U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
FY 1998 Phase II - Awards by Topic


TOPIC:  CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

Eltron Research, Inc.
5660 Airport Boulevard 
Boulder, CO  80301-2340
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Miniaturized Flow Cell for Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metals
TOPIC: EFFICIENT SEPARATIONS PROCESSES
ADA Technologies, Inc.
304 Inverness Way, South Suite 365 
Englewood, CO 80112-5828
A Novel Photosorbent for Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Waste Streams
Eltron Research, Inc. 
5660 Airport Boulevard 
Boulder, CO 80301-2340
Three Dimensional Cathode for the Electrolytic Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Waste Streams
Industrial Science and Technology   Network, Inc.  1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  
York, PA 17404-1754 
 
Efficient Metal IonRemoval FromWaste Streams Using ChemicallySurface Modified Gels (CSMG)
Lynntech, Inc. 
7610 Eastmark Drive  
Suite 202  
College Station, TX 77840-4023
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A Selective and Cost Effective Oxidant for the Treatment of Radioactive Tank Waste
  TOPIC: GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
Cimarron Software, Inc.  
175 S. West Temple #530 
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1410
A Simulation Extension of a Workflow-Based LIMS
Cimarron Software, Inc.  
175 S. West Temple  #530  
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1410
A Workflow-Based LIMS for High-Throughput Sequencing, Genotyping, and Genetic Diagnostic Environments
  SpectruMedix Corporation  
2124 Old Gatesbury Rd.  
State College, PA 16803-2200Return To Topic Menu  
A Fully Automated 384-CapillaryArray DNA Sequencer
TOPIC: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGY  
BIODE, Inc.  
20 Freedom Parkway  
Bangor, ME 04401-5745
Piezoelectric Biosensors for Bacterial Detection and Speciation
Yellow Springs Optical Sensor  Company, P.L.L.  1725 Brannum Lane  
Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1107
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Development of An Optical Sensor System for Widely Dispersed, Unattended Monitoring of the Air-Sea Exchange of Carbon Dioxide
TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGY
Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc.  
101 Industrial Boulevard  
Turners Falls, MA 01376-1608
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Advances in Shortwave Measurement Technology: An Isothermal Radiation Detector for High Accuracy Radiation Measurements
TOPIC: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Newton Scientific, Inc.  
245 Bent Street
Cambridge, MA 02141-2001 
Production of Intermediate-Lived Radionuclides for Biomedical Applications Using Small Cyclotrons
PEM Technologies, Inc.
5611 Roosevelt Street  
Bethesda, MD 20817-6739 
Software Development for Real-Time Radiotractor Guidance of Breast Biopsy
Photon Imaging, Inc. 
19355 Business Center Drive  Suite #8 
Northridge, CA 91324-3503
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Fast-Timing Silicon Drift Photodetectors for PET
TOPIC: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT

Chromatofast, Inc. 
912 North Main Street  Suite 14  
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1035
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Rapid GC Analysis of Samples Desorbed from Personal Monitors for Occupational Exposure Assessment
TOPIC: COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCES: SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND FLUID TRANSPORT  
GeoMechanics International  
2250 Park Blvd.  
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1532
Analysis System to Determine Fluid Properties and Porosity Using Elastic-Wave Velocities
Subterranean Research, Inc.  
P.O. Box 1121  
Burlington, VT 05402-1121
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Rapid Tools for Joint Inversion and Imaging
TOPIC: MATERIALS JOINING
Goss Engineers, Inc.  
3525 South Tamarac Drive, Suite 325  
Denver, CO 80237-1419
Shaft Weld Replacement with a Ceramic Locking Assembly Joint

