U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research and
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2008 Phase I - Awards by State
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CFD Research Corporation Practical Multi-Step
215 Wynn Drive NE Turbulent-Combustion Model for
Huntsville, AL 35805 Fuel-Flexible Gas
New combustion technology will be needed for future low-emissions power plants, with fuel-flexible gas turbines, which operate on syngas fuel (derived from coal) or pure hydrogen. This project will develop an advanced combustion modeling capability needed to design and analyze fuel-flexible combustors. The combustion modeling will help to enhance fuel-flexible combustion technology in the U.S. and thereby help retard global warming, and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil
Integrated Photonics, Inc. Neodymium-Containing Single Crystals
2920 Commerce Blvd. for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
Birmingham, AL 35210 Detection
Neutrinos are the most prolific of all elementary particles. Knowledge of their mass is critically important to our understanding of the birth and evolution of the universe. This project will develop the central component of a device used in neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments to expand our knowledge of the mass scale of neutrinos.
Plasma Processes, Inc. Electrochemical Microalloying of
4914 Moores Mill Road Tungsten for Plasma Facing Component
Huntsville, AL 35811 Applications
This project will develop tungsten alloys with improved properties to allow the fabrication of robust fusion components; thus bringing fusion’s promise of efficient electrical power generation, a step closer to being realized.
Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. Remote Sensing through Imaging
200 Westside Square Polarimetry for Nuclear
Suite 320 Non-Proliferation
Huntsville, AL 35801
This project will develop an infrared imaging system that forms images of infrared scenes using polarized light. Elements of the image that are not visible using unpolarized light are made visible and information about orientation of surfaces and objects can be obtained enhancing the detection of objects of interest.
STTR Project
Arkansas Power Electronics SiC-Based Solid-State Fault Current
International, Inc. Control System for Vulnerability
700 Research Center Boulevard Reduction of Power Distribution
Fayetteville, AR 72701 Networks
This project seeks to develop high-voltage, high performance solid-state fault current controllers that enhance the quality of the power network power. In addition, the technology minimizes network recovery time and vulnerability in the event of a large-scale natural disaster.
AdValue Photonics Inc High Efficiency Fiber Laser for
4585 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 405 Advanced Accelerator
Tucson, AZ 85714
This project will develop a new fiber laser by using specialty fiber to meet the U. S. Department of Energy’s demand on lasers for advanced laser electron accelerator. This fiber laser can also be used for materials process, remote sensing, and bio-medical applications.
STTR Project
Burge Environmental,
Inc. In-Situ Monitoring of Uranyl Ion
in
6100 South Maple Avenue Ground
Water Using a Colorimetric-
Suite 114 Based Sensor: Enabling the Mapping
Tempe, AZ 85283-2872 of Uranium Plume Migration of
Contaminated DOE Sites
This project will develop a field-deployable monitoring system for the cost-effective and rapid determination of radioactive substances in the groundwater at federal sites. The system will decrease the cost of site remediation.
Materials & Electrochemical Research An Innovative Triple Function
(MER) Corporation Cathode for MEMS Fuel Cells
7960 S. Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706
This project will develop a miniature fuel cell that simplifies assembly and reduces cost. This improved system will be more environmentally friendly by reducing quantities of toxic materials contained in batteries currently being used.
Materials & Electrochemical Research Functionally Graded Coatings for
(MER) Corporation Enhanced Corrosion Resistant Steel
7960 S. Kolb Road Tubing for Ultrasupercritical
Tucson, AZ 85706 Boilers
This project will develop a program that will make possible the operation for power generation at ultra supercritical conditions. The benefits will be two fold: it will reduce both energy costs and environmental emissions.
MER Corporation (Materials and Lightweight Metal Foams with
Electrochemical Research) Tailorable Structure and Properties
7960 South Kolb Road
Tucson, AZ 85706-9237
This project will develop a low cost technology for metal foams with a uniform, consistent and well-controlled cell structure and properties. New opportunities will be opened for production of lightweight energy absorbing vehicle components, which enable enhanced safety as well as weight and cost savings.
Ridgetop Group, Inc. Advanced Detector Prognostics/Health
6595 N. Oracle Road Monitoring (DPHM) System
Suite 153
Tucson, AZ 85704
This project will develop a high performance radiation-hardened, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) capable of digitizing at high rates to support advanced nuclear physics experiments at DOE-funded research facilities in Illinois, New York, and Virginia.
Ridgetop Group, Inc. Rad Hard SiGe ADC for Detector
6595 N. Oracle Road Applications
Suite 153
Tucson, AZ 85704
This project will develop a high performance radiation-hardened, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) capable of digitizing at high rates to support advanced nuclear physics experiments at DOE-funded research facilities in Illinois, New York, and Virginia.
Solar Fueled Products Development of a Solar Fueled
9614 S. 45th Place Absorption Cooler with Ionic Liquid
Phoenix, AZ 85044-5516 Absorbent
The ionic liquid absorption heat pump project will develop a highly efficient air conditioning system. The system uses solar energy to improve refrigeration efficiency.
Southwest Windpower, Inc. Optimizing Efficiency and Cost of a
1801 West Route 66 Wind Turbine Alternator and Coupled
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Inverter
This project will redesign the alternator and inverter for Skystream to reduce both
component costs and to increase the efficiency of the alternator. Work on the alternator will reduce cost and increase efficiency.
Acree Technologies Incorporated Multilayer Coatings to Improve the
1900 Bates Avenue Efficiency and Life of High
Unit G Intensity Discharge Lamps
Concord, CA 94520
This project will develop a more efficient light that will save the United States over 40 TWh of energy per year. In addition it will help reduce the United State’s dependence on foreign energy sources and help achieve the DOE goal of developing energy efficient, high-quality lighting technologies by 2025 that can illuminate buildings using 50% less electricity compared to 2005 technologies.
Adelphi Technology Inc. Compound Refractive Lenses for
2003 East Bayshore Road Thermal Neutron Applications
Redwood City, CA 94063
Thermal neutrons penetrate and are absorbed by matter in entirely different ways from x-rays and optic photons. This project will develop a device that can focus and image--not with light but with thermal neutrons. The device will provide a new window into materials and biological matter.
Aegis Technology Advanced High Temperature Packaging
3300 A Westminster Avenue Scheme with Nonwire-Bond
Santa Ana, CA 92703 Interconnection for SiC Power
Switches
This project will develop a non-wire-bond, interconnection packaging scheme to utilize The advantages of this scheme are higher energy efficiency, compactness, and light weight for power conversion systems, and thus increased system functionality and competitiveness in market.
STTR Project
Aerosol Dynamics, Inc. An In-Situ Instrument to Assess the
935 Grayson Street Concentration and Phase Partitioning
Berkeley, CA 94710-2401 of Atmospheric Semi-Volatile Organic
Compounds
Creating new instrumentation for measuring the parameters of organic compounds found in atmospheric particles is critical for understanding global climate and regional air pollution. This project will develop instrumentation for high resolution field measurements to improve investigation of organics in the atmosphere.
Aguila Technologies, Inc. Sintered Conductive Adhesives for
310 Via Vera Cruz HB-LED Thermal Management
Suite 107
San Marcos, CA 92069-2630
This project will develop a metallic adhesive technology with at least ten times the performance value of existing adhesive technologies. The metallic adhesive will find use in advanced electronics applications.
Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation A Novel Wakefield Gas Jet
626 Whitney Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
This project will develop a device to provide next generation particle accelerators with potential applications to research, industry, and medicine.
Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation Nb3Sn Deposition for RF Analysis
626 Whitney Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
This project will develop a high-energy cathodic, arc-based process to deposit an A-15 superconductor onto coupon substrates without requiring high temperature heating of the substrates.
Allcomp Incorporated Thermally Conductive, Carbon Foam
209 Puente Ave Material for Constructing
City of Industry, CA 91746 ilicon-Based Tracking Detectors
This project will develop advancements in detector material technology applicable to the Super Large Hadron Collider (SLHC) Experiment under study as the upgrade to the current Large Hadron Collider. Detectors beyond SLHC, as well as other future physics experiments, e.g., the proposed International Linear Collider can benefit from this research.
