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FY 2007 PHASE II AWARDS BY TOPIC
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
Plasma Processes, Inc. Tungsten Alloy Divertor Concept with
4914 Moores Mill Road Helium Jet Cooling
Huntsville, AL 35811
Fusion energy offers the potential reduction of U.S. dependency on fossil fuels. This project will provide a reliable, effective system of removing heat from tokamaks, i.e., containment vessels used in fusion power plants.
4541 East Fort Lowell Road Fluorescence Detection for Beryllium
Tucson, AZ 85712-1108 Particulates
This project will develop and demonstrate an automated, low cost, high sensitivity beryllium particle detection system to improve work place safety.
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Burge Environmental, Inc. Research Institute:
6100 South Maple Avenue Battelle Memorial Institute
Suite 114
Tempe, AZ 85283-2872
Project: In-Situ Analytical System for Remote Determination of 90Sr Flux Through the Aquifer
This project will develop a field-deployable monitoring system for cost-effective and rapid characterization of radioactive substances in the groundwater at federal sites, such as the Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington State . The development of this system should decrease future costs of site remediation within and beyond the DOE complex.
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3DGeo Development, Inc. Research Institute:
4633 Old Ironsides Drive Stanford University
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1846
Project: An Interdisciplinary Software Environment for Earth Sciences
The integration of computational tasks addressed in this high-performance computing project will vastly improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry. It will facilitate asset management, reduce development costs, increase national oil reserves, and ultimately lessen the environmental impact of oil and gas exploration and production.
Alpha STAR Corporation Development of Real-Time Dynamic
5199 East Pacific Coast Highway Super-Element Partitioning
Suite 410
Long Beach, CA 90804
This effort will produce powerful, affordable software for rapid ultra-large-scale engineering problem analysis. The software should greatly reduce excessive time/costs currently associated with configuration changes and design analyses of automotive and aerospace vehicles. In addition, the final HPC algorithms for an ultra-large scale system of equation solvers should be applicable to a wide range of physics and engineering disciplines.
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Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. Research Institute:
690 Port Drive North Carolina State University
San Mateo, CA 94404-1010
Project: Computer Optimized Design of 3D Charged Particle Devices
This program will develop a computer tool for dramatically reducing the design cost of charged-particle devices while significantly increasing performance. It will allow for development of a new generation of 3D charged-particle devices that could not otherwise be designed.
CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group, Inc. Intelligent Control of Advanced
2868 Prospect Park Drive Power Generation Systems Using
Suite 300 Model-Free Adaptive Control
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6065 Technology
This project will develop an intelligent control system for boilers in future energy plants that can deliver maximum energy efficiency, fuel flexibility, and near-zero emissions. On a broader scale, this technology could represent a major breakthrough for the combustion industry.
DULY Research Inc. An Ultra-Low-Emittance, L-Band,
1912 Mac Arthur Street Flat-Beam PWT Photoinjector
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1111
The International Linear Collider (ILC) should enhance the study of the constituents and fundamental laws of matter. This project will develop a polarized electron source, with a high quality beam at a greatly reduced cost, for use in the ILC.
Daylight Solutions, Inc. Tunable Infrared Quantum Cascade
13029 Danielson Street Lasers for Active Electro-Optical
Suite 203 Remote Sensing
Poway, CA 92064-8809
This project will design and build a high power, tunable, mid-infrared laser based on quantum cascade materials. Miniaturized and field-ready, the laser should find application in the detection of airborne chemicals and diagnostic imaging.
Farasis Energy, Inc. Novel, Redox-Stabilized Li-Ion Cell
23575 Cabot Boulevard
Suite 205
Hayward, CA 94545
Large, lithium-ion multi-cell packs require safety protection systems. This project will develop a low-cost safety protection system that is critical for the introduction of multi-cell packs into the growing environmental technologies markets.
FAR-TECH, Inc. Integrated Modeling of ECR Charge
3550 General Atomics Court Breeder Ion Sources
MS 15-155
San Diego, CA 92121
Highly charged ion beams are essential for nuclear physics research and a broad range of industrial applications. This project will develop a numerical tool to reduce the cost of building and operating sources of highly charged ions.
FAR-TECH, Inc. A Kalman Filter for n > 1
3550 General Atomics Court Resistive-Wall-Mode Identification
MS 15-155 and Feedback Control Modeling
San Diego, CA 92121
Resistive Wall Modes (RWM) that are found in Tokomak plasmas are detrimental to plasma stability. Use of a Kalman filter allows for more precise identification of RWMs in Tokamaks and therefore greater control. This project will expand the range of the Kalman filter and stabilize the Resistive Wall Mode so that increased power density can be achieved in plasmas and, moreover, an increased number of fusion reactions can be achieved in future fusion power plants.
Genomatica, Inc. An Experimental/Computational
5405 Morehouse Drive Platform for the Analysis of
Suite 210 Metabolite Profile Data
San Diego, CA 92121
This project will develop a software platform for the development of computer models for simulating bacterial metabolism. These models are valuable tools for improving our understanding of energy-related biological processes, and harnessing the metabolic potential of organisms to address issues of energy production, carbon fixation, and bioremediation.
Haimson Research Corporation A Choppertron RF Source for High
3350 Scott Boulevard Gradient Accelerator Research
Building 60
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3104
This project will develop a short wavelength microwave amplifier capable of operating efficiently at very high power levels. Applications include high-gradient linear accelerator research.
Hi-Z Technology, Inc. High Temperature Quantum Well
7606 Miramar Road Thermoelectric Materials
Suite 7400
San Diego, CA 92126-4210
Huge amounts of waste heat are generated by cars and trucks as well as large industrial plants. This project will convert this renewable heat into electricity, and thereby reduce environmental pollution and consumption of imported fuel by nearly 20%.