Sienna Technologies, Inc.  
19501 144th Avenue NE Suite F-500 
Woodinville, WA 98072-6463
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A Novel Reactive Joining Compound for High Temperature Applications
TOPIC: PROCESSING FOR SURFACE HARDNESS
Front Edge Technology, Inc.  
13455 Brooks Drive Suite A  
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-2299
Development of Novel Boron-Based Multilayer Thin-Film
ISM Technologies, Inc.  
A Division of Cutting Edge  Products, Inc. 
13100 Kirkham Way, Suite 211 
Poway, CA 92064-7113
Advanced Plasma Surface Modification System
Fast Forward Devices, LLC  
11020 Solway School Rd, Suite 113  
Knoxville, TN 37931 
Novel Characterization Techniques For Dynamic Tribological Properties of Thin Films
PlasmaQuest, Inc.  
12024 Forestgate Drive  
Dallas, TX 75243-5411 
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High-Flux, Low Energy, Ion Source for High Rate Ion-Assisted Deposition of Hard Coatings
  TOPIC: METAL FORMING
Formcast, Inc.  
100 S. Pecos Street  
Denver, CO 80223-1741 
Development of Economical Procedures for Producing and Processing Fine Grained SSM Feedstock via Mechanical Stirring 

Hot Metal Molding, Inc.  
35 McClellan Blvd.  
Arkadelphia, AR 71923-8809
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Semi-Solid Thermal Transformation to Produce Semi-Solid Formable Alloys
TOPIC: PROCESSING OF PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS
Advanced Materials Corporation  
700 Technology Drive  
P.O. Box 2950 
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3124
A Simple Process to Manufacture Grain Aligned Permanent Magnets
Advanced Materials Corporation  
700 Technology Drive  
P.O. Box 2950  
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3124
A Novel Technique for the Enhancement of Coercivity in High Energy Permanent Magnets

Chemat Technology, Inc.  
19365 Business Center Drive  Suite 8 
Northridge, CA 91324-3526
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Stabilization of Nitride Magnet Material Via Sol-Gel Route
TOPIC: CATALYSTS FOR ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES
Noxtech, Inc.  
1939 Deere Avenue  
Irvine, CA 92606-4818 
Non-thermal Plasma Assisted Catalyst Technology for Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Particulate Removal from Heavy Vehicle Exhaust
Symyx Technologies  
420 Oakmead Parkway  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4708 
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A Combinatorial Approach to the Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Anode Materials For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
TOPIC: HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
American Superconductor Corporation  
Two Technology Drive  
Westborough, MA 01581-1727 
Low Cost Deposition of Buffer Layers for Manufacturable YBCO HTS Conductors

CCVD, Inc., dba MicroCoating  Technologies  
3901 Green Industrial Way  
Chamblee, GA 30341-1913
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Buffer Layers on Textured Nickel Using Commercially Viable CCVD Processing
TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE
Krispin Technologies, Inc.  
1370 Piccard Drive  Suite 210  
Rockville, MD 20850-4304
Fast, Grid-Free Software for The Calculation of Energy-Related Turbulent Flows
Simmetrix, Inc.  
1223 Peoples Avenue  
Troy, NY 12180-3511
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A Geometry-Based Parallel, Adaptive Finite Element Analysis Framework
TOPIC: ADVANCED SENSORS, MATERIALS, AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR HARSH INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS
ADA Technologies, Inc.  
304 Inverness Way South  Suite 365  
Englewood, CO 80112-5828
Energy Saving Intelligent Controls for Commerical/Industrial Refrigeration
Physical Optics Corporation  
20600 Gramercy Place Suite 103 
Torrance, CA 90501-1821
Single-Chip CMOS Color Segmenter