Altex Technologies Corporation Biomass Blending Densification
244 Sobrante Way System
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
This project will develop a biomass densification and energy enhancement system to reduce feedstock costs, thus rendering biofuels plants to be more competitive with fossil fuels.
STTR Project
Anasys Instruments Corp Development of s-SNOM Technology to
25 W. Anapamu Enable AFMs Perform Sub-30nm IR
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Spectroscopy and Imaging
The technology developed in this project will enable Scanning Probe Microscopes not only to view, but also to perform chemical analysis of samples, using infra-red spectroscopy at nanometer resolutions. The technology will impact American industries that rely on scientific research at the nanoscale level such as the lucrative industries of Materials and Pharmaceuticals.
STTR Project
Atlas Scientific High Performance Cryogenic X-ray
1367 Camino Robles Way Spectrometer for Chemical Analysis
San Jose, CA 95120-4925 of Dilute Samples
The DOE operates extremely bright X-ray sources used to study fundamental biological processes, environmental contamination, and novel materials. This program will develop an advanced X-ray detection system to allow analysis of a significantly increased range of samples, thereby increasing the scope of scientific and technical research performed at, and the number of scientists who can use, DOE facilities.
STTR Project
Calabazas Creek Research, Inc Analysis and Design of Components
P.O. Box 330 for High Power Millimeter Wave
Palo Alto, CA 94302 Transmission Lines
This project will focus on increasing the efficiency of the analysis and design of components used in over-moded transmission lines. Over-moded transmission lines are used for a variety of applications for low loss transmission of microwave and millimeter waves.
CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group, Intelligent Actuation Control Using
Inc. Model-Free Adaptive Control
2868 Prospect Park Drive Technology
Suite 300
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6065
This project will develop an intelligent control technology that is critical to future energy plants and designed for maximum-energy-efficiency, near-zero-emissions, fuel flexibility, and multi-products. The control technology will help the U.S. strengthen its energy independence, security, and movement towards a cleaner environment.
Daylight Solutions, Inc. New Technology Platform to Measure
13029 Danielson Street, Suite 130 Atmospheric Fluxes and Concentrations of
Poway, CA 92064-8809 Carbon Isotopes in CO2
An important component of monitoring the atmospheric carbon cycle is determining the mechanisms behind various sources and sinks. This project will develop a low-cost, rugged sensor to measure and therefore understand carbon sources and sinks for complete ecosystems in order to improve crop yields.
DULY Research Inc. A Continuous Wave, Normal
1912 MacArthur Street Conducting, L-band PWT Polarized
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1111 Photoelectron Gun
This project will develop a polarized electron source that provides a high quality beam at a much reduced cost. The source developed will benefit both the nuclear physics community and International Linear Collider (ILC).
DULY Research Inc. Voltage Droop Compensation for High
1912 MacArthur Street Power Marx Modulators
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1111
This project will develop a voltage droop compensation scheme that will provide a simple, reliable, and cost effective method to allow a high voltage Marx modulator produce a flattop voltage pulse as specified in the ILC project. Other accelerator facilities which need long pulse modulators will also benefit from the results of this project.
FAR-TECH, Inc. A Toolset for Kalman Filter
3550 General Atomics Court Resistive-Wall-Mode Feedback
Building 15, Suite 155 Modeling Including Plasma Rotation
San Diego, CA 92121
This project will develop a feedback tool that provides an enhanced detection and instability feedback control to speed the commercialization of efficient, clean fusion power.
FAR-TECH, Inc. Cavity-Based Beam Position and
3550 General Atomics Court Second Moment Diagnostics for the
Building 15, Suite 155 Emittance Exchange Experiment at
San Diego, CA 92121 Argonne
This project will develop and test a precision beam instrument to measure time-of-flight and beam xy-tilt. This diagnostic can provide a non-invasive, fundamental beam parameter benefitting most accelerators.
FAR-TECH, Inc. Hyper-Velocity High-Density
3550 General Atomics Court C60-Fullerene Plasma Jet for
Building 15, Suite 155 Disruption Mitigation
San Diego, CA 92121
This project will develop a tool with real-time capability to solve the critical problem of disruption mitigation on future fusion reactors such as ITER. It will significantly enhance other fusion and high energy density physics projects as well.
FAR-TECH, Inc. Novel Linac Structure for Proton and
3550 General Atomics Court Electron Accelerators
Building 15, Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121
This project will build and test a linac accelerating structure. The design significantly simplifies the accelerating structure and is thus cost effective.
FAR-TECH, Inc. Plasma Mass Separator for TRISO Fuel
3550 General Atomics Court Recycling
Building 15, Suite 155
San Diego, CA 92121
This project will explore the feasibility of using the Archimedes Filter Technology to augment chemical processing of spent nuclear fuel. The augmentation should reduce the cost and environmental impact of recycling nuclear fuel from advanced high temperature gas cooled reactors.
Haimson Research Corporation Gradient Enhancement Research for
3350 Scott Boulevard Linear Accelerator Structures
Building 60
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3104
This project will develop a linear accelerator test module to achieve a higher gradient performance than presently available would have a positive impact on the technology of future linear colliders.
Hi-Z Technology, Inc Study of the Use of Quantum Well
7606 Miramar Road Thermoelectrics for Truck Air
Suite 7400 Conditioning
San Diego, CA 92126-4210
This project will employ Quantum Well thermoelectric materials for air conditioning systems in trucks. The resulting solid state system will not require gaseous refrigerants that harm our atmosphere. In addition, the system efficiency will be equal to or greater than the efficiency of currently used vapor compression systems.
HyPerComp, Inc. CAD-centric Computational Management
31255 Cedar Valley Drive System for a Virtual TBM
Suite 327
Westlake Village, CA 91362-7140
This project will develop a virtual computing environment to reduce risks and expense involved in laboratory testing of power extraction concepts for future fusion reactors. It provides much needed tools to enable the development of safe, reliable, competitive and environmentally friendly energy systems.
InnoSense, LLC Conductive, Wavelength-Shifting
2531 West 237th Street Optical Coatings for Facilitating
Suite 127 the Detection of Neutron/Helium
Torrance, CA 90505 Interaction-Induced Scintillation
This SBIR/STTR project will advance the understanding of neutron properties by facilitating precision measurements at temperatures close to absolute zero. Ultimately, the underlying technology can lead to better detection of weak nuclear radiation.
InnoSense, LLC Low-Cost and Lightweight Polymet
2531 West 237th Street Nanowire Microelectronic Sensor
Suite 127 Device for Trace Level Detection of CO2
Torrance, CA 90505
This project will develop improved CO2 measurement technology. The improved technology will allow for better characterization and understanding of carbon transformations in soil and vegetation, and associated ecosystem components and exchanges with the atmosphere.
Los Gatos Research Field-Deployable Water Isotope
67 East Evelyn Avenue Analyzer for Stream Sampling
Suite 3
Mountain View, CA 94041
This project will develop a field-deployable analyzer to continuously monitor water sources and help provide information about the storage, flow pathways, and source of water. Such measurements are critical to DOE waste remediation efforts.
Luminit, LLC Multifunctional UV CurableSol-Gel
20600 Gramercy Place Organkic Hybrid Nanocomposite
Suite 203 Encapsulation System
Torrance, CA 90501
This project will develop durable, low-cost, and easily-manufactured encapsulating nanocomposite material matrices for direct deposit onto photovoltaic components. Constructed of a thin ceramic layer and thin polymer layers, these structures will be tough enough to prevent water permeation and flexible enough to be rolled, reducing photovoltaic device manufacturing costs by 50%.
Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, LLC Mirror-Enhanced Plasma Separation
13704 Saticoy Street Process (MPSP) for Production of
Panorama City, CA 91402 Large Quantities of Isotopes
This project will develop an advanced Mirror-Enhanced Plasma Separation Process (MPSP) to separate large quantities of stable isotopes for rare particle and rare decay detection in basic scientific research. The proposed MPSP can also address the unmet market demands for medical and industrial stable isotopes.
Particle Beam Lasers, Inc. Study of a Final Cooling Scheme for
18925 Dearborn Street a Muon Collider Utilizing High-Field
Northridge, CA 91324-2807 Solenoids
This project will develop a viable method for producing an intense cold muon beam with commercial applications in muon radiography for medical and homeland security, condensed matter studies, nanotechnology, and other technologies.