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Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Research Institute:
Composites, Inc. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
18411 Gothard Street
Unit B
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Project: Life Prediction of SiC/SiC Composites in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Advanced, high efficiency nuclear reactors operate at high temperatures to produce low cost power for producing hydrogen or generating electricity. This project will develop high-temperature structural material for use within a reactor core at temperature beyond the capability of metals.
InnoSense LLC High-Volume Fabrication of Hydrogen
2531 West 237th Street Sensor Using Intrinsically Safe
Suite 127 Optical Sensor Platform
Torrance, CA 90505
This project will develop a manufacturing technology for high volume production of hydrogen sensors, to address safety concerns related to the hydrogen economy infrastructure.
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of
2520 W. 237th Street Adhesive Bonds Used in Automotive
Torrance, CA 90505-5217 Body Assembly
There is a need for rapid, nondestructive, effective measurement of adhesive bonds during auto body manufacture. This project will develop a laser beam system for non-invasive inspection of adhesives at a rate that is commensurate with industry needs.
Los Gatos Research Lightweight, High-Precision
67 East Evelyn Avenue Instrument for Balloon Sonde CO2
Suite 3 Measurements
Mountain View, CA 94041
This project will develop a rugged, yet inexpensive instrument to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with unprecedented precision. Small enough for transport onboard balloon sondes, the instrument may be used for detailed studies to determine the sources and sinks of carbon in the environment.
Los Gatos Research Field-Deployable Gas Analyzer for
67 East Evelyn Avenue MMV Applications
Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041
This project will develop an ultrasensitive analyzer to help validate and refine current schemes to remove carbon from the atmosphere. This instrument will be critical in determining if sequestered carbon is leaking back into the atmosphere or displacing other, potentially more harmful greenhouse gases.
MATECH Advanced Materials Manufacturing of CMC Combustor
31304 Via Colinas Liners for Gas Turbine Generators
Suite 102
Westlake Village, CA 91362-4586
This project will further develop the manufacturing process for combustion liners in stationary gas turbines used in electricity production and other turbine applications.
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. Bioethanol Production with
1360 Willow Road Mixed-Matrix Membranes
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1524
Bioethanol production is increasing dramatically. This project will develop a new low-energy, low-cost method of separating bioethanol from other fermentation products and components. This separation process should significantly lower the cost of bioethanol production as well as its use as a fuel.
Nanosolar, Inc. Printed Solar Cell Using
2440 Embarcadero Way Nanostructured Ink
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Solar power is currently too expensive to promote widespread adoption and relieve U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. This project will develop low cost, high efficiency solar cells printed on flexible foil, for a new generation of solar panels that will make solar power competitive with conventional energy sources.
NovaWave Technologies, Inc. Real-Time Infrared Greenhouse Gas
900 Island Drive Sensor
Suite 101
Redwood City, CA 94065-5150
This project will develop compact, low-cost, and highly reliable trace gas sensors. These sensors are required for improving our understanding of global climate change, for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, and for a variety of industrial process control applications.
Physical Optics Corporation Early Remote Risk Assessment Survey
20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100 Technology
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
This project will develop a powerful tool for increasing the efficiency and reducing the cost and risk of geologic carbon dioxide sequestration, a nationally legislated option for limiting climate change.
Physical Optics Corporation Dielectrophoretic Extraction of
20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100 Water Enhanced by Nanostructure
Torrance, CA 90501-1821 Technology
This project will develop a dewatering (drying) technology with increased efficiency to replace energy-hungry drying technologies currently used in the production of paper, food, and chemicals. Energy savings could amount to 144 trillion British thermal units per year.
Physical Optics Corporation Highly Efficient Organic
20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100 Light-Emitting Devices for General
Torrance, CA 90501-1821 Illumination
Overall energy efficiency of organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) is superior to that of fluorescent lamps. This project will develop flexible OLED substrates for low-cost mass production of these efficient lighting devices, whose use in general illumination could reduce U.S. power costs by as much as 5 billion dollars per year.
Physical Optics Corporation Scalable Nanostructured
20600 Gramercy Place, Building 100 Thermoelectric Generation System for
Torrance, CA 90501-1821 Industrial Waste Heat Recovery
This project will develop a system that uses nanostructured thermoelectric materials for direct heat-to-energy-conversion of industrial waste heat, at 30 cents per watt. Generating electric power with industrial waste heat, should help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy.
Sparktronics, Inc. Short Pulse, Multistage Generator
23765 Madison Street for 200MW RF Sources
Torrance, CA 90505
This project will develop a high voltage power system that will result in radio frequency power systems, reduced in complexity and cost, for the future accelerators of high energy physics research.
XIA, LLC High Rate X-Ray Flourescence
31057 Genstar Road Detector
Hayward, CA 94544
This project will develop a high performance detector by combining high performance electronics with a novel detector module design. This detector should impact both the x-ray research community and the commercial x-ray marketplace, and allow for increased effectiveness of national synchrotron laboratories.
Composite Technology Development, Inc. Wind-and-React Magnet Insulation
2600 Campus Drive with Low Radiation-Induced Outgassing
Suite D
Lafayette, CO 80026
This project will develop ceramic-based electrical insulation for use with superconducing materials requiring thermal treatments at 600° to 700°C. These products should find application in national High Energy Physics programs and commercially in the oil and gas, and nuclear energy markets.
Eltron Research Inc. Novel Supports and Materials for
4600 Nautilus Court South Oxygen Separation and Supply
Boulder, CO 80301-3241
This project will develop a cost-effective method for capturing oxygen for use in coal gasification and related processes with reduced emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc. Laser Systems Development for the
1855 S 57th Court International Linear Collider (ILC)
Boulder, CO 80301 Photoinjector
An important milestone in the development of the International Linear Collider (ILC) is completion of the Stanford University photo injector project. This project effort will construct an ultrafast amplified laser to meet the needs the Stanford photo injector, and ultimately contribute to the LC.
