U.S.
Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program
ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH | |
TOPIC: IMPROVED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES |
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MER Corporation |
The Development and Commercial Demonstration of Reliable Highly Adherent Metalization of AIN |
TOPIC: HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS |
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D. N. American, Inc. |
Collaborative File System (CFS) |
Ionic Systems, Inc. |
Non-Linear Optical Devices for High Performance Networking, Computing and Telecommunication Routing and Modulating |
Physical Optics Corporation |
Enhanced Wireless Cellular Packet Transmission Security via Spatial Diversity |
Tech-X Corporation |
CORBA for Fourth Generation Languages |
BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES |
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TOPIC: HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS |
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E-Spectrum Technologies, Inc. |
A Pressure/Temperature Tool for Geothermal Drilling Applications Based on a High-Temperature Universal Logging Computer |
LEL Corporation |
Advanced Geothermal Optical Transducer (AGOT) |
PhotoSonic, Inc. |
Low-Cost, High-Temperature Logging Tool for Geothermal Wells |
TOPIC: NEUTRON INSTRUMENTATION |
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NOVA Scientific, Inc. |
Fast-Response, Two-Dimensional Detector for Epithermal Neutron Detection with Adjustable Shape |
TOPIC: LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRIC |
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Eltron Research, Inc. |
Novel Lithium-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
TPL, Inc. |
Synthesis of New, Solid Polymer Electrolytes |
TOPIC: RECOVERY, RECYCLE, AND RE-USE OF POLYMERS |
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Adherent Technologies, Inc. |
Low-Temperature Composite Recycling Process |
Physical Sciences, Inc. |
Development of Data Processing Scheme for Plastic Identification Instruments |
TOPIC: MEMBRANES FOR ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES |
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CeraMem Corporation |
Ceramic Membrane Process for Upgrading Vacuum Residual Oil |
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. |
Harsh Fluorochemical Separation |
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. |
Membranes for Reverse Organic-Air |
Eltron Research, Inc. |
Ceramic Appliques for the Production of Supported Thin-Film Catalytic Membrane Reactors |
Media and Process Technology, Inc. |
Affinity Ceramic Membranes with Carbon Dioxide Transport Channel |
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) |
Hydrogen Recovery Process Using New Membrane Materials |
Techology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. |
Photocatalytic Membranes for Producing Ultrapure Water |
TOPIC: REACTIVE SEPARATIONS |
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CeraMem Corporation |
Novel Membrane Reactor for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis |
Epsilon Technologies |
High-Octane Fuel Stocks via Reactive |
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) |
Isobutane Isomerization Membrane |
BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH |
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TOPIC: GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES |
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Fidelity Systems, Inc. |
High-Throughput Sequencing of Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes and Genomic DNA |
TOPIC: MEDICAL SCIENCES |
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BioNeutrics, Inc. 9821 Cogdill Road Suite 1 Knoxville, TN 37932 |
New Boronated Amino Acids for Neutron Capture Therapy |
Lynntech, Inc. |
An Electrochemical Microfluide System |
NOVA R&D, Inc. |
Fast, Low-Noise Readout Chip for Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for Use in Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging |
PETNet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
A Simple Target for the Production of Aqueous [18F] Fluoride Ion Using [18O] Oxygen Gas |
TOPIC: CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE |
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Aerodyne Research, Inc. |
Widely Tunable Infrared Laser Spectrometer for Measurement of Isotopic Ratios of Carbon Cycle Gases |
Los Gatos Research |
Carbon Isotope Ratiometer |
Nanomaterials Research |
Miniature, Electrochemical Carbon |
TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY |
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Aerodyne Research, Inc. |
Development of a Versatile Aircraft Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for Organic Aerosol Analysis |
SPEC Incorporated |
An Automated System for Measuring Microphysical and Radiative Cloud Characteristics from a Tethered Balloon |
TOPIC: ADVANCED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOILS, SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER |
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IA, Inc. |
Real-Time Array Sensor System for Field Monitoring of Metal Ions |
Lynntech, Inc. |