Physical Optics Corporation Built-In Electrofluidic
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Thermo-Management of Solid-State
Torrance, CA 90501-1821 Illumination Arrays
Although light emitting diodes (LEDs) offer advantages over conventional light bulbs, they become too hot at brightness levels preferred by consumers. This project will develop a miniature, energy-smart heat pumping system to cool the LEDs and allow for increased brightness and marketability.
Physical Optics Corporation Fast Agile Tunable Filter for
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Spectral Imaging System
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
This project will develop a means to positively identify materials associated with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction via a compact, low-voltage power FATF device based on liquid crystal filters. This means will provide quick identification of such materials by remote imaging systems.
Physical Optics Corporation Multiple Trace Greenhouse Gases
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Sensor
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
This project will develop a highly accurate, laser-based gas sensor that will directly characterize carbon, carbon monoxide, and trace species sources and sinks. The cost-effective and compact system will be designed for use in real-time, room temperature environments and for long-term, robust field deployment in remote locations.
Physical Optics Corporation Wind Resource Assessment Lidar
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
This project will develop cost-effective autonomous tool that can be rapidly deployed to accurately and efficiently evaluate wind resource conditions at potential sites for future wind farms.
Picarro, Inc. A Flight-Ready Greenhouse Gas
480 Oakmead Parkway Analyzer
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Measurement of small changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane concentrations provide important information related to greenhouse gases and global warming. This project will develop technology to enhance the tracking of these gases and facilitate the prediction of future climate trends.
Potter Drilling, LLC Non-Rotating Drilling for Geothermal
15 Stein Am Rhein Court Energy Development
Redwood City, CA 33776-3126
This project will develop a non-contact drilling system designed for producing cost-effective geothermal wells, for universal, clean, secure and sustainable base-load power generation for the nation.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC A Novel Short-Period High-Field HTS
13428 Beach Ave Undulator Based on (0001)<11-20>
Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Textured Dysprosium Poles
This project will develop technology to increase X-ray brightness and wavelength coverage of both existing and future light sources and better serve the growing needs of the synchrotron radiation users.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC A User-Friendly, Modular Simulation
13428 Beach Ave Code for Emission Processes From
Marina del Rey, CA 90292 High-Brightness Electron Beams
This project will develop computational software that will accurately model the radiation emitted from high brightness particle accelerators. The software will emphasize the modeling of radiation collected by accelerator beam diagnostics, while stressing user-friendly interfaces. This software will have applications in accelerators across fields as diverse as materials study to medical imaging.
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC The Micro Accelerator Platform: A
13428 Beach Ave New Particle Source for Industrial,
Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Medical, and Research Applications
This project will develop a device using nanotechnology and manufacturing methods from the microelectronics world that is 1000 times smaller and much less expensive than current systems. This transformative technology could bring new hope to cancer sufferers, a better way to inspect our industrial products, and a new tool in baggage and container security.
STTR Project
Sheeta Global Technology Corporation Low Cost Open-Path Instrument for
841 E. San Bernadino Road Monitoring Surface Carbon Dioxide at
Covina, CA 91723 Sequestration Sites
Public confidence in safety is a prerequisite to the success of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage for any program that intends to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. To addresses the security of CO2 containment, this project will develop what is called “an open path device” to measure CO2 concentrations near the ground and above a CO2 storage area.
Transition45 Technologies, Inc. Advanced Nb-Based Intermetallics for
1963 North Main Street Nuclear Applications
Orange, CA 92865
Nb-based intermetallic composites are an innovative class of advanced materials that are among the closest to replacing superalloys in very high temperature applications. The successful development and implementation of these intermetallic alloys may revolutionize technology by allowing for much higher temperature operating conditions for nuclear systems as well as aircraft engines.
Ultramet Application of Spot Cooling
12173 Montague Street Technologies for On-Detector
Pacoima, CA 91331 Electronics
Thermal management is a key design limitation in nuclear physics detector instrumentation and the related electronics. This project will develop an approach to manage localized hot spots in these devices and reducing the overall cooling requirements.
Ultramet Flow Channel Inserts Based on
12173 Montague Street Syntactic Closed-Cell SiC Foam for
Pacoima, CA 91331 Dual-Coolant ITER Test Blanket
Modules
This project will develop materials and structures that enable the practical application of fusion by allowing reliable operation under the demanding reactor environment.
Ultramet High-Toughness Tungsten Alloys for
12173 Montague Street Plasma Facing Components
Pacoima, CA 91331
This project will develop tungsten alloys to meet strength, toughness, and sputtering requirements for reliable operation in a fusion reactor.
Ultramet Innovative Surfaces for Controlled
12173 Montague Street Flow of Molten Lithium
Los Angeles, CA 91331
This project will develop materials and structures that allow operation under the high temperature, high heat flux conditions necessary for cost-competitive fusion energy generation.
XIA, LLC High-Speed, Multi-Channel Detector
31057 Genstar Road Readout Electronics for Fast
Hayward, CA 94544 Radiation Detectors
This project will develop a high speed digital detector readout electronics that will help scientists to more precisely measure nuclear properties and thus better understand fundamental physics. It can also improve the performance of fast radiation detectors used in homeland security applications.
STTR Project
ALD NanoSolutions, Inc. Novel ALD-Coated Nanoparticle Anodes
580 Burbank St. Unit 100 for Enhanced Performance Lithium-Ion
Broomfield, CO 80020 Batteries
This project will develop nanomaterials technology to enable the development of advanced Li-ion batteries with improved stability and performance. These batteries will speed U.S. transition to advanced hybrid/electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid/electric vehicles as well as strengthen our nation’s energy security.
AnemErgonics, LLC Simple Modular Technology (SMarT)
7015 Nile Court Tower Systems for Free-Standing
Arvada, CO 80007 Small Wind Turbines
This project seeks to simplify installation and reduce the cost of electricity for small wind turbines on monopole towers. AnemErgonics will engineer and test advanced versions of its modular tower system, including foundations.
Aqwest Thermal Management for
8276 Eagle Road High-Brightness LEDs
Larkspur, CO 80118
This project will develop a novel cooling technology that will improve the reliability and lifetime of energy-efficient solid -state lighting. Availability of reliable and cost-effective solid -state lighting will enable the replacement of incandescent lighting, and save up to 75% of the electric energy generated in the United States.
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc. Wind Probe Technology for the Eddy
1930 Central Avenue, Ste. A Covariance Flux Monitor
Boulder, CO 80301
This project will finish the last stage of development of the Eddy Covariance Flux Monitor, an unmanned aircraft that will observe fluxes of carbon dioxide of a great many kinds of ecosystems and will verify observations of carbon dioxide made by satellite.
Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc. The Ratiometric NDIR Analyzer for
1930 Central Avenue, St. A Robotic Platforms
Boulder, CO 80301
This project will develop CO2 technology for a new data product, CO2 Weather. CO2 Weather will tell Americans how their daily lives impact the environment and provide information about federal, state, and local energy policies.
Boulder Environmental Sciences and Profiling Radiometer for Atmospheric
Technology, LLC and Cloud Observation
4425 Hastings Drive
Boulder, CO 80305
The role of clouds in climate and weather is known to be very important, but is still not fully understood. Making accurate and comprehensive observations is the first step towards fuller understanding. This project will develop a low-power, compact device to observe cloud parameters such as total water content, temperature and water vapor profiles. The device will enable improved weather forecasts, more detailed and more exact hurricane track forecasts, droughts/flood warnings, and a better understanding of the role of clouds in climate change.
Composite Technology Improved High-Temperature ESP Motor
Development, Inc. Lead Extension Cables for Reliable
2600 Campus Drive Geothermal Power Production
Suite D
Lafayette, CO 80026
This project will develop viable geothermal energy that is an environmentally-clean alternative energy source under development through the U.S. Department of Energy. This effort aims to provide robust power cables to increase the reliable lifetime of the down-hole equipment necessary for commercial-scale geothermal energy production.
Droplet Measurement Technologies Fast Integrating Mobility
5710 Flatiron Parkway Spectrometer for Aerosol
Suite B Measurements
Boulder, CO 80301
This project will develop a high resolution, fast response, versatile particle spectrometer for developing cleaner fuels and limiting the production of small particles. This state-of-the-art optical technology will significantly improve the resolution and fidelity of measurements of atmospheric aerosol particles that are hazardous to health.