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TDA Research, Inc. Research Institute:
12345 W. 52nd Ave. Colorado School of Mines
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Project: H2 Separation Membranes
This project will develop a new material for cost effective production of hydrogen used in efficient, non-polluting power generation.
TDA Research, Inc. Low-Cost Porous Carbons for
12345 W. 52nd Avenue Ultracapacitors
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Electrochemical capacitors are an emerging energy storage technology that can increase efficiency, performance, and reliability in a variety of applications that require high power bursts of energy, including electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Currently this technology is too costly for vehicle applications. This project will reduce costs and increase performance of electrodes in these devices, by the using naturally occurring, low cost precursor materials and developing a more efficient manufacturing process.
TDA Research, Inc. Catalytic for Chemical Manufacture
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
This project will develop catalysts, which function at reduced temperatures, for the manufacture of basic commodity chemicals. These reduced-temperature catalysts should benefit the chemical industry by increasing productivity and decreasing emissions and energy consumption.
TDA Research, Inc. Improved Fullerenes for OPV
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Solar cells from low-cost organic materials are undergoing a period of rapid progress in Europe and Japan. This project will use advanced materials to increase solar cells efficiencies and enhance their progress in the U.S. as well.
Tech-X Corporation Modeling Accelerator Beam Dynamics
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Including Superconducting RF
Suite A Cavities
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
This computer modeling project will enable researchers to ensure that modern particle accelerators, with real-world flaws such as segment misalignment, will work as they are designed to work.
Tech-X Corporation High-Fidelity Simulations of
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient
Suite A Accelerators
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Fundamental advances in experimental nuclear physics will require cost-efficient acceleration of intense electron beams. This project will enhance well-tested software to enable simulation and design of these next-generation electron accelerators.
Tech-X Corporation Simulation Package for Parallel 3D
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Modeling of an Electron Gun with a
Suite A Diamond Amplifier
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
Advancing the field of experimental nuclear physics requires high-current electron sources for upgrading existing particle accelerators. This project will develop high-fidelity software to enhance applications stemming from a novel concept for these high-current electron sources.
Vista Computational Technology, LLC A Model Management System for
7754 Hathaway Lane Numerical Simulations of Subsurface
Fort Collins, CO 80528-8912 Processes
Significant federal resources have been directed toward mathematical modeling to study subsurface phenomena such as groundwater flow, contamination, and carbon sequestration. This project will provide new tools to help decision makers and stakeholders in the subsurface arena select and manage an appropriate set of simulation models for a given field of application.
Inframat Corporation
Novel Surface Modification Method for
74 Batterson Park Road
Ultrasupercritical Coal-Fired Boilers
Farmington, CT 06032-2597
This project will develop a new technique that should enable power plants to increase efficiencies from 35% to 55% and reduce emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx gases by 30%. This new technique and associated nanomaterials system should find application for coal-fired boilers and gasification systems as well as critical industry components involved in oxidation and corrosion at elevated temperatures.
Omega-P, Inc. Fast Ferroelectric L-Band Tuner for
199 Whitney Avenue, Suite 200
ILC Cavities
New Haven, CT 06511
Future prominence of U.S. scientists in the field of high-energy physics will depend upon U.S. contributions to the International Linear Collider (ILC). The fast tuner developed under this project should improve performance and significantly lower operating costs for the ILC, and promote the incorporation of a U.S. product into the architecture of the machine.
Omega-P, Inc. Two-Channel Dielectric Wakefield
199 Whitney Avenue, Suite 200 Accelerator
New Haven, CT 06511
In this project, a structure constructed from a rectangular metal pipe will be investigated for its potential as a particle accelerator used in high-energy physics experiments. This structure should provide higher performance at lower cost, than existing cylindrical forms.
SupraMagnetics, Inc. An Extrudable Low-Cost Nb3Sn PIT
214 Canal Street Conductor for Applications to HEP
Plantsville, CT 06479 Magnets
This project will develop a low-cost superconductor for high-field magnets used in high energy physics research, fusion power sources, and medical imaging.
SupraMagnetics, Inc. A Novel Low-Cost Method of
214 Canal Street Manufacturing Nb3Sn Multifilamentary
Plantsville, CT 06479 Superconductors with
Multiple-Tin-Tube Sources
A cost-effective niobium-tin superconductor will be developed for high field magnets utilized in medial imaging, fusion machines, and high energy physics research.
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Enhanced Distillation via Membranes
325 Water Street for Elimination of Trapped Water
Wilmington, DE 19804
Distillation, the most energy-intensive process in the chemical industry, suffers from inefficiencies associated with trapping water, an often undesirable substance. This program will develop a high-temperature water-venting system to alleviate this trapping problem and thereby increase distillation stability and efficiency and reduce energy usage.
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Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Research Institute:
325 Water Street New Jersey Institute of Technology
Wilminton, DE 19804
Project: Stabilizing Hydraulic Fluid by Removing Water
In electric power plants, and in steel plants and aluminum plants, flame-retardant fluids, which are unstable and hamper productivity, are routinely used to avoid fires. This project will develop on-line membranes to stabilize these fluids and increase plant productivity.
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Novel Platform for Enhanced Membrane
325 Water Street Reactors for Homogeneous Catalysis
Wilmington, DE 19804
This project will develop a novel platform for broadly enhancing industrial chemical reactions. The resulting technology should increase productivity while greatly reducing energy consumption, with no significant capital outlay.
Mainstream Engineering Corporation Nanostructured Composites for
200 Yellow Place Space-Bound Housings
Rockledge, FL 32955
This project will develop nanostructured composites having material properties of metal with 40% less weight. These composites should increase the ease of deployment and maneuverability of satellites while decreasing aircraft weight and fuel consumption.
