers low cost of energy from offshore wind and unlocks new markets inaccessible to current technology, e.g., small populations with smaller, locally-maintained turbines, deep water locations where conventional floaters are not economical, and regions lacking deep ports. If succe ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to demonstrate the viability of a new manufacturing process for on-chip lasers for silicon photonics using printed nanomaterial inks. The difficulty of a scalable method for fabricating on-chip, multi-color lasers is a major challenge for the silicon photonics market. Specifically, today's ...