Eltron Research & Development Inc. Novel Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst for
4600 Nautilus Court South Low Carbon Dioxide Emission
Boulder, CO 80301-3241 Synthetic Fuels
Using Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) to produce synthetic fuels from coal and biomass will help the U.S. achieve energy independence and spur economic growth. This project will develop FTS catalysts to enable production of synthetic fuel from various feed stocks and limit the production of CO2. The end result will be additional domestic fuels with minimal environmental impact.
MultiPhase Composites Ceramic Composite Mandrel Preforms
1130 Francis Street, #7012 for LTS and HFS Magnets
Longmont, CO 80501-3704
This project will develop moldable ceramic insulators to reduce Particle accelerator and fusion magnet fabrication costs by providing shaped parts that require simple machining.
Reaction Systems, LLC Novel Liquid Sorbents for CO2
1814 19th Street Capture from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Golden, CO 80401 "Advanced Separation and Capture
Techniques for CO2 Produced by
Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants
This project will develop technology to enable the capture CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. This will permit using coal without contributing to climate change.
TDA Research, Inc. Hydrogen Production for Refineries
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
This project will develop a new technology that will allow small refineries to produce their own hydrogen at a cost that is considerably lower than conventional technologies, and also less expensive than purchasing hydrogen from a third party.
STTR Project
TDA Research, Inc. New Low-Work Function, Transparent
12345 W. 52nd Avenue Electrodes for Robust
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916 Inverted-Design OLEDs
Approximately 20% of US energy consumption comes from illumination alone. This usage could be halved by emerging organic light-emitting devices were it not for materials stability issues that have lowered their operating life. This project will remedy these stability issues with new materials and a novel design.
TDA Research, Inc. Novel Catalytic Ammoxidation Process
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Acrylonitrile is an important chemical intermediate for producing acrylic fibers, synthetic rubber and other polymers. Current catalysts operate at high temperatures and generate large quantities of unwanted byproducts including the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. TDA’s new catalyst produces more acrylonitrile, less byproducts, can be used in existing petrochemical plants, and will increase the energy efficiency of acrylonitrile manufacture.
TDA Research, Inc. Novel Catalysts to Maximize Gasoline
12345 W. 52nd Avenue Yields
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Liquid fuels produced by Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis can provide an immediately viable alternative to crude oil. This project will develop a catalyst that will decrease the cost of the FT process.
TDA Research, Inc. Novel Sorbents for Removal of
12345 W. 52nd Avenue Mercury, Arsenic, Sulfur and Halides
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916 from Coal-Derived Synthesis Gas
The use of advanced, highly efficient and environmentally responsible coal-based processes is hindered by the presence of wide-spectrum trace contaminants. This project will develop technology to remove these contaminants in a cost-effective way to support the widespread utilization of domestic coal.
TDA Research, Inc. Reactive Distillation Process
12345 W. 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
This project will develop a process for making biodiesel that can use any oil or fat feed stock including, unrefined vegetable oils and waste greases. The use of low-cost feed stocks will reduce the price of biodiesel and expand the nation’s production beyond what is possible from refined soybeans or canola.
Tech-X Corporation Analyzing and Visualizing Next
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Generation Climate Data
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80303
Climate modeling is entering a new era with the development of high resolution models running on assemblies of structured grids known as Mosaic grids. This project will modify and extend DOE’s leading community data analysis set of tools, CDAT, to analyze and visualize petabytes of archived data on Mosaic grids.
Tech-X Corporation Beam-Beam Simulation Tools
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop software tools to improve and accelerate the calculation of beam dynamics in an accelerator. These tools will be useful in solving many other problems outside of beam dynamics issues as well.
Tech-X Corporation Examination and Significance of
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Sparse Preconditioners for
Suite A High-Order Finite Element Systems
Boulder, CO 80303
Efficient usage of DOE massively parallel supercomputers maximizes the scientific insights that can be obtained over a given period of time. For increased efficiency this project will produce improvements in the algorithms employed in today's complex computer models.
Tech-X Corporation Integrated Multiple Effects Software
5621 Arapahoe Avenue for Nuclear Physics Applications
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will design parallel-processing software that integrates the disparate aspects of thermal and microwaves used in nuclear physics accelerators.
Tech-X Corporation Designing a Coherent Electron
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Cooling System for High-Energy
Suite A Hadron Colliders
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop a 3-D simulation code to assist Department of Energy scientists design an electron cooling section to improve the performance of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Tech-X Corporation Common Component Architecture for
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Electron Cloud Accelerator
Suite A Simulations
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop component-based, software development tools and associated processes that reuse existing algorithms, code, and applications for computational accelerator physics.
Tech-X Corporation Schema-Based Environment for
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Configuring, Analyzing and
Suite A Documenting Integrated Fusion
Boulder, CO 80303 Simulations
This project will develop a system that helps configure and optimize integrated fusion simulations applicable to whole fusion device modeling.
Tech-X Corporation Petaminer: Efficient Navigation to
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Petascale Data Using Event-Level
Suite A Metadata
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop a custom, high performance database engine for Petabytes of data generated by high energy physics experiments. It will enable our Nation’s physicists to quickly and easily access this data over the World Wide Web and facilitate the discovery of new particles and phenomena in advanced quantum physics.
Tech-X Corporation Inverse Cyclotrons for Intense Muon
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Beams
Suite A
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop intense muon develop a software suite to evaluate the feasibility of an inverse cyclotron for use in generating such intense muon beams.
Tech-X Corporation Service-Oriented Architecture for
5621 Arapahoe Avenue Next Generation, Large-Scale
Suite A Accelerator Control Systems
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop a Service-Oriented Architecture for next-generation, large-scale accelerator control systems to reduce the cost in developing and maintaining these control systems.
Tech-X Corporation Modeling Electron Cloud Diagnostics
5621 Arapahoe Avenue for High-Intensity Proton
Suite A Accelerators
Boulder, CO 80303-1379
This project will develop numerical models of diagnostics to improve the electiveness of electron cloud mitigation methodologies.
Tech-X Corporation Virtual Instrumentation Experiment
5621 Arapahoe Ave Optimization for High-Throughput
Suite A Scientific Analysis
Boulder, CO 80303
This project will develop software tools so that neutron facility users can be better prepared and more rapidly transform their raw data into scientific results and discovery.
Technology Applications, Flexible Cryostat for
Incorporated Superconductors
5700 Flatiron Parkway
Suite #5701A
Boulder, CO 80301-5718
This project will develop a cryostat system using plastic materials to contain the high-temperature superconductor cable. These materials are used widely for underground storage vessels and piping. The cryostat has the potential to increase lifetime in underground or underwater applications, improve thermal efficiency, and significantly reduce life-cycle costs.
Molecular NeuroImaging, LLC Development of an Automated Software
60 Temple Street Program for the Analysis of Alzheimer's
Suite 8A Disease Beta-Amyloid Scans
New Haven, CT 06510
This project will develop an automated image processing package (OGRE) which can accomplish 2-3 hours of clinical, quantitative manual image processing within 5 minutes. OGRE will also provide reproducible results across various imaging centers. The OGRE processing package will be used with groups of patients and healthy volunteers undergoing testing for new diagnostic or therapeutic drugs.
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Omega-P, Inc. High-Current Cold Cathode Field
199 Whitney Ave., Suite 200 Emission Array for Electron Lens
New Haven, CT 06492 Applications
This project will develop a rapidly-adjustable, cathode to improve proton beam quality used with an electron lens. This cathode will have applications for vacuum tubes employed for telecommunications and radar, in both civilian and military systems.
Omega-P, Inc. High-Power Microwave Switch
199 Whitney Ave., Suite 200 Employing Electron Beam Triggering
New Haven, CT 06492
This project will develop high-power microwave switches to allow tests of structures to sustain higher electric fields without breakdown, thus enabling operation at higher energy, and also opening up commercial applications with improved clinical accelerators.
Precision Combustion, Inc. Development of Novel Oxy-Syngas
410 Sackett Point Road Zero-Emission Reheat Combustor
North Haven, CT 06473
This project will develop a reheat combustor for the oxy-syngas zero-emission cycle for clean coal utilization and protection from global warming. The reheat combustor is designed to make the cycle efficient and operational. Applications include the oxy-syngas gas turbine.