FieldMetrics Inc. A Low-Cost Modular Optical Voltage
13352 82nd Avenue Sensor for Power Transmission
Seminole, FL 33776-3126 Applications
This project will develop a modular voltage sensor system that offers high accuracy, low cost, environmentally friendly voltage measurement of power grid infrastructure. An integrated power supply allows the inclusion of specialty sensing needs within a single package that can exploit recent advances in broadband communications for critical power line measurements in real time.
Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. Double-Helix Coil Technology for
328-A West Hibiscus Boulevard Bent Accelerator Magnets
Melbourne, FL 32901-2715
This project will develop a novel coil configuration for superconducting magnets. The configuration should have special application to accelerators for medicine and future physics research. The coil design should also provide improved performance at lower cost for superconducting magnets used in industrial and military applications.
Technical Research Associates, Inc. Tools for Full Spectrum Analysis of
3602 Woodlawn Drive Hyperspectral Data
Honolulu, HI 96822
Global trends have heightened the need for remote detection of weapons of mass destruction. This project will develop software tools to support airborne and spaceborne hyperspectral sensors for increased U.S. detection capabilities.
HD Technologies, Inc. Sensitive X-Ray Fluorescence
455 S. Frontage Road Detection for Higher Energies
Suite 214
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
This project will develop an x-ray fluorescence analyzer detector using synthetic multilayers. The use of synthetic multilayers should result in greater efficiency and stronger energy resolution than what is found in currently available solid-state detectors. In addition, multilayer detectors should extend the horizon of metal detection and analysis in an array of fields including materials, biological and physical sciences, and environmental remediation
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I.C. Gomes Consulting & Investment, Inc. Research Institute:
1728 Killdeer Drive Argonne National Laboratory
Naperville, IL 60565
Project: Experimental Validation of Critical Radiation Exposed Materials RIB Fragmentation Room
The lifetime and radiation resistance of high temperature superconductors and permanent magnets are key considerations when designing the next generation of Radioactive Beam Facilities and High Energy Physics machines. This project will reduce lifetime and radiation-resistance uncertainties, and provide valuable insight that will allow the scientific community to produce next-generation designs with an improved degree of confidence.
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Muons, Inc. Research Institute:
552 N. Batavia Ave. Illinois Institute of Technology
Batavia, IL 60510
Project: Particle Tracking in Matter-Dominated Beam Lines
In this project, a powerful program that has been developed to simulate large physics experiments is being enhanced and developed further, so that it can design beam lines for future muon colliders, neutrino beam “factories”, and muon physics experiments.
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Muons, Inc. Research Institute:
552 N. Batavia Ave.
Fermi National Accelerator
Batavia, IL 60510 Laboratory
Project: Development and Demonstration of 6-Dimensional Muon Beam Cooling
A muon collider, potentially a very powerful subatomic microscope, becomes a realistic machine if muon beams can be made bright enough in their short lifetime. This project will develop the required techniques to cool muon beams and then design an experiment to prove that the techniques work.
Vertec Biosolvents, Inc. Biosolvents for Coatings, Resins and
1441 Branding Lane Biobased Materials
Suite 100
Downers Grove, IL 60515-5624
This project will develop biobased products with superior performance for use in coatings and paints traditionally manufactured with petrochemical solvents. Widespread implementation of these products should reduce emissions generated by this important industry and advance acceptance and sales of renewable resources.
Acadia Optronics, LLC Dynamically Reconfigurable Network
1395 Piccard Drive Interface Framework
Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20850
Torrents of data arriving from ultra high speed networks easily overwhelm desktop computers because data network functions implemented in software cannot keep pace. This project will address the problem by developing a system architecture that would increase the speed of implementation by using hardware, rather than software, on a reconfigurable network interface card.
Akonni Biosystems, Inc. Field Portable Gel Element Arrays
9702 Woodfield Court for Microbial Community Profiling in
New Market, MD 21774 Subsurface Sediments and Groundwater
This project will develop an environmental diagnostic test and field portable, push-button device that will enable users to detect and monitor entire bacterial communities in groundwater and sediments. The technology should find application in environmental cleanup; wastewater and water quality analysis; food safety; and biodefense.
Acumentrics Corporation Hybrid Ceramic/Metallic Recuperator
20 Southwest Park for SOFC Generators
Westwood, MA 02090
Widespread use of efficient fuel cell power systems would reduce energy consumption and hazardous air emissions that lead to global warming. This project will develop a high efficiency, low cost heat exchanger to enhance the effectiveness and viability of fuel cell power systems.
Acoustic Ideas, Inc. Phased Array Ultrasonic NDE of
27 Eaton Street Plasma Facing Components
Wakefield, MA 01880-2448
Nuclear fusion holds the promise of meeting global energy needs forever. To realize this promise, manufacturing quality control methods must be developed to detect defects in complex assemblies such as Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) in fusion reactors. This project will investigate the use of phased array ultrasound technology to inspect complex multilayer metallic assemblies such as PFCs.
Aerodyne Research, Inc. CAPS-Based Particle Single
45 Manning Road Scattering Albedo Monitor
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
The impact of ambient atmospheric aerosols generated through human activities is comparable in magnitude with the impact of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane. This project will develop a device that allows for routine measurement of critical optical properties of such aerosols, for improved predictions of climate change.
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Aerodyne Research, Inc. Research Institute:
45 Manning Road Rice University
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Project: Broadly Tunable Quantum Cascade Laser Technology for Remote
There is a need for improved, widely tunable laser light sources in the mid-infrared for sensing airborne chemicals. We are developing such a laser source, that tunes widely and has high power, and with many sensing applications in medicine, industry, the military and environmental science.
