U.S.
Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program and
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Arkansas
Power Electronics
Very High Temperature (400+ C), High
International, Inc.
Power Density Silicon Carbide (SiC)
700 Research Center Boulevard
Power
Fayetteville,
AR 72701
This proposal covers
development of electronic systems that may have the capability to operate with
stability in extreme environments where standard silicon electronics fail.
If successful, this would result in the ability to make more reliable,
smaller, lighter, and more efficient power converters which may be employed in
nearly every electronic system in the world.
AJJER LLC
Combinatorial Approach for the
4541 East Fort
Lowell Road
Discovery of New Scintillating
Tucson, AZ
85712
Materials
The scope of the
proposal includes production and testing of scintillator materials used for
detection to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
This project may be an efficient methodology of combing through thousands
of material compositions to arrive at more superior scintillator materials.
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STTR
Project: MER
Corporation (Materials and
Electrochemical Research)
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Improved
Performance of Lithium-ion Cells at Low Temperature |
Research
Institution: Brookhaven National Laboratory
A
high performance additive material is proposed to improve the low temperature
performance of organic solvent-based electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries.
It would benefit the Nation greatly to become the economical source of the
additive material for lithium
batteries which, will be used for automotive, electronics and virtually
all-secondary power requirements.
Phoenix
Analysis and Design
Hot Anode Recirculation Pump for
Technologies
SOFC Systems
7755 S. Research
Dr.
Suite 110
Tempe, AZ
85284-1816
This project seeks
to develop a high temperature pump for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) which in
turn converts natural gas to electricity very efficiently.
This new high temperature pump may be a key component of the SOFC for
improving energy efficiency and water retention.
Synergistic
Advanced Technologies,
High-Temperature Ceramic Capacitors
LLC
for Applications in Deep Drilling
8987 East Tanque
Verde Road
and Completion Processes
Suite 292B
Tucson, AZ
85749-9610
This SBIR project
seeks to develop high temperature capacitors required in deep drilling for oil
and gas.
STTR
Project: 3DGeo
Development Inc. 4633
Old Ironsides Drive
Performance Monitoring, Prediction, and Run-Time
Adaption of Grid-Distributed Applications Research
Institution:
This project will investigate and develop a technology
for identifying, predicting, and monitoring factors that affect the execution of
a class of compute-intensive parallel message-passing codes running on a
large-scale grid of distributed computing and data resources, and dynamically
modifying these factors at runtime to increase efficiency.
More specifically, given a parallel program executing on a homogeneous or
heterogeneous cluster, with certain array sizes, memory allocations, and data
flow characteristics, the objective is to develop a technology to dynamically
find the combination of a set of application-specific parameters and code
implementations that minimizes runtime.
4th Wave Imaging
Corporation
Time-Lapse 3D GPR Characterization 16A Journey
and Monitoring of Near-Surface
Ali
The nation's
groundwater supply faces serious threats of contamination, resulting in a large
associated cleanup cost. This
project proposes to address this issue by characterization and monitoring
groundwater contaminants using novel ground penetrating radar imaging
technology.
STTR
Project: Acree
Technologies Incorporated
Axial Magnetic-Field-Enhanced, High-Density
Plasma Neutralized Transport for High Energy Density Physics and Inertial
Fusion Research
Institution:
This
project proposes to advance the state-of-the-art for a critical enabling
technology for developing inertial fusion energy.
Fusion energy has the potential of providing significant electrical power
in the future, reducing the
Advanced Science
and Novel
Multi-Sampling System with a Tree
Technology Company
Architecture for Pulse Shape
27 Via Porto
Grande
Analysis
Rancho Palos
Verdes, CA 90275
This project proposes to develop a computer chip that may reduce decision-making
time in homeland security and defense systems. Other applications may include
nuclear and chemical plants; flight control systems used by NASA, the Air Force,
and the Missile Defense Agency; and medical equipment.