R&D Dynamics Corporation Foil Gas Bearing Supported High
15 Barber Pond Road Temperature Cathode Recycle Blower
Bloomfield, CT 06002
This project will develop an advanced recycle blower to improve the efficiency of Fuel-Cell-based coal-fueled power generating stations. Increased efficiency of power generating stations will help reduce dependency on imported energy sources and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
SibTech, Inc. Targeted Molecular Radiotherapy for
705 North Mountain Road Rheumatoid Arthritis
Newington, CT 06111
Progression of rheumatoid arthritis depends on development of new blood vessels, which overexpress certain growth factor receptors. This project will deliver a targeted radiopharmaceutical to these receptors to destroy not only those cells but also the surrounding proinflammatory cells involved in the progression of the rheumatoid arthritis. The targeted radiopharmaceutical will reduce disease burden for the current 2% of the population already suffering from this disease, and for many more individuals among rapidly aging baby boomers.
SupraMagnetics, Inc. A New Multifilament Round Wire with
214 Canal Street Enhanced Bi2212 Texture for HEP High
Plantsville, CT 06479 Field Magnet Applications
This project will develop a superconductor with advanced performing, high field magnets utilized in high energy physics research, fusion energy machines, and MRI and NMR instruments.
Yardney Technical Products, Inc. Manganese Oxides-Based 5V Composite
82 Mechanic Street Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
Pawcatuck, CT 06379 in HEV and PHEV Applications
This project will develop high voltage, high energy, composite lithium-ion battery cathodes that are inexpensive, safe and environmentally benign. Applications include Hybrid Electric Vehilcles and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
Athena Biotechnologies, Inc. Isolation of Novel
1090 Elkton Road Hyper-Thermophiles for Increased
Stine-Haskell Research Ctr. Energy Efficiency in Ethanol
Newark, DE 19711-3507 Production
This project will develop an energy efficient, simplified, high temperature ethanol production process. The process will result in a 10% reduction in the cost of bio-ethanol through discovery of new microbes that both live and produce ethanol at high temperatures.
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Chemically and Thermally Resistant
335 Water Street Hollow Fibers as Micro Channel
Newport, DE 19804 Reactors for Process Intensification
This project will develop platform technology that will enhance both the productivity of chemical reactions and their associated separations. This will both reduce energy consumption and increase productivity.
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Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Removal of Ammonia and Water to
335 Water Street Enhance Yield of Kinetically-
Newport, DE 19804 Controlled Beta-Lactam Synthesis
This project will develop a platform technology for enhancing chemical synthesis and drying organics, such as fuel grade ethanol from biomass.
Accelogic, LLC Enhancing Sca/LAPACKrc with
609 Spinnaker Extremely-Fast Least-Squares Solvers
Weston, FL 33326 for Heterogeneous CPU/FPGA
Supercomputers
This project will develop technology focused on attaining supercomputing speedups for the “least-squares problem” of at least 1,000x.
Mainstream Engineering Corporation Demonstration of Thermal
200 Yellow Place Improvements Using Nanofluids for
Rockledge, FL 32955 Industrial Exchangers
This project will develop heat transfer fluids containing nanoparticles to allow for increased heat loads in industrial applications, without expensive retrofitting, modifying, or replacing of under-performing heat exchangers. This new nanostructured material will be a cost-competitive replacement to industry standard heat transfer fluids.
New Span Opto-Technology Inc. Spectrally Agile Multispectral
16115 SW 117th Ave. A-15 Imaging Sensor
Miami, FL 33177
This project will develop a spectrally agile multispectral imaging sensor that will acquire and analyze object spectral signatures and be capable of very fast response time, high throughput, large aperture, and a wide spectral coverage.
Parallax Research, Inc. Parallel Data Collection Wavelength
2818-H Industrial Plaza Drive Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer for
Tallahassee, FL 32301 Scanning Electron Microscopy
The Department of Energy seeks innovative instrumentation to improve the capabilities of Electron Microscopy, thereby stimulating new innovations in materials science. This project will develop a parallel data collection spectrometer for Scanning Electron Microscopes. The spectrometer will enable very fast decision-making because of its ability to simultaneously scan and show the entire spectral interval of a sample in a short interval of time.
Parallax Research, Inc. An Imaging Micro-X-ray Spectrometer
2818-H Industrial Plaza Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301
This project will develop an Imaging Spectrometer that will produce elemental images of microscopic features on samples. The device could be used for a system designed for 3-D elemental imaging of tiny samples such as cells or mineral grains. An additional use could be producing 3-D elemental maps of micro-circuits without disassembling them.
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Sky Train Corporation Energy Exchanger For a Solar-Powered
2599 Dolly Bay Drive T308 Monorail/Light Rail
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
This project will develop and implement an innovative approach for integrating Smart Growth statewide transportation, renewable energy, and regenerative braking. It will enable new designs of onboard energy storage and stationary energy transmission that allows reduced size of energy conductors that better utilize a Solar Collector and storage system.
UltraHiNet, LLC UltraHiCoScheduler: A Co-Scheduler
709 SW 80th Blvd. for High Performance Computing
Gainesville, FL 32607 Systems and Networks
Use schedulers of high-speed computer networks and high-performance computer systems currently schedule either network resources or computer resources but not both. This project will enhance the effectiveness of their use by building a scheduler that simultaneously schedules both network and computer resources.
Excellatron Solid State, LLC A Novel Li Conducting Solid State
263 Decatur Street Electrolyte by Sol Gel Technique
Atlanta, GA 30312
This project will develop a solid state electrolyte prepared by a sol gel technique that will dramatically improve lithium battery capabilities, making the lithium batteries adequate for high energy applications such as electric vehicles.
nGimat Co. Nano-Engineered Anodes for
5315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Lithium-Ion Batteries
Atlanta, GA 30341
This project will develop a critical component of Lithium-ion batteries that will power next generation Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Automobiles powered by batteries containing this component will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, reducing pollution caused by harmful automobile emissions, and strengthen global competitiveness of the U.S. automobile industry.
PhosphorTech Corporation Advanced Phosphor Technologies for
351 Thornton Road Energy Efficient Lighting and Energy
Suite 130 Harvesting
Lithia Springs, GA 30122
This project will develop new paradigms in the conservation and generation of energy. Highly efficiency lamp and solar cell technologies will be produced that will revolutionize the US lighting and solar power industries, by providing competitive technologies that will significantly reduce global energy use and environmental pollution.
Saucier Consulting and Energy Reduction in Paper
Investments, LLC Manufacturing Via Nanoscale Coating
5577 Aven Road Technology
Marietta, GA 30068
This project will develop Nanoscale Coating Technology to increase 1) energy efficiency in the manufacture of paper, 2) use of recycled materials, and 3) retention of high paying U.S. manufacturing jobs.
Silicon Audio, LLC Seismic Detection, Miniaturized
800 Peachtree Street, Suite 1307 Seismometers
Atlanta, GA 30308
This project will develop a state-of-the-art miniature seismometer to address nuclear explosion monitoring needs of the U. S. Department of Energy. The technology combines optical elements with small mechanical components micro fabricated on silicon.
American Semiconductor, Inc. International Linear Collider Pixel
3100 S. Vista Avenue Array Vertex Detector Development
Suite 230
Boise, ID 83705-7368
This project will develop sensors capable of meeting the low mass, high resolution speed, and radiation tolerance needs of the International Linear Collider (ILC). These particle detectors will be critical for vertex identification and tracking at the ILC.
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Muons, Inc. Hydrogen Filled RF Cavities for Muon
552 N. Batavia Avenue Beam Cooling
Batavia, IL 60510
This project will develop process to accelerate muons in hydrogen-filled RF cavities to create small, intense beams to enhance their utility for many applications ranging from homeland security to energy frontier muon colliders.
Muons, Inc. Multi-Purpose Fiber Optic Sensors
552 N. Batavia Avenue for HTS Magnets
Batavia, IL 60510
This project will provide optical fiber-based sensors to monitor and protect the superconducting magnets used for fusion reactors, particle accelerators, and magnetic resonance imaging.