Aspen Products Group, Inc. Robust, Low-Cost Membranes for
186 Cedar Hill Street Hydrogen Production from Coal-Derived
Marlborough, MA 01752 Syngas
This project will develop a low-cost, durable membrane for the production of high-purity hydrogen from coal. Widespread application of this technology should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase national energy security.
Boston Applied Technologies, Inc. Passive Wireless Humidity Sensor for
6F Gill Street Building Monitoring
Woburn, MA 01801
This project will develop passive wireless sensor technology for environmental monitoring, energy saving, homeland security and battlefield applications.
Coating Technology Solutions, Inc. Diamond Detectors
36 Munroe Street, #1
Somerville, MA 02143-2009
In this project, man-made diamond will be developed for detector applications to enhance discovery of fundamental laws of physics and to improve radiation therapy for cancer patients.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Fast Kicker Driver for International
35 Wiggins Avenue Linear Collider Damping Rings
Bedford, MA 01730
The major thrust of this effort is to develop and demonstrate technologies which will move the International Linear Collider into reality – by enabling precise kicker operation needed for bunches of electrons and positrons to compress and then collide. A secondary benefit of this effort will be the development of reliable, solid-state kicker pulsers which can meet the needs of a wide range of existing and planned accelerators and colliders worldwide.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Single Cavity Amplifier for the
35 Wiggins Avenue International Linear Collider
Bedford, MA 01730
This effort will develop an alternative radio wave system for the International Linear Collider. The resulting technology should significantly reduce the cost of radio wave systems for this effort, and enable low cost power for a range of industrial and military applications.
Nanobiosym, Inc. Commercial High Resolution Optical
200 Boston Avenue Tweezers Packages for Single
Suite 4700 Macromolecule Analysis and Control
Medford, MA 02155
This project will commercialize advanced optical tweezers technology, utilizing laser light to manipulate and/or characterize the behavior of tiny particles and biomolecules, such as single molecules of DNA.
Physical Sciences Inc. Refractory Composites for Reactor
20 New England Business Center Applications (PSI-7266-290)
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Next generation high-temperature nuclear reactors have materials requirements that cannot be easily met by steels and other traditional construction materials. Developing enhanced ceramic composites will enable the construction of safe, reliable, and efficient high-temperature nuclear reactors and help the United States gain greater energy self-sufficiency.
Physical Sciences Inc. Field-Worthy UV Backscatter Lidar
20 New England Business Center for Cirrus Studies
Andover, MA 01810-1077
Policy decisions relating to climate change are based in part on predictions derived from computational models. The knowledge base for cirrus clouds is presently insufficient to meet the needs of these models. This project will develop a sensor for accurate measurement of the occurrence of cirrus clouds.
PoroGen Corporation Composite Hollow Fiber Membrane for
200 Boston Avenue, Suite 4750 Natural Gas Treatment
Medford, MA 02155
This project will develop a novel membrane technology for gas separation. The technology should enable cost reduction in the process of upgrading natural gas by selectively removing carbon dioxide.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. New Bright High Resolution
44 Hunt Street Scintillators
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will investigate a promising nuclear detector material to enhance scientific studies, medical imaging, homeland defense, nuclear non-proliferation, oil exploration, a wide range of industrial applications.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Low-Cost SSPM-Based Digital
44 Hunt Street Radiation Monitor
Watertown, MA 02472
The solid-state photomultiplier-based (SSPM) detector is the basis for a new generation of low-cost nuclear sensors. This project will develop SSPM technology for an improved, high sensitivity detector for monitoring radiation and for performing nuclear, high energy, and atomic physics experiments.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Novel, Needle-Shaped Scintillator
44 Hunt Street for Emission Transmission Tomography
Watertown, MA 02472
Scintillator developments ensuing from this project should allow full exploitation of X-ray/gamma-ray imaging used in airport, seaport and border surveillance, in medicine, and in small animal research supporting the discovery of important new drugs.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. An Efficient, Solid State Detector
44 Hunt Street for Nuclear Medicine
Watertown, MA 02472
This research will investigate a promising solid state, nuclear detector material with high efficiency, high signal-to-noise ratio, and the possibility of excellent energy resolution. Applications include nuclear medicine, particle physics, homeland defense, oil exploration, industrial imaging, and nuclear remediation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Fast Neutron Imaging Scintillator
44 Hunt Street with Low Sensitivity to Gamma
Watertown, MA 02472 Radiation
A detector based on the scintillator developed in this project should significantly enhance the sensitivity and image quality of neutron imaging systems while reducing their cost. In addition, the detector should advance neutron radiography and diffraction for applications such as threat detection, biomedical/pharmaceutical research, and discovery/ development of new materials.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. High Resolution, High-Count-Rate
44 Hunt Street Silicon X-Ray Detector
Watertown, MA 02472
The proposed project will investigate a new detector design for use in fundamental scientific studies as well as commercial applications. Its diverse applications include space exploration, health care, and materials studies.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Sensitive High Speed Detector for
44 Hunt Street Synchrotron Applications
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop a high performance detector that can fully exploit the outstanding advanced photon sources in which the U.S. has already invested. In addition to unveiling basic functions of biological systems, this compact, low-cost instrument should have direct impact on important homeland security applications, such as baggage scanning and biological agent detection.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Advanced Photodetector for Dark
44 Hunt Street Matter Studies
Watertown, MA 02472
The proposed research will investigate a promising detector technology for dark matter studies, health care, homeland defense, oil exploration, and industry.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Bright, Fast Scintillator for Nuclear Studies
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
The proposed research will investigate a promising nuclear detector material with high efficiency and fast response for applications in oil exploration, nuclear waste clean-up, medical and industrial imaging, and x-ray instrumentation.
Specialty Materials, Inc. Plasma Synthesized Doped Boron
1449 Middlesex Street Nanopowder for MgB2 Superconductors
Lowell, MA 01851-1111
This project will produce nanoscale boron powder as a starting material for making improved magnesium diboride superconductor wire. The boron nanopowder should significantly advance superconductor technology, and result in improved medical imaging at lower cost to the patient.