T/J Technologies, Inc.  
P.O. Box 2150  
3850 Research Park Drive, Suite A 
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2150
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On-Line Chemical Sensors For Use In Agressive Process Streams
TOPIC: SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS FOR PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING APPLICATIONS
Architectural Energy Corporation  
2540 Frontier Avenue  Suite 201  
Boulder, CO 80301-2400
Development of an Inexpensive Mini-Optical Light Shelf (MOLS) Daylighting System
DPD, Inc.  
2000 Turner Street  
Lansing, MI 48906-4053 
Development of Efficient and Practical Passive Solar Building Systems with High Recycled Content Using the Preplaced Aggregate Concrete Technology
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.  
50 Washington Street  
Norwalk, CT 06854-2710 
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Fiber Optic Daylighting Systems Integrated With Structural Insulated Panels
TOPIC: LNG STORAGE FOR HEAVY VEHICLES
Commercial Electronics, Inc.  
801 North 15th Street  
Broken Arrow, OK 74012-2838 
A Low Cost Acoustic Property Sensor for Measuring Natural Gas Composition in Liquid Natural Gas LNG) Powered Vehicles
The Research Partnership  
Fuel 561 Thian Way  
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3921
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LNG Vehicle High-Pressure System
TOPIC: HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
Physical Sciences Inc.  20 New England Business Center  Andover, MA 01810-1077 Corrosion Resistant Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells
Visual Computing Systems Corporation  
9540 Highway 150 
P.O. Box 250 
Greenville, IN 47124-9683
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Improved Electric Motors for Hybrid Vehicle Transportation
TOPIC: ADVANCED COAL TECHNOLOGY
 TDA Research, Inc.  
12345 West 52nd Avenue  
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
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Heterogeneous Hydroformylation of Alkenes with Syngas
TOPIC: NATURAL GAS UTILIZATION
Energy Research Corporation  
3 Great Pasture Road  
Danbury, CT 06810-8153 
Novell Coatings as Corrosion Barriers for Carbonate Fuel Cell Components

NexTech Materials, Ltd.  
720-I Lakeview Plaza Boulevard  
Worthington, OH 43085-4733
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Tubular SOFC with Deposited Nano-Scale YSZ Electrolyte
TOPIC: ADVANCED OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGY
Membrane Technology and Research,  Inc.  
1360 Willow Road Suite 103 
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516
NGL Recovery in Carbon Dioxide Oil-Field Flood Operations

TomoSeis, Inc.  
1650 West Sam Houston Parkway, North  
Houston, TX 77043-3115
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Crosswell Seismic in Three Dimensions
TOPIC: ADVANCED COAL-BASED POWER SYSTEMS

Physical Sciences Inc.  
20 New England Business Center  
Andover, MA 01810-1077
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Control of Mercury Emissions from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plant
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND SPACE NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS

 TDA Research, Inc.  
12345 West 52nd Avenue  
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916 
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Low-Cost, High Performance Beta"-Alumina Tubes with Integrated Cermet Electrodes
TOPIC: SENSOR COMPONENTS FOR NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.  
7 Commerce Drive  
Danbury, CT 06810-4131
High Brightness LEDs Based on the (A1, Ga,In)N Materials System
Fermionics Corporation  
4555 Runway Street  
Simi Valley, CA 93063-3479 
High Speed Long Wavelength Infrared Detector Array/Preamplifier Development

INRAD, Inc.  
181 Legrand Avenue  
Northvale, NJ 07647-2404
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Development of Cadmium Germanium Arsenide Crystals
TOPIC: DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ILLICIT ACTIVITY FOR NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Geophex, Ltd.  
605 Mercury Street  
Raleigh, NC 27603-2343
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Passive and Active Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Spectroscopy for Airborne Detection of Underground Facilities
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR DOE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS
Lynntech, Inc.  
7610 Eastmark Drive  
Suite 202 
College Station, TX 77840-4023
An Easily Dispersed Reactive Coating for Surface Decontamination

Signatron Technology Corporation   
29 Domino Drive  
Concord, MA 01742-2845 
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A Low-Profile Location Tagging System For Tracking Cargo, Personnel and Vehicles
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES
ARACOR  
425 Lakeside Drive  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4704 
Integrated 2-D Silicon Detector for High-Count-Rate, Low-Noise X-Ray Applications
Photon Imaging, Inc.   
19355 Business Center Drive  Suite #8 
Northridge, CA 91324-3503
Large Area, High Performance Silicon Drift X-Ray Detectors
Princeton Electronic Systems, Inc.  
P.O. Box 8627  
Princeton, NJ 08543-8627
Neutron Detection With a Lithium Fluoride Bolometer

X-ray Instrumentation Associates  
2513 Charleston Road  Suite 207  
Mountain View, CA 94043-1607
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Signal Processing for Energy and Position Measurement in Gamma-Ray Detector Arrays
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
FARTECH, Inc.  
3146 Bunche Avenue  
San Diego, CA 92122-2247 
Optimized and Design Tool for Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source
Omega-P, Inc.  
202008 Yale Station  
New Haven, CT 06520-2008
Rectifier for RF Power Recovery