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Muons, Inc. RF Breakdown Studies using
552 N. Batavia Avenue ressurized Cavities
Batavia, IL 60510
This project will develop a technique to use high-pressure gas to study the breakdown mechanisms of RF cavities needed for particle accelerators. A successful outcome would provide cost reductions and performance improvements for many accelerator projects, including the International Linear Collider.
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Muons, Inc. Pulsed Focusing Recirculating Linacs
552 N. Batavia Avenue for Muon Acceleration
Batavia, IL 60510
This project will develop an acceleration technique for future Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders to take advantage of the high gradient RF cavities that are being developed for the International Linear Collider.
Muons, Inc. Rugged Ceramic Window for RF
552 N. Batavia Avenue Applications
Batavia, IL 60510
This project will develop unrecognized material choices for RF windows which help feed power into superconducting accelerating structures. These material options will increase the window power handling capabilities and mechanical strength over existing designs.
Particle Accelerator Corporation Compact, Achromatic Non-Scaling FFAG
4513 Cornell Avenue Accelerator for HEP, Commercial and
Downers Grove, IL 60515-2609 Medical Applications
This project will develop a viable proton and light-ion accelerator for both research and commercial use while eliminating some of the most pronounced technical difficulties, expense, maintenance, and required expertise faced in conventional accelerators. Proton and light-ion accelerators have many research and medical applications, providing one of the most effective treatments for many types of cancer.
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RBR@Vision Novel Attrition-Resistant Fischer
28 Lake Ridge Club Drive Tropsch Catalyst
Burr Ridge, IL 60527-7937
U.S. dependence on imported petroleum could be decreased if known processes for making liquid fuels from gasification of coal or biomass were cost efficient. This project will produce catalysts that could significantly decrease process costs.
SHA & Associates, Inc. Novel Pressure Control System (PCS)
2823 Meyers Rd. To Improve Steam Power Plant
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1623 Efficiency and To Reduce
Environmental Impact
This project will develop pressure control system (PCS) technology that will dramatically improve the efficiency of steam power plants. Annual estimated savings from the use of PCS technology are in the range of $1.763-$4.419 billion, and the annual reduction of CO2 emissions is in the range of 69-172 million tons. Moreover, implementing PCS technology will create thousands of new jobs.
Innovative Energy Solution Hydrogen From Refinery Wastes Via
9800 Connecticut Drive Superadiabatic Autothermal
Crown Point, IN 46307 Reformation
This project will develop a process that will permit decreasing the cost of a gallon of gasoline or diesel to save the American public more than $ 5 billion while abating tons of pollution.
Innovative Energy Solution Ultra-Compact Hybrid Entrained
9800 Connecticut Drive Flow/Plasma Solid Fuel Gasifier
Crown Point, IN 46307
This project will develop a small gasification unit to help energy intensive industries generate their own heating gas and electricity and become more efficient. The process will also help decrease pollutants such as mercury, and carbon dioxide while creating jobs in coal producing regions.
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PartTec, Ltd. The Spiral Particle Detector for
320 W. 8th Street High Flux Neutron Beams
Suite 101
Bloomington, IN 47404
This project will substantially improve the Department of Energy’s neutron science research programs while reducing overall instrument costs. Medical imaging, nuclear material detection (for defense and homeland security), and non-destructive inspections will also benefit.
ANGEL Secure Networks, Inc. Control & Data Plane Security of
20 Godfrey Drive High Performance Networks
Orono, ME 04473
This project will provide an extended level of security to very high performance, multinational, scientific, and defense networks operated by the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense.
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Acadia Optronics, LLC End-System Performance-Adaptive Peak
1395 Piccard Drive Link Utilization Transport Over
Suite 210 Dedicated Lambda Grids
Rockville, MD 20850
This project will develop a performance-adaptive transport method to meet high-speed data transfer requirements to support large scale, distributed, scientific applications.
Chesapeake PERL, Inc. Alternative Feedstocks,
8510A Corridor Road Pretreatment/Biochemical
Savage, MD 20763
This project will develop enzymes for efficient conversion of abundant woody feedstocks to fermentable sugars, and ultimately fuel ethanol. One important class of enzymes, called lignases, which are important for the degradation of lignin in woody substrates, will be identified, produced and tested to improve the ability to use these alternative woody feedstocks.
Edgewater Technology Associates, Development of an Intelligent Search
Inc. Engine for Knowledge Resources
3528 Worthington Blvd., Suite 301
Urbana, MD 21704
This research project aims to develop innovative retrieval technologies for the effective
utilization of traditional knowledge sources, such as the DOE Energy Thesaurus for the purpose of improving the quality of search results from scientific and technical databases.
Edgewater Technology Associates, Search Enhancement with Adaptive
Inc. Thesaurus and Ontology Resources
3528 Worthington Blvd., Suite 301
Urbana, MD 21704
This research will develop methods for generating, organizing, and using thesauri and knowledge sources, such as the U. S. Department of Energy’s Energy Thesaurus for the purpose of improving the searching of scientific and technical databases.
Impact Computing Corporation FOCAL (Federated Online
606 Burnt Mills Avenue Collaborative Analysis and Learning)
Silver Spring, MD 20901
This project will develop a collaborative analysis and information sharing framework to enable easier sharing, distribution, and advancement of scientific knowledge and intelligence by integrating information across a wide array of disparate data types, ranging from textual documents to 2D and 3D imagery, including geospatial data layers, and numerical datasets.
Plant Sensory Systems, LLC Increased Seed Oil by Metabolic
6204 Blackburn Lane Regulation
Baltimore, MD 21212
This project will insert a novel gene into plants to function as a master switch to increase seed oil content for biofuels. Increased seed oil content could enhance oilseed productivity per acre, which would help decrease our dependence on foreign oil, stabilize the nation’s oil supply, and increase energy security.
Aerodyne Research, Inc. Characterization of Particulate Organic
45 Manning Road Via Combined Thermal Desorption
Billerica, MA 01821-3976 Aerosol Gas Chromatography and
Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
Small airborne particles generated from energy-related activities can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. This project will develop an instrument with unique capabilities for identifying and measuring the organic constituents of aerosol particles, leading to a better understanding of the sources, transformations and fates of atmospheric particulate matter.
Aerodyne Research, Inc. Development and Characterization of
45 Manning Road a Thermal Denuder for Aerosol
Billerica, MA 01821-3976 Volatility Measurements
Aerosol particulate matter generated from energy-related activities, such as power generation, can adversely impact global climate, human health, and visibility. This project will develop a unique instrument to identify and measure the organic fraction of aerosol particles. Improved characterization of atmospheric particulate matter will lead to a better understanding of its sources, transformations and fates.
Aerodyne Research, Inc. Dual Laser Isotopic Flux Monitor for
45 Manning Road Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
This project will develop an instrument that will quantify the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide by rapidly measuring the concentrations of the stable isotopes of both carbon dioxide and water. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere must be understood since carbon dioxide is the key driver of global warming.
Aerodyne Research, Inc. Low-Cost, Multispectral Particle
45 Manning Road Extinction Monitor
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
Ambient atmospheric aerosols generated through human activities can influence the earth’s radiation levels, comparable in magnitude to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane. This project will develop a device that will enable scientists to measure critical optical properties of such aerosols in a routine fashion.
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Agiltron, Inc. Improved Solid-State Neutron
15 Cabot Road Detector
Woburn, MA 01801
Solid state neutron detectors, suffer from low efficiency. The high-sensitivity detector developed in this project will address this issue. Applications for the detector range from scientific research to commercial devices for homeland security and medical imaging.
Agiltron, Inc. Lightweight, Low Cost, High Accuracy
15 Cabot Road Atmospheric CO2 sensor
Woburn, MA 01801
This project will develop a field-deployable and high performance CO2 sensing system that can be applied to atmosphere and biosphere carbon cycle measurements. This technology will enhance the understanding of excess CO2 in the global carbon cycle and allow for an assessment of the terrestrial ecosystem response, the sensitivity of climate, and the potential for sequestration in natural carbon sinks of lands and oceans.
Agiltron, Inc. Micro-Mechanical Tunneling
15 Cabot Road Transducer
Woburn, MA 01801
This project will develop devices of high sensitivity to monitor nuclear weapon detonations using standard methods of the silicon electronics industry, thus, helping prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
APEAK, Inc. Active Pixel Arrays for
63 Albert Road High-Resolution Tracking
Newton, MA 02466-1302
This project will investigate high resolution tracking detectors for applications in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, and low-light level imaging.