TIAX, LLC Nano-Structured Carbon/Silicon
15 Acorn Park Composite for High Energy, Long
Cambridge, MA 02140 Cycle Life Lithium-Ion Batteries
This project will develop a low cost, high performance electrode material that will enable rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to meet performance and cost targets for their deployment in electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Quality Research, Development, and Consulting, Inc. (QRDC, Inc.) Intelligently Vibrating Dewatering Machinery
125 Columbia Court
Suite 6
Chaska, MN 55318-2348
This project will develop an energy-saving approach to vibrating technology that can used for dewatering (drying), sizing, mixing, and compacting. Applications include mining, oil/gas, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.
SVT Associates, Inc. Large Area, Robust GaN-Based
7620 Executive Drive Photocathodes for High-Efficiency UV
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 and Cherenkov Light Detection
This project will develop high-efficiency and robust photocathodes based on gallium-nitride semiconductors. In addition to their importance as high-sensitivity UV detectors and high-brightness electron sources for DOE research programs, these devices have great commercial potential as sensitive photodetectors, for imaging and spectroscopy, and as high-performance electron emitters for applications such as thin film measurement and advanced electron lithography.
AIL Research, Inc. A Low-Energy Low-Cost Process for
P.O. Box 3662 Stripping Carbon Dioxide from
Princeton, NJ 08543 Absorbents
This project will develop cost-effective CO2 scrubbers, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants that produce a significant amount of U.S. electricity. As an additional benefit, the recovered CO2 can be used to reclaim “stranded” oil reserves, and thus extend national oil resources.
AIL Research, Inc. Solar Desalination Technology for
P.O. Box 3662 Mid-Sized Applications
Princeton, NJ 08543
To meet the growing demand for fresh water, communities are increasingly relying on large-scale desalination plants. The primary energy source for these plants is, unfortunately, fossil fuels. This project will use low-cost plastic heat exchangers in a desalination technology that can be economically competitive with fossil-fuel systems, but which runs primarily on solar energy.
Exelus, Inc. Nano-Porous Catalyst for Refinery
99 Dorsa Avenue Alkylation
Livingston, NJ 07039
This project will develop a safe and cost-effective technology for producing high-value gasoline-blending components from low-value, surplus material. This technology aids the expanded use of ethanol without compromising environmental standards.
NEI Corporation High Power Density Li-Ion Batteries
400 Apgar Drive with Good Low Temperature
Suite E Performance
Somerset, NJ 08873
This project will develop low cost, high performance lithium-ion batteries to increase the performance and reduce the cost of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). Higher HEV performance at reduced cost should enhance market penetration of this fuel efficient, low emission transportation mode.
STTR Project
Structured Materials Industries, Inc. Research Institute:
201 Circle Drive North Cornell University
Unit #102
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Project: SiC Power MOSFET with Improved Gate Dielectric
Radiation-tolerant silicon carbide (SiC) electronics are potentially well suited for high energy physics applications, but they suffer from poor reliability and limited high-temperature performance. This project will develop SiC electronic devices with significantly improved performance and reliability, for such diverse applications as high energy physics, automotive and aerospace systems, and communication.
Universal Display Corporation WOLEDs Containing Two Broad Emitters
375 Phillips Boulevard
Ewing, NJ 08618-1428
This project will increase the conversion efficiency of changing electrical energy into light by using white-organic-light-emitting devices. Increasing the efficiency of these devices should enable replacement of inefficient conventional incandescent bulbs, which consume over 8% of the electricity produced in the United States, with high efficiency, solid state, white lighting sources.
STTR Project
Deep Web Technologies, LLC Research Institute:
301 North Guadalupe Indiana University
Suite 201
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Project: Interactive Physics Data Analysis Using Streaming Grid Technology
The next generation of particle accelerators will produce more data than has been gathered up to now by all of humankind. This project will use advanced Internet technology to develop scalable data analysis architecture for enabling basic scientists to understand the fundamental particles in nature, or for Homeland Security to analyze, in real time, the wealth of information from sensors and documents scattered across the world.
Deep Web Technologies, LLC
Achieving a High Level of Scalability
301 North Guadalupe
in Federated Information Retrieval
Suite 201
Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Advanced Energy Systems, Inc. Superconducting RF Photocathode Gun
27 Industrial Boulevard for Low Emittance Polarized ELectron
Unit E Beams
Medford, NY 11763
This project will develop an advanced electron source that should provide substantial cost savings in future linear colliders. It should also hasten the arrival of next-generation light sources for research, security and medical imaging, and industrial processing.
Clever Fellows Innovation Cost-Effective Acoustic-Stirling
Consortium, Inc. Cryocooler with Flexibly Attached
302 Tenth Street Remote Coldhead
Troy, NY 12180
Practical cryogenic refrigeration is needed to realize benefits of high-temperature superconductivity in electrical transmission lines, transformers, and other equipment. This project will deliver advanced acoustic-Stirling cryocoolers, with a novel, remote Coldfinger, for large-capacity cryocooling required for electric grid use.
HYPRES, Inc. Low Noise SQUID Array Amplifiers for
175 Clearbrook Road High Speed Applications
Elmsford, NY 10523-1109
High-resolution high-speed amplifiers are essential interface components of all digital systems, yet in most cases they limit system performance. This project will enhance amplifier technology in order to advance these digital systems, including high-speed acquisition sensors and Digital Signal Processors.