Advanced Science and Novel
Scalable Intrusion Detection System
Technology Company
for Rapid Global Detection of
27 Via Porto Grande
Network Attacks
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
This
project proposes a new intrusion detection system to provide a distributed
architecture to defend against cyber-terrorism in high-speed computer networks,
by rapidly detecting a wide variety of attacks on ultra high-speed government
and commercial networks. This may also provide automated tools for efficient
forensic analysis by network experts.
STTR
Project Aegis
Technology
Santa
Ana,
An
Advanced Power Converter System Using High Temperature, High Power Density
SiC Devices
Aerosol
Dynamics, Inc.
A Couette-Taylor Size Classifier for 935 Grayson
Street
Coarse, Airborne Particles
Berkeley,
Airborne particles
significantly influence cloud cover and affect climate; and yet accurate
measurements of particle size and water vapor interactions are critical to
understanding these effects. This project seeks to develop an instrument to
measure these two parameters for particles larger than 0.5um in diameter. STTR
Project: Aerosol
Dynamics, Inc.
Two Dimensional Chromatography of Atmospheric
Aerosols: A New In-Situ
Instrument
Research
Institution: The Regents University of California
Airborne particles
(including particulate organic matter) significantly influence cloud cover and
affect climate; and yet these organic particles and their sources, their
atmospheric transformation and their radiative effects are least understood.
This project seeks to develop an instrument to better resolve the organic
material in these small particles to better understand their sources and their
influence on global climate.
Alameda Applied
Sciences Corporation
High Temperature, Superconducting,
(AASC)
Thinfilm Coatings for RF Accelerator 626 Whitney
Street
Cavities
San Leandro, CA
94577-1116
This project aims
to significantly reduce the cost of advanced U.S. particle accelerators for
basic physics, while developing superior coating technologies for the ethylene
cracking furnace industry and for higher performance gun barrels for the U.S.
Navy.
AlSb Crystal
Technology, Inc.
Production Crystal Growth System
5379 Celeste
Avenue
Design for Aluminum Antimonide
Livermore, CA
94550
(AlSb)
This
project will develop a single-crystal growth system to produce large,
semi-insulating aluminum antimonide crystals.
These crystals may find use in radiation detection and low-noise,
low-power, high-speed electronic devices.
Broadata Communications, Inc.
Ultra High Speed Transport Control
2545 W. 237th Street
Protocol and Architecture
Suite K
Torrance, CA 90505-5229
The
planned approach is based upon advancing state-of-the-art networking technology,
which may enable dramatically higher communication speeds than have been
achieved before.
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
200 MW L-Band Annular Beam Klystron
20937 Comer Drive
Saratoga,
The proposed
project is for the development of a higher power, lower cost, high power
microwave amplifier for driving advanced accelerators for basic research,
medical applications and materials processing.
Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc.
Advanced Quasi Optical Launcher
20937 Comer
Drive
Systems
Saratoga,
This project may
reduce significantly the costs of a key technology for heating plasmas in fusion
power reactors. Cost benefits may result from the simplification and increased
efficiency.
Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc.
Multiple Beam Klystron with Doubly
20937 Comer
Drive
Convergent Electron Guns
Saratoga,
This project
proposes to develop double converging electron guns that may allow less
expensive, longer life, higher power radio frequency sources. This may reduce
the cost and complexity of radio frequency beam sources for accelerators and
colliders.
Calient Networks
Dynamically Provisioned GMPLS
6620 Via Del Oro
Optical Networks
San Jose, CA 95119
This project
proposes the development and implementation of a method to interconnect
supercomputer networks into a global next-generation internet. The initial
demonstration seeks to use the Department of Energy UltraScience Network.
Callida Genomics
Inc.
Universal Probe Reagents for
675 Almanor Ave
Detection and Quantitation of RNA
Sunnyvale,
Universal genetic
analysis chemicals may provide comprehensive, specific and cost-effective
detection of genetic variations for medical diagnostic, industrial and research
applications. This project proposes to develop universal libraries of chemicals
and software for detecting any splice gene variant of any gene in any organism.