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. Flexible Aerogel as a Superior
30 Forbes Road, Building B Thermal Insulation for
Northborough, MA 01532 Superconductor Technology
This project will develop a compression resistant, aero gel-based, thermal insulation package to replace the incumbent insulation (MLI) in flexible cryostats for HTS cables. This technology anticipates HTS cables future energy requirements.
Boston Applied Technologies, High-Throughput Ultra-Fast Tunable
Incorporated Filter for Multispectral Imaging
6F Gill Street
Woburn, MA 01801
This project will develop a unique filter technology based on an extremely large electro-optic effect of a solid inorganic material and a structured optical filter. It can change wavelengths in microseconds interval. This ultra-fast wavelength tuning ability enables higher spectral and spatial resolutions for remote sensing since more acquisitions can be taken in a given period of time.
Boston Applied Technologies, Field-Portable Polarization
Incorporated Imaging System for Remote
6F Gill Street Sensing
Woburn, MA 01801
This project will develop a high-performing polarization imaging system, covering visible wavelengths to mid-infrared wavelengths. This system will find broad applications in both government and commercial markets and carry a tremendous commercial potential for the next generation of polarization imaging instruments.
CapeSym, Inc. Reduction of Thermo-Mechanical
6 Huron Drive Stresses Druing Growth of LaBr3
Suite 1B
Natick, MA 01760
This project will develop a scintillator material with extremely superior performance for applications in homeland security inspection, medicine, and geophysics.
Celltech Power, LLC Liquid Tin Anode Direct Coal Fuel
131 Flanders Road Cell
Westborough, MA 01581
This project will develop a breakthrough technology to enable the direct conversion of coal to electricity. This technology uses coal or biomass in a clean, efficient manner, contributing to our nation’s energy security and environmental quality.
Coating Technology Solutions, Inc. High Performance Diamond Detectors
36 Munroe Street, #1
Somerville, MA 02143-2009
This project will develop manufactured diamonds to improve radiation survival rates among cancer patients.
Crystal Systems, Inc. Material Utilization and Waste
27 Congress Street Reduction through Kerf Recycling
Salem, MA 01970
This project will develop a technique for recycling silicon for a particular slicing process to reduce waste and thus, greatly preserve and increase the silicon supply.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Modulator for Short Pulse Switching
35 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730
This project will develop a solid-state switch for the Short Pulse X-Ray Project at Argonne National Laboratory. The switch will enable the Argonne modulator to significantly increase its efficiency, thereby enabling high frequency operation.
Diversified Technologies, Inc. Power Supply for Ion Cyclotron
35 Wiggins Avenue Resonance Heating
Bedford, MA 01730
This project will develop advanced RF transmitter capabilities for existing U. S. fusion experiments. Additionally, these capabilities can be applied to future international fusion experiments.
EIC Laboratories, Inc. Wavelength Shifting Doped Core-Shell
111 Downey Street Nanocrystals for Solar Cells
Norwood, MA 02062
This project will develop a thin film, composite material to be placed on top of solar cells to increase their efficiency by up to 30%. This material will contribute significantly toward a Solar America Initiative goal pertaining to the installed cost of photovoltaic systems by the year 2015.
Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC Anode Concepts for SO2 Crossover
89 Rumford Avenue Reduction in the HyS Electrolyzer
Newton, MA 02466
This project will develop a system of economical production of hydrogen from carbon-free sources. Current production processes are inefficient and elusive. This system provides a crucial strategy to efficiently power vehicles with this emissions-free fuel.
Giner, Inc. Composite Alkaline Battery
89 Rumford Avenue Electrolyte with Improved
Newton, MA 02466 Hydroxide-Ion Transport Number
This project will develop a system of economical production of hydrogen from carbon-free sources. Current production processes are inefficient and elusive. This system provides a crucial strategy to efficiently power vehicles with this emissions-free fuel.
JENTEK Sensors, Inc. Noncontact Torque Sensing for
110-1 Clematis Avenue Performance and Health Monitoring
Waltham, MA 02453-7013
This project will develop a non-contact torque-sensing technology that can be implemented without modifying an existing power plant shaft. The sensing technology provides operators with a cost-effective capability to monitor performance and health of large rotating equipment, such as turbines, generators, pumps and motors. Benefits include reduced operating costs and improved safety.
JENTEK Sensors, Inc. Mapping and Tracking Early Stage
110-1 Clematis Avenue Damage and Damage Precursor
Waltham, MA 02453-7013 Conditions
This project will enhance sensors used for early detection of nuclear power plant corrosion damage and for tracking damage progression. Early detection and tracking of damage helps power plant operators reduce operating costs and improve safety margins.
KSE, Inc. Acetic Acid Manufacture by the
665 Amherst Road Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation
Sunderland, MA 01375-9420 of Ethylene
Acetic acid is a large-volume commodity chemical that is a vital building block in the U.S. chemical industry. This project will develop selective oxidation technology for cost-effective production of acetic acid, allowing for U.S. energy savings exceeding 10 trillion BTUs per year. The proposed technology, which should be applicable to a wide range of other products, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, and enable efficient use of hydrocarbons.
KSE, Inc. Reduction of Distillation Usage in
665 Amherst Road the Manufacture of Ethanol by
Sunderland, MA 01375-9420
Reactive Water Separation
The production of ethanol fuel from biomass is energy intensive, primarily during the separation of ethanol from water by distillation. This project will develop a reactant to remove water from ethanol by energy-efficient reactive separation. The reactant enables cost-effective use of a biomass substitute for imported oil, and furthermore, reduce total energy usage in the manufacture of transportation fuels and industrial chemicals.
Milcord, LLC A Personalized Web 2.0 Service for
1050 Winter Street Suite 1000 Authoritative Content
Waltham, MA 02451
With support from DOE, Milcord announced a Web 2.0 Service that will accelerate discovery and collaboration in the R&D community in general, and the renewable energy field in particular, by making it easier for scientists and researchers to collaborate and find authoritative and trusted sources of scientific blogs, podcasts, videos, and documents, and by making it easier for scientific publishers to syndicate their content.
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NOVA Scientific, Inc. Compact and Efficient Cold and
Sturbridge Technology Park Thermal Neutron Collimators
10 Picker Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566-1251
This project will develop a compact neutron collimator to improve neutron radiography. This device provides researchers with beam collimation improvements and more sensitive instrumentation with higher contrast capability for biological specimens and materials research.
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Optra, Inc. H-PDLC Tunable Filter for
461 Boston Street Hyperspectral Imaging
Topsfield, MA 01983-1290
This project will develop a tunable, wavelength filter using a liquid-crystal based material. The filter will find application in monitoring systems for detecting weapons of mass destruction.
Pharyx, Inc. Development of Microbioreactor
49 Hemenway St, #3 Technology for Obligate Anaerobes
Boston, MA 02115
Anaerobes are the source of industrially useful products such as bio ethanol. Because anaerobes are sensitive to oxygen, these organisms are very difficult to culture. This project will develop compact, easy-to-use, disposable devices for culturing anaerobes, and provide benefits to industries that are dependent on culturing anaerobes.
Physical Sciences Inc. Frequency Doubler for CO2 Laser ITER
20 New England Business Center Diagnostics
Andover, MA 01830
This project will develop orientation-patterned, gallium arsenide crystals for high efficiency doubling of CO2 lasers. U. S. Department of Energy plasma diagnostics are based on a CO2 laser and high efficiency color converting crystal for which this development will provide a one-hundred-fold improvement.
Physical Sciences Inc. Nano Silicon Oxy-Carbide Anode
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01830
This program will develop an electrode chemistry for improved capacity in lithium ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles. This technology also has widespread application for longer run times in portable power devices.
Physical Sciences Inc. Impermeable SiC Composites
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01830
This project will develop impermeable high temperature composite technology that will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy supplies and help protect the environment. Leadership in high temperature materials technology will allow American manufacturers to maintain global leadership in gas turbine technology and improve our balance of trade.
Physical Sciences Inc. Stabilized and Protected Lithium
20 New England Business Center Cobalt Phosphate Cathode
Andover, MA 01830
This program will develop lithium ion batteries with improved capacity for use in hybrid electric vehicles. This technology will also enable longer run times for portable power devices.