An Innovative, Ultramicroelectrode Array for Field-Deployable Trace Metal Analysis |
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR LONG-TERM MONITORING OF CONTAMINANTS AT DOE SITES |
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Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. |
Intelligent Unmanned Monitoring of Remediated Sites |
X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc. |
Compact, Polycapillary-Based Microbeam X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis System for Remote Monitoring of Metal Contamination |
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEACTIVATION |
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ADA Technologies, Inc. |
Portable, Multi-Contaminant Detection Instrument for Research and Development |
ARM Automation, Inc. |
Modular Robotics for Delivering On-Site Contamination Sensors and Mapping Systems to Difficult-to-Access Locations |
Automatika, Inc. |
PipeTaz: Automated Pipe Asbestos Insulation Removal and Processing System |
FOSSIL ENERGY | |
TOPIC: OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES |
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4th Wave Imaging Corporation 850 Glenneyre Street Laguna Beach, CA 92651 |
Enhanced, Three-Dimensional, Multicomponent Seismic Imaging for Lithology and Fluid Characterization |
Tempress Technologies, Inc. |
Seismic-While-Drilling Source for Real-Time Pore Pressure Prediction |
TOPIC: MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR |
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Materials & Electrochemical Research |
Novel Joining Technique for Oxide-Dispersion Strengthened Iron Aluminide Alloys |
Materials and Systems Research, Inc. |
A Metallic Interconnect for Intermediate Temperature, Planar, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells |
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. |
Inexpensive High-Efficiency Fuel Cell Electrodes and Batteries Made from Cellular Coal |
TOPIC: HYDROGEN AND FUELS TECHNOLOGIES |
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Applied Thin Films, Inc. |
Utilization of Hydrocarbon Fuels In Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells |
EXPORTech Company, Inc. |
Magnetic Separation of Catalyst Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Wax |
TOPIC: HYDROGEN PROGRAM: ALTERNATIVE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY PROCESS TO PRODUCE FUELS FOR FUEL CELLS |
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Materials & Electrochemical Research |
Low-Cost Arc Process to Produce Single-Walled Nano-Tubes Using Coal-Based Starting Materials |
TOPIC: FUEL CELLS FOR BUILDINGS |
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Aspen Systems, Inc. |
Sorption-Reaction System for Reformate Purification |
FuelCell Energy, Inc. |
Advanced Cathode Structure for Oxygen Reduction in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells |
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR |
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Foster-Miller, Inc. |
Efficient, Selective, Emitter-Based Incandescent Lamps |
TOPIC: HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY |
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AeroVironment, Inc. |
Direct Lamination Cooling of Motors for Electric Vehicles |
VPT, Inc. |
Integration of High-Speed, Alternating-Current Induction Motor/Inverter System for Electric-and Hybrid-Electric-Vehicle Auxiliary Motor Drives |
TOPIC: BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY RESEARCH |
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LEC TECH, Inc. |
Separation Process for Biobased Succinic Acid |
Physical Sciences, Inc. |
Novel Method for Continuous, In-Situ Measurements of Alkali in Biomass Gasification |
TOPIC: OCEAN CURRENT ENERGY CAPTURE |
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Abacus Controls, Inc. |
Ocean Current Power Generator |
Dehlsen Associates, LLC |
Development of a Sustained Ocean Current-Driven Electric Power Generating System |
TOPIC: THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS |
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Amonix, Inc. |
A Novel Concept to Achieve High-Packing Density of Solar Cells with High Reliability |
ARSECO |
'On Chip' Smart Sensor Array and Control Teleplatform for Thermophotovoltaic Cell Manufacturing Applications |
TOPIC: ADVANCED SENSORS AND DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS |
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Weston Geophysical |
Short-Period Surface Waves from Explosions |
Yinnel Tech, Inc. |
Development of Large-Size and Low-Cost Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Single Crystals for Improved Room-Temperature Radiation Detectors Used for National Security |
TOPIC: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACTIVE OPTICAL |
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Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc. |
Infrared Focal Plane Array with Fast Shuttering |
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. |
Linear Avalanche Photodiode Detector Arrays for Gated Spectroscopy with Single-Photon Sensitivity |
NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
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TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES |
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Constellation Technology Corporation |
Development of a Large-Area Mercuric Iodide Photodetector for Scintillation Spectroscopy |
IntraSpec, Inc. |
Segmented, Deep-Sensitive-Depth Silicon Radiation Detectors |
Physical Optics Corporation |
Micromachined Silicon, Large Area X-Ray Detector |
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. |
A Fast, High-Light-Output Scintillator for Gamma Ray and Neutron Detection |
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY |
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Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc. |
A Surface Plasma Ion Source for Production of Heavy Negative Ion Beams |
DIANA Hi-Tech, LLC |
Novel, High-Efficiency and Clean Plasma Focus Radioactive-Beam Ion-Source for Applications in Nuclear Research and Biomedicine |
Pavilion Technologies, Inc. |
Robust, Optimal, Adaptive, System-Idenification & Nonlinear Model-Predictive Control Strategy for Accelerator Feedback Control Systems |
Tunnel Dust, Inc. |
A 600 MegaHertz Superconducting High-Brightness, High-Current Injector |
TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS ACCELERATORS |
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Calabazas Creek Research |
Development of a Three-Dimensional, Finite Element Charged Particle Code with Adaptive Meshing |
Omega-P, Inc. |
Dielectric Wake Field Resonator Accelerator Module |
Tech-X Corporation |
A Cross-Platform Graphical User Interface for the High-Energy Accelerator Design Code MAD-9 |
TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS |
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Calabazas Creek Research |
Development of Multiple-Beam Guns for High-Power Radio Frequency Sources for Accelerators and Colliders |
FM Technologies, Inc. |
In-Situ Electron Beam Processing for Radio Frequency Cavities |
MacroMetalics, Division of Elcon, Inc. |
Ultra Low-Cost, Long-Life Driver Traveling Wave Tubes for Future Accelerator Injection Systems |
Omega-P, Inc. |
Plasma Switch for High-Power Active Pulse Compressor |
TOPIC: HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS |
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Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc. |
An Innovative Fabrication Concept for Niobium-Tin Superconducting Wire |
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.. |
High-Performance Niobium-Tin-Tantalum Superconductors Formed by Mechanical Alloying and Near-Net Shape Tube Filling |
MicroCoating Technologies, Inc. |
Thin Alternatives to Braided Glass Insulation for Low-Temperature Superconducting Wire |
Supercon, Inc. |
Cost-Reduction Techniques for Powder-in-Tube Niobium-Tin Superconductors |
Superconducting Systems, Inc. |
Flexible Niobium-Tin Cables Suitable to React-then-Wind Approach to Fabricating Accelerator Magnets |
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON LINEAR COLLIDER |
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Applied Pulsed Power, Inc. |
High Voltage, High-Power, High di/dt, Low-Inductance, Solid State Switch |
Champion Research |
Vacuum Pump Power Supply Module with Controller Integrated Circuit |
Zmation, Inc. |
Automated Handling of Ultra Precision Parts |
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS |
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Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. |
Novel Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for Scintillating Fiber Readout |
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION |
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Tempest Microsystems |
Gigabit Data Acquisition Platform for High Energy Physics |
TOPIC: FUSION PLASMA SCIENCE RESEARCH |
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Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. |
Real-Time Adaptive Control Scheme for Superior Plasma Confinement |
NOVA Photonics, Inc. |
Development of MegaHertz Laser-Induced Fluorescence for Visualization of Turbulence |
Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc. |
Ultra-High Speed Imaging of Plasma Edge Turbulence |
TOPIC: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUSION PLASMA EXPERIMENTS |
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Calabazas Creek Research |
Advanced Design of Quasi-Optical Launchers for Fusion Plasma Heating |
Composite Technology Development, Inc. |
Novel Radiation-Resistant Insulation Systems for Fusion Magnets |
First Point Scientific, Inc. |
The Closed-Loop, Amplifier-Regulated Driver, a High-Accuracy, Low-Cost Modulator for Heavy Ion Fusion Accelerators |
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUTURE FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS |
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HyPerComp, Inc. |
Advanced Computation Environment for Incompressible Flows with Free Surface, MHD and Turbulence Effects in Complex Geometries |
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY |
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Expert Microsystems, Inc. |
Multivariate State Estimation Technique (MSET) Modeling for Assured Measurement Integrity |
Triton Systems, Inc. |
Manufacturing of Robust Ceramic/Metal Joints for Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Converters |