STTR Project
Great Wall Systems Research Institute:
111 North Chestnut Street Wake Forest University
Suite 105
Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4054
Project: Integrated Scalable Parallel Firewall and Instrusion Detection System for High-Speed Networks
Ultra high-speed network security devices are of value to both public and private sectors. This project will develop technology that utilizes parallel computing and optimization techniques to provide scalable, affordable, high-speed security, which acts transparently to legitimate users.
rPath, Inc. rDistributor - Remote Distribution
1121 Situs Court of Complete Application Environments
Suite 290
Raleigh, NC 27606-4165
The new model of computing developed in this project will increase the flexibility and utilization of distributed computing infrastructure. Promotion of applications should proceed rapidly from development to production through a reduction in the amount of testing required to validate the application across multiple production platforms. Furthermore, response to changes in application demand should be heightened by deploying more application images within available virtual infrastructure.
Scribner Associates Incorporated Fuel Cell Membrane Measurement
150 E. Connecticut Avenue System for Manufacturing
Southern Pines, NC 28387-5528
Measurement technologies for fuel cell membrane manufacturing operations will improve quality control and reduce costs. These attributes are crucial not only to the adoption of proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells by the automotive industry, but also to the success of U.S. transition to a sustainable, secure hydrogen-based energy system.
Euclid TechLabs, LLC Development of a Traveling Wave
5900 Harper Road, #102 Accelerating Structure for a
Solon, OH 44139 Superconducting Accelerator
This project will develop a superconducting accelerating technology for the International Linear Collider project. The technology should increase the accelerating electric field and, therefore, reduce the length (and hence the cost) of the accelerator.
Euclid TechLabs, LLC New RF Design of Externally Powered
5900 Harper Road, #102 Dielectric-Based Accelerating
Solon, OH 44139 Structures
This project will develop a new design for high power rf equipment in ceramic-based particle accelerators. The proposed equipment should allow for a key element in high gradient accelerators and it can be applied to high power microwave systems as well.
Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC Novel Interconnection Process for
2600 Dorr Street Lightweight Flexible Photovoltaic
Toledo, OH 43607 Modules
This project will develop an improved process for manufacturing thin film solar cells that have been pre-fabricated on plastic or other insulating substrates. The new process will allow the manufacturer to perform critical steps at a single point near the end of the production line, or to ship the solar cells to a different location for process completion and module assembly, if required. When fully developed, the process will be substantially automated, and compatible with ongoing low-cost, photovoltaic manufacturing processes.
Nanotek Instruments, Inc. Low-Cost Manufacturing of Sheet
714, East Monument Avenue Molding Compound Bipolar Plates for
Suite 119
PEM Fuel Cells
Dayton,
OH 45402-1382
This project will develop advanced fuel cell component technology and related mass production processes for batteries, automobiles, and microelectronics.
UES, Inc. In-Situ Functionally Graded Oxide
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road Matrix Composite for Gas Turbine
Dayton, OH 45432-1894 Applications
This project will develop alternative ceramic materials for gas turbine engines. Using ceramic materials should reduce fuel consumption and lower nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emissions, known contributors to global warming and climate change.
Voxtel, Inc. High Count Rate, Pixelated APDs for
12725 SW Millikan Way Direct X-Ray Detection
Suite 230
Beaverton, OR 97005
With the increased brightness of advanced radiation sources, a wide gap has developed between the heightened abilities of these sources and the ability of detectors that measure the resulting photon, electron, or ion signals. This project will develop a highly efficient APD detector, with increased reliability and high count rate, for use in a broad range of applications including astronomy, electron microscopy, and DNA sequencing.
Analysis and Measurement Services On-Line Monitoring of Accuracy and
Corporation Reliability of Instrumentation and
9111 Cross Park Drive Health of Nuclear Power Plants
Building A-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
This project will result in technology to optimize the operational safety and economy of nuclear power plants. It will also lay the foundation for enhancing the design of process instrumentation systems for the next generation of reactors.
EnerNex Corporation Distribution System State Estimation
170C Market Place Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37922-2337
This project will develop a software product to enhance prediction and management of the behavior of electric utility distribution systems. This enhancement should lead to increased energy savings and power system reliability. Added value includes support for large data sets, and utility customizations.
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. Development of High Speed
566 Mainstream Drive Multispectral Imaging for Sorting
Suite 300
Automotive Plastics
Nashville, TN 37228-1223
Most end-of-life automobile plastics are shredded and deposited in landfills. This project will develop a high speed system for sorting plastics by polymer type to expand their re-entry into national economy.
PHDs Improving the Radiation Damage
777 Emory Valley Road, Suite B Resistance of Germanium Detectors
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7071
This project will enhance the mechanical cooling of gamma ray detectors and reduce operating temperatures, so that degradation in detector performance caused by radiation damage should be decreased dramatically. This enhancement should permit instrumentation at reduced cost, and having increased durability and performance.
Lynntech, Inc. Implantable Biofuel Cell
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102
College Station, TX 77840
Implantable medical devices offer tremendous benefit, however the devices are restricted by the size, lifetime, and capabilities of the required power system. Biofuel cells can operate on biofuel contained within the human blood stream and can reduce or eliminate the need for additional surgeries required for battery replacement.
Lynntech, Inc. Efficient Treatment of Toxic Metal
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102 Contaminated Wet Scrubber Wastewater
College Station, TX 77840 from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Mercury is a significant environmental concern because of its toxicity, persistence in the environment, and ability to bioaccumulate in the food chain. This project will develop technology for protecting U.S. water supplies from contamination by mercury in wastewater from coal-fired electric power plants.
