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Not Available Physical Optics Corporation's (POC) Applied Technology Division proposes a novel approach for studying and understanding the influence of gravity and the space environment on biological materials such as cells and particles. POC's proposed Fiber Optic-Bas

Xtrana, Inc., over the past five years has been developing a strategy for the capture of the nucleic acid of microbial pathogens onto a proprietary Xtra Bind matrix, amplifying specific target sequences using isothermal amplification chemistries, followed by immediate visual detection by lateral flow chromatography. We propose to apply this strategy to the detection of Salmonella using an integrat ...

The Y2 Ultra-Filter Technology proposed for this SBIR will provide NASA with a more efficient and cost effective Air Revitalization System (SBIR subtopic 08.03) for manned space vehicles. This newly tested technology can capture particles down to 0.01 micron with an efficiency of >99.999% and has the potential to remove odor-causing molecules. The Y2 Ultra-Filter Technology will offer the advantag ...

65525 The Department of Energy is responsible for cleaning up and then conducting ongoing surveillance and maintenance of 114 contaminated sites across the nation. The long-term cost associated with surveillance and maintenance of these sites is estimated to be approximately $100 million per year. Security issues emanating from 9/11 are likely to drive these costs even higher, given the p ...

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65737 Commercially viable hybrid and electric vehicles require improved batteries that offer greater capacity, cycle life, and power capability with reduced size and weight. The most energy dense rechargeable batteries currently available are Li-ion batteries, yet the high cost of these batteries has prevented their commercial use. A significant cost driver of these batteries is the cost o ...

Not Available We propose to construct and test a highly efficient diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser based on the novel design of a conductively cooled prismatic pumping cavity with direct side-pumping of the active rod element. We believe that the use of this advanced prismatic pumping cavity will allow us to achieve highly efficient operation (as compared with currently used pump cavity designs) in CW as ...

60972 Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CdZnTe) is an important material for detectors used for national security. However, the production of CdZnTe, dominated by the High Pressure Bridgman technique for a decade, has suffered from low-yields (1-4%) and small device sizes (1-3 cm3). This project will develop an alternative Modified Vertical Bridgman, CdZnTe crystal growth technique with higher yiel ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Radionuclide imaging is an important tool for observing physiological processes within the brain and other organs. Traditional radionuclide imaging systems rely on scintillator-based detectors. Wide bandgap semiconductors such as cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) offer significant advantages over scintillator-based systems including superior energy and spatial re ...

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