Physical Optics Corporation  
2520 West 237th Street  
Torrace, CA 90505-5217
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Intelligent Automated Tuning Systems Based On Hybrid Neural Networks
TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS
Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc.  
25 East Loop Road  
Stony Brook, NY 11790-3350
A High Current, High Gradient, Laser Excited, Pulsed Electron Gun
FM Technologies, Inc.  
10529-B Braddock Road  
Fairfax, VA 22032-2236
High Current Density High Repetition Rate Ferroelectric Cathode
Haimson Research Corporation  
3350 Scott Boulevard  Building 60  
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3104
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A Field Symmetrized Racetrack Cavity Photoinjector for a 17 Gigahertz Electron Linear Accelerator
TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY COLLIDERS
Calabazas Creek Research 
20937 Comer Drive  
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753 
Development of High Power RF Windows and Waveguide Components For the Next Linear Collider
Diversified Technologies, Inc.  
35 Wiggins Avenue 
Bedford, MA 01730-2314
Accelerator Pulse Power Modulators
FM Technologies, Inc.  
10529-B Braddock Road 
Fairfax, VA 22032-2236
A 34 GHz High-Power Micro-Pulse Klystron 
Macro Metalics Division of Elcon   
1009 Timothy Drive  
San Jose, CA 95133-1043
Ultra-Low-Cost Driver TWT for SLAC NLC Klystron
MDS Company  
1955 Mountain Boulevard  Suite 101  
Oakland, CA 94611-2830
Development of a 150 MW Periodic Permanent Magnet Focused X-Band Klystron Amplifier
Omega-P, Inc.   
202008 Yale Station  
New Haven, CT 06520-2008
High Power Pulsed Magnicon at 34.272 GHz

Ron Witherspoon, Inc.  
430 Industrial Street  
Campbell, CA 95008-4110 
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Electrical Discharge Machining Application to the Development of mm-Wave Accelerating Structures
TOPIC: ADVANCED CRYOGENIC, HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR, AND SUPERCONDUCTIONG MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS
American Superconductor Corporation  
Two Technology Drive  
Westborough, MA 01581-1727 
Optimization and Manufacturing Qualified for Controlled Processing for High-Performance Fine Filament Bi-2223 Conductors

Plastronic, Inc.  
11641 North Dixie Drive  
Tipp City, OH 45371-9108
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Rapid Quench Nb3Al for High Field Accelerator Applications
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
Spin Logic  
9820 Willow Creek Road  Suite 420  
San Diego, CA 92131-1112
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A High Performance Deep Memory Buffer for High Energy Physics Data Acquisition
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS
HYTEC, Inc.  
110 Eastgate Dr., Suite 100  
Los Alamos, NM 87544-3304 
Ultra-Lightweight Carbon-Carbon Cooling Structure For Pixel and Silicon Strip Detectors

Ludlum Measurements, Inc.  
901 Oak Street  
Sweetwater, TX 79556-0810 
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Development of Scintillators and Waveshifters for Detection of Ionizing Radiation
TOPIC: PLASMA PHYSICS AND DIAGNOSTICS
Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation  
2235 Polvorosa Avenue  Suite 230 
San Leandro, CA 94577-2249
Diamond Fast Opening Breaking Switches
Calabazas Creek Research  
20937 Comer Drive  
Saratoga, CA 95070-3753 
Development of a Multi-Stage Depressed Collector System For Gaussian Mode Gyrotrons
Fusion Physics & Technology  
3555 Voyager Street, Suite 201  
Torrance, CA 90503-1675
Edge Turbulance Measurements by Laser Induced Fluorecence

Princeton Scientific Instruments,  Inc.  
7 Deer Park Drive 
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852-1921
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X-Ray Camera for Plasma Instability Diagnostics
TOPIC: FUSION MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS

Plasma Processes, Inc.  
4914 D Moores Mill Road  
Huntsville, AL 35811-1558
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Beryllium and Tungsten Brush Armor for Plasma Facing Components

          ****Project provided with funding continuity following application submission by January 26, 1998.****