Lynntech, Inc. Interior Surface Modified Novel
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102 Zeolite Adsorbents for Preferential
College Station, TX 77840 CO2 Adsorption at High Relative Humidity
Current CO2 separation and purification technologies are energy intensive, and costly. The proposed modification of materials for improved CO2 separation, even in high humidity, should result in an efficient process at reduced cost and energy usage. These attributes required for the commercial viability of gas separation and purification, and to protect the environment by significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Lynntech, Inc. A Novel Mixed Metal Oxide Supported
7607 Eastmark Drive, Suite 102 Catalyst System for Improved Fuel
College Station, TX 77840 Cell Oxygen Reduction Reactions
Current fuel cell catalysts are too costly and do not fulfill the long-life requirements necessary for full commercial adoption. This project addresses these issues by reducing the amount of precious metal they contain and providing catalyst support with enhanced stability for extended fuel cell life.
Saxet Surface Science Amorphous NEA Silicon
3913 Todd Lane Photocathodes-A Robust RF Gun
Suite 303 Electron Source
Austin, TX 78744
Electron sources for accelerators are subject to damage and operators often must employ ultraviolet lasers to generate enough charge. This project will develop silicon emitters as straightforward, robust replacements, with the benefit of using more easily managed visible light for excitation.
Xidex Corporation Scaleable Carbon Nanotube Field
8906 Wall Street Emitters for Scanning Electron Beam
Suite 105 Instruments
Austin, TX 78754-4542
This project will develop nanotechnology components for electron-beam instruments to enable ultra high resolution imaging of nanoscale structures. Applications include materials science, medical/biological research, and forensics.
Ceramatec, Inc. Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel
2425 South 900 West Cells
Salt Lake City, UT 84119-1517
This project will develop technology to enable high efficiency conversion of fossil fuels into electricity. The device should also be capable of electrolyzing steam within a simple overall system to produce high purity hydrogen.
GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc. SiC Semiconductor Switches for
25050 Riding Plaza Klystron Modulators
Suite 130-801
South Riding, VA 20152
This project will develop a revolutionary semiconductor technology that will allow efficient processing of megawatts of electrical power with digital precision. This power electronics technology should also allow for adoption of alternative energy sources, preservation of organic agricultural products, robust hardware for high energy physics experiments, realization of next generation of Naval power systems and directed energy weapon systems.
Lambda OpticalSystems Corp. Dynamic Path Scheduling Through Extensions
12100 Sunset Hills Road to Gerneralized Multiprotocol Label Switching
Suite 100
(GMPLS)-Implementation & Demonstration
Reston, VA 20190-3233
This project will enhance the capability of high capacity network service to provide a scheduled time-based service in the future rather than immediately. The enhanced network service will be compatible with the existing Internet architecture.
Luna Innovations Incorporated Real-Time Fiber Optic Neutron
1703 South Jefferson Street, SW Spectrometer
Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016
Neutron sensors with improved reliability are needed to ensure safe and efficient nuclear reactor operations. This project will develop fiber-optic probes to continuously monitor the intensity, dose, and energy of neutrons in and around nuclear reactors.
NanoSonic, Inc. High Performance, Low-Cost
1485 South Main Street Nanostructured Mirror Surfaces
Blacksburg, VA 24060
The lowest-cost source for environmentally-friendly, renewable solar energy is solar thermal energy conversion; however, capital investment must be reduced while component longevity and system efficiency are increased, to make this process cost-competitive with conventional power generation. This project will develop nanostructured coating materials and processing techniques to reduce costs and increase the efficiency and longevity of basic components, such as mirrors and heat collectors, of solar thermal energy conversion plants.
Aculight Corporation 100 Watt Laser Synchronous
22121 20th Avenue SE Photoinjection
Bothell, WA 98021-4408
The project will develop a powerful and reliable laser to enable significantly improved performance from electron accelerators. Applications include medicine, new materials development, and scientific inquiry.
Genesis Fueltech, Inc. Membrane Structures for Hydrogen
528 South Cannon Separation
Spokane, WA 99204
This project will develop a cost-effective hydrogen purifier module for the manufacture of hydrogen-producing reformers used in remote power applications, military power generation, and fuel cell transportation (hydrogen refueling stations, on-vehicle reformers for public transportation buses). Secondary applications of the purifier itself should extend to industrial processes that require hydrogen with minimal contamination.
Infinia Corporation Large Capacity, Multi-Cylinder
6811 W. Okanogan Place Cryocooler for High Temperature
Kennewick, WA 99336-1743 Superconductor (HTS) Applications
This project will design, build, and test a multi-cylinder free-piston Stirling cryocooler, for high-temperature superconductor applications.
STTR Project
Reeves & Sons, LLC Research Institute:
2000 Lonston Boulevard, #133 Texas A&M Research Foundation
Richland, WA 99354
Project: Multi Chamber Gas Proportional Counter for Screening Ultra-Low Background Materials and Identifying Radioactive Contaminants
Future electronics and physics applications will require materials with ultra-low levels of radioactive contamination. This project will develop a cost-effective method for detecting contaminants at the level of one unit of decay per kilogram per million seconds (~12 days).
TKO Research, Inc. (dba STI Optronics) Microbunching Free Electron Laser
2755 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98004-1403
This project will develop ultra fast terahertz radiation sources and magnet technology for stronger, more energetic light sources via accelerators that support DOE labs. Additional applications include Homeland Security and Defense.
STTR Project
Vista Engineering Technologies, LLC Research Institute:
8203 W. Quinault Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bldg. C, Suite 200
Kenewick, WA 99336
Project: Imaging the Stratigraphy Around a CPT Penetration Using a Combined ERT and CPT Method
This project will develop a cost-effective, remote sensing approach for analyzing subsurface layering around boreholes to enhance groundwater removal. The enhanced data collection should allow for increased speed and effectiveness of groundwater clean-up as well as significant cost savings.
Woodruff Scientific, LLC Compression of Compact Tori for
301 Minor Avenue North, #429 Cureent Drive and Heating
Seattle, WA 98109-5415
This project will compress plasma rings, to address significant problems that exist for mainline fusion reactors, such as sustaining magnetic fields, and increasing commercial viability by reducing the size and complexity of the system.