CytoDesign, Inc.
Recombinant Proteome Expression and
4003 Scripps
Avenue
Antibody Selection
This
project proposes tools for the analysis of how the protein products of the genes
of all organisms carry out life processes. From
these analyses new products for the diagnosis and treatment of human, animal,
and plant diseases may emerge.
Distributed Power, Inc.
Improved Performance, System
3547 South Higuera Street
Integrated Power Converter with
Suite C
Advanced Circuit Topology for
San Luis Obispo,
An
advanced, low-cost, robust, power converter technology is proposed in this
project to help futher the commercialization of renewable technologies such as
solar electric cells and fuel cells. This
technology may reinforce the
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STTR
Project: EERGC
Corporation 18A
Mason Irvine
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Separation
of Oxygen from Air via Push-Pull Adsorption |
Research
Institution: Energy & Environmental Research
A
chief barrier to significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil by
gasifing
Farasis Energy,
Inc.
Abuse Tolerant, Voltage Stabilized
23575 Cabot Blvd
Li-ion Cell
Suite 206
Hayward, CA
94545
This project will develop a low-cost safety mechanism to protect Li-ion cells. Cells incorporating this technology should find use in large, multi-cell packs for the growing field of environmentally-friendly technologies, such as electric and hybrid electric vehicles, as well as satellites, stationary backup power, and portable power applications.
Farasis Energy,
Inc.
Accelerated Calendar Life Prediction
23575 Cabot Blvd
for Li-ion Cells
Suite 206
Hayward, CA
94545
A novel methodology
for the prediction of the calendar life of Li-ion cells is proposed to enable
introduction of Li-ion technology into applications such as hybrid electric
vehicles which require a battery life of 15 years.
Farasis
Energy, Inc.
Novel, High Capacity Hydrogen
23575
Cabot Blvd
Storage
System
Suite
206
Hayward,
CA 94545
This SBIR project
seeks to develop a novel low-temperature, hydrogen storage material. This
material may meet DOE and commercial demands for onboard hydrogen tanks to power
fuel cell vehicles.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
3D Modeling Tool for High Density
10350 Science
Center Drive
and High Mach number Plasma
Building 14,
San Diego,
This project
proposes to develop simulation software that may provide for understanding the
concept and further optimizing the design of novel plasma accelerators. This may
be used to produce high-speed, dense plasma jets for a number of innovative
fusion applications.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
A Computational Tool for Studying
10350 Science
Center Drive
the Merging of Plasma Jets to Create
Building 14,
San Diego,
This
SBIR project proposes to develop a simulation software to enable studying the
interaction of plasma jets for forming plasma liners in high energy density
physics. This may provide new understanding critical for a wide range of studies
in this emerging field.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
A Reliable, Compact, and Inexpensive
10350 Science Center Drive
Klystron for the International
Building 14,
San Diego,
Accelerators are
research and medical instruments whose usefulness depends on auxiliary beam-line
instruments for monitoring the beam. The compact power source proposed here may
permit greater power efficiency in accelerators at much reduced costs for
applications from high-energy physics to medical systems.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Resistive Wall Mode Internal
10350 Science
Center Drive
Structure Identification by Soft
Building 14,
San Diego
,
Fusion energy
production systems require accurate, real-time, information and control of a
potential problem called resistive wall mode (RWM). This project proposes the
development of a tool to diagnose and limit RWM with a new fusion control
module.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Virtual Diagnostics Toolset for
10350 Science
Center Drive
Tokamak Simulations
Building 14,
San Diego,
This project
proposes diagnostic tools to allow comparison between modeling and measurements,
supporting direct comparison of theory and experiments, while gaining
significant additional information and cost-savings. This toolset may provide
better theoretical understanding of plasmas, future needed diagnostics, as well
as support future International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor design.
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