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Planetary Emissions Management, Inc. The Global Monitor Platform: Addressing
One Kendall Square Uncertainty in the Price of Carbon Credits
Bldg. 600, #287 with Improved Isotopic Monitoring
Cambridge, MA 02139
This project will develop new instrumentation for measuring rare forms of carbon to support global carbon trading and related capital markets through better pricing, accountability, and global standardization.
ProSensing, Inc. Dual Frequency Millimeter-Wave
107 Sunderland Road Radar-Radiometer System for Volume
Amherst, MA 01002-1098 Imaging of Clouds
The role of clouds in regulating incoming solar radiation and upwelling infrared radiation is a poorly understood factor affecting global climate. This project will develop a ground-based scanning radar system to generate volume images of clouds designed specifically to test cloud model predictions in support of global climate change research.
Q-Peak, Incorporated Mid IR Ultrafast Laser System for
135 South Road High Field Physics
Bedford, MA 01730
This project will improve the laser technology as one of the key components in generating ultrafast X-rays. The ultrafast X-rays and their resulting images will provide critically needed resources to basic science and offspring applications, such as diagnostic medicine.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Advanced Scintillation Detector for
44 Hunt Street Synchrotron Facilities
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop a scintillator to enhance X-ray detectors used for medical imaging, small animal research, X-ray scanning for homeland security, and synchrotron applications at U. S. Department of Energy laboratories.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Structured Scintillator for High
44 Hunt Street Resolution, High Efficiency Neutron
Watertown, MA 02472 Imaging
Neutron radiography and diffraction are used in biomedical research, new materials research, threat detection and other security applications. This project will significantly enhance the sensitivity and image quality of these neutron imaging systems while reducing their cost.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Optical Detector with Integrated ADC
44 Hunt Street for Digital Readout
Watertown, MA 02472
This project is designed to provide an optical detector coupled to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), for reducing costs and temperature effects for physics experiments. This configuration involves a complimentary-metal-oxide semiconductor for products used in gamma-ray spectroscopy to flow cytometry, neutron detection, dosimetry and even nuclear imaging applications
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. High Performance Neutron Detector
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
The project will develop a nuclear detector material that will have major impact in federally sponsored homeland security efforts and scientific studies, as well as commercial applications, such as medical imaging and oil exploration.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Development of Real-time Coal
44 Hunt Street Monitoring Instrument
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop a real-time fuel monitoring instrument for in-situ measurements at coal-based power plants or coal mine sites. The instrument provides automated information-gathering on the heat value of all elements present in coal samples, and detects hazardous chemicals, such as sulfur and mercury. Real-time monitoring will help optimize energy production in plants and reduce temporary closures due to slagging in boilers. More importantly, it will enable these power plants to meet rigorous mandatory environmental safety standards.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. New Approach for Lanthanide Halide
44 Hunt Street Crystal Growth
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop seismic detector technology that can detect nuclear detonations. It will be useful in other scientific studies, including high energy physics and space research, as well as commercial applications, such as oil exploration, medical imaging, and non-destructive evaluation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Novel Approach for
44 Hunt Street Depth-of-Interaction Encoding in PET
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will investigate a detector technology for use in nuclear physics studies. It will also be useful in other scientific studies including high energy physics and space research, plus applications such as oil exploration, medical imaging, and nuclear non-proliferation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Advanced Detectors for PET
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop a detector technology that will have major impact in scientific studies, health care, homeland defense, oil exploration, and industry.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. High Resolution Scintillators for SPECT
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop a medical imaging detector for application in both high energy physics and space research studies. Commercial applications include oil exploration and non-destructive evaluation.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. Fast, Low Noise Photodetectors for
44 Hunt Street Nuclear Physics
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will develop detector technology for use in fundamental scientific studies as well as commercial applications. It will be useful in diverse fields such as physics research, homeland security, medical imaging, and astronomy.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. A Novel, High Resolution PET Detector
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
This project will investigate a nuclear detector material that will have a major impact on physics, homeland security, scientific studies, and medical imaging, plus commercial applications such as oil exploration.
Spectral Sciences, Inc. Full Spectral Signature Simulation
4 Fourth Avenue Models for Chemical Releases
Burlington, MA 01803-3304
This project will develop chemical release signature models, a required technology for remote detection, identification, and monitoring of gases and activities associated with proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Spire Corporation Microcrack Detection in Crystalline
One Patriots Park Silicon Solar Cells
Bedford, MA 01730-2396
This project will develop an automated system for detecting micro-cracks in silicon solar cells. This new diagnostic capability will enable solar cell and module manufacturers to reduce the cost for a manufacturing line with 20 – 50 MW/yr production capacity and improve the reliability of photovoltaic systems.
STTR Project
SunEthanol, Inc. A Novel Approach to Microbe-Based
100 Venture Way Ethanol Production
Hadley, MA 01035
This project will develop technology for economically producing ethanol fuel from plant materials, by utilizing genetic information to significantly reduce the cost of biomass-to-ethanol conversion.
STTR Project
Supercon, Inc. Insulation Materials and Methods for
830 Boston Turnpike Bi2212 Magnets
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
This project will develop materials that advances the technology of high temperature, high field superconductors necessary to maintain United States leadership in the fields of materials science, biomaterials, and high energy physics.
Supercon, Inc. A Cost Effective, Tube Extruded
830 Boston Turnpike Nb3Sn Superconductor
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
This project will develop magnets for the next generation of high energy physics and fusion energy machines required to develop superconducting wire capable of high performance at very high magnetic fields.
Surmet Corporation Selective Emitter-Based Energy-
31 B Street Efficient Incandescent Lamp
Burlington, MA 01803 Technology
This project will develop new, high efficiency incandescent lamps that can produce national energy savings of at least 10 percent, while simultaneously improving lamp safety, life expectancy, and light quality.
TIAX, LLC Heat Activated Metal Hydride
15 Acorn Park Refrigeration Cycle
Cambridge, MA 02140
Roughly two-thirds of the fuel used in electric power plants is wasted because of dissipated heat. This project will develop refrigeration technology that will use this heat to cool buildings or provide refrigeration for supermarkets and industry.
TIAX, LLC High Voltage Electrolyte for
15 Acorn Park Lithium-Ion Cells
Cambridge, MA 02140
This project will develop technology to improve performance and reduce costs of batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The improved batteries will make these vehicles more commercially viable, and thus increase the likelihood that they will yield significant environmental, economic, and political benefits.
Electrocon International Inc. Simulating the Smart Electric Power
405 Little Lake Drive, Suite C Grid of the 21st Century
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
This project will develop a simulation tool that will give electric power grid engineers the ability to design and evaluate the fast, wide-area control needed to avoid cascading outages and blackouts. This technology integrates the current and disparate simulation programs using new control and communication models to analyze and design the future smart grid.
STTR Project
I Technology Applications Broadband Snapshot Complete Imaging
2663 Wayside Drive Stokes Polarimeter
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-2248
This project will develop a sensor to provide polarization information for remote sensing systems. This will make the presence of nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities easier to detect remotely. The sensor system is also applicable to medical, geological, and environmental sensing problems.
Michigan Aerospace Corporation Real-Time Optical MEMS-based
1777 Highland Drive, Suite B Seismometer
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2285
This project will develop a miniature and ultra-sensitive seismometer. The seismometer will detect and monitor man-made seismic activities, such as nuclear explosions. In addition, the seismometer will have applications in oil prospecting and mining activities, as well as space exploration and surveillance.
Niowave, Inc. Development of a Superconducting RF
1012 N. Walnut Street 1.5 GHz Landau Cavity for
Lansing, MI 48906 Synchrotron Light Sources
This project will develop superconducting multi-spoke cavities that offer several advantages over current elliptical structures to accelerate electrons near the speed of light.
Niowave, Inc. Development of a Superconducting RF
1012 N. Walnut Street Multi-Spoke Cavities for Electron
Lansing, MI 48906 Linacs
This project will develop superconducting multi-spoke cavities that offer several advantages over current elliptical structures to accelerate electrons near the speed of light.
Technova Corporation Nanostructured Interfaces for Fusion
3927 Dobie Road Energy Systems