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The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to assess an affordable enzymatic method for producing marketable natural compounds usually found in human milk. Once this strategy is validated, it could be implemented by domestic and industrial users. The technology is capable of transforming the lactose in milk to highly desirable compounds. Thes ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to develop a welding technology that will improve the repair, joining, and additive manufacturing of metallic parts and features. First applications include material additions to repair gouges and mis-drilled holes during aircraft production and service, both of which represent significant financi ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to develop refined approaches to power system dynamic stability assessments, enabling the efficient, mass integration of renewable energy into systems worldwide. Decarbonization goals and economic opportunity necessitate the increase of inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind, an ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is the creation of a dynamic geospatial database that can be mined to further develop precision models of soil moisture and farm productivity that will aid small- to medium-sized farms. These farms cover almost 75% of the operating farmland in the U.S. Large companies in the agriculture industry benefit ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is a fundamental change in the way spacecraft propulsion can be achieved, perhaps leading to orders of magnitude faster space travel. Recent physics breakthroughs suggest that the development of an electromagnetically powered engine could enable high-speed travel under the right conditions. Co ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to utilize quantum computing to perform computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, initially to solve problems in the aerospace and automotive industries. The technology may also play a vital role in national defense, as CFD is critical in designing aircraft, missiles, armored vehicles, and ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will enhance the understanding of predicting default risks for borrowers that lack traditional access to loans and credit. The project will result in a digital platform that efficiently underwrites borrowers for small dollar loans using an innovative technical approach. The project will allow ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to develop a sustainable, scalable, and high-performance alternative to natural leather fabric. Leather is one of the most widely used fabric materials in the world, with over two billion square yards produced through animal agriculture every year. The production of animal-derived leather emits gre ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is a more rapid lower-cost development path to a commercially attractive highly modular fusion power plant. Although early stage in its conceptual development, this technology has the potential to leapfrog past current fuel cycle models to provide cheaper, advanced aneutronic fuel systems that ...

The broader/commercial impacts of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project are to transform the way in which polymeric materials are developed. Adopting the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, the proposed technology seeks to dramatically accelerate the exploration of new polymer formulations, efficiently and accurately discovering those with targeted perfo ...