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The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to improve robotic interactions with the humans.Currently, robots are involved in large sectors of society including logistics, manufacturing, autonomous navigation, video communication, remote supervision of complex mechanical maintenance/repair tasks, support in battlefields and disasters, and ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to advance the development of germicidal optical fibers (GOFs). GOFs are the first fiber technology that can effectively distribute ultraviolet (UV)-C radiation in pipes, tubes, and channels by side-emitting UV-C radiation along their entire length, like a glowstick. Placing these fibers in conduits ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to accelerate and reduce the cost of the early stages of small molecule pharmaceutical research. The number of drugs a pharmaceutical company can bring to market is limited by the time, cost, and complexity involved in developing each drug. The research and development process typically takes around 10 years, a ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will focus on researching and developing aluminum--based current collectors to replace copper foils in lithium-ion batteries. Copper foils are the third largest cost ($6.50/kWh) and third heaviest component (~0.5 kg/kWh) in lithium-ion batteries. Copper is heavily used in the clean technology space a ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to design novel technologies for accurate and fast weather updates for severe weather surveillance using small radars. The technology increases accuracy with faster update rates and also has advantages in terms of decreased power consumption, size, and weight. Small and large airports may benefit ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is creating a tonally proficient Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled translation database for African languages. There are no such product or service that can accurately translate African languages, as African languages have traditionally been under-resourced by Western corporations. By 2050, almost 25 ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to facilitate improved biomanufacturing and the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. Proteins are the working molecules of biology and can be used for products spanning sustainable fuels, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and packaging materials. Cell-based manufacturing can produce millions of variations of protei ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project lies in its potential to implement state-of-the-art radio communication systems faster and less expensively. Radio systems are an essential part of everyday life, serving roles from entertainment to public safety. But modern radio systems, designed to use the limited number of available frequencies effi ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is the creation of an economical and climate-friendly method to produce valuable commodity chemicals from inexpensive feedstocks such as chemical waste streams. Chemical manufacturing accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions: waste produced from manufacturing battery chemicals and recycling Li ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to increase the speed and accuracy of software development in a wide range of industries and to make software developers more productive. The technology will decrease the time spent reviewing code by shipping higher quality and defect free code and will further ensure more secure software that is les ...