U.S. Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research Program and
 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
FY 2003 Phase II - Awards by State


Alabama, California, Colorado, ConnecticutFloridaIllinoisKansasMarylandMassachusetts, Michigan, MinnesotaMontanaNew Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, OhioPennsylvaniaTennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin


ALABAMA

     Plasma Processes, Inc.                                            Nanostructured Tungsten for Improved
    4914 Moores Mill Road
                                          Plasma Facing Component Performance
    Huntsville, AL
 
35811-1558

    This project will develop nanostructured tungsten plasma facing components to increase
    the performance and lower the cost of fusion energy devices.

        

CALIFORNIA

    Adelphi Technology, Inc.                                        An Inexpensive, Efficient Neutron
    2181 Park Boulevard                                               Monochromator
    Palo Alto
, CA   94306-1543

    This project will demonstrate the applicability of an instrument to condition neutron beams
    for microscopy for biomedical studies, scientific and industrial imaging, and neutron
    research instrumentation.

 

   Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.                                            Speciated Organic Composition of
    2329 Fourth Street                                                   Atmospheric Aerosols: A New In-Situ
    Berkeley
, CA  94710-2401                                     Instrument

    This project will develop an automated instrument to identify and quantify organic
    compounds in atmospheric aerosols, needed to understand the sources and transformations of
    atmospheric pollution. 

 

    Broadata Communications, Inc.                              Micro-Java Building Environment Controller
    2545 West 237th Street
    Suite K
    Torrance, CA  90505

    This project will develop a low-cost system to reduce electricity consumption by intelligent control
    of light fixtures using existing AC power line infrastructure.

 

    Calabazas Creek Research                                    20 kW CW L Band Klystron for Driving
    20937 Comer Drive                                                 Superconductor Accelerator Cavities
    Saratoga
, CA  95070-3753

    This project will result in a high efficiency power source that will enable a major upgrade
    of the accelerator at the Jefferson Laboratory.

 

    Calabazas Creek Research                                    Development of a 50 MW Multiple Beam
    20937 Comer Drive                                                 Klystron
    Saratoga
, CA   95070-3753

    This project will substantially increase the capability of high efficiency radio frequency
    power amplifiers needed for accelerators, x-ray scanners, radar, and communications, while
    dramatically reducing total system cost.

 

    Composite Support & Solutions, Inc.                      Cost Effective Approach to Tall Composite
    32526 Seahill Drive
                                                 Wind Turbine Towers by Allowing On-Site
    Building C-11                                                             Fabrication
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275-5866

    This project will develop a wind turbine tower lighter than current technology that
    can be manufactured entirely on site, using labor available locally, that will reduce
    manufacturing and construction costs.   

 

    Diversa Corporation                                                Discovery and Optimization of
    4955 Directors Place
                                               Cellobiohydrolase
    San Diego, CA 92121-3829

    This research will focus on finding enzymes that will more efficiently produce sugars
    from biomass for the production of ethanol.

 

    Duly Research, Inc.                                                 A Polarized Electron RF Photoinjector
    1912 MacArthur Street
    Rancho Palos Verdes
, CA  90275-1111

    This project will develop a polarized electron source suitable for producing a high quality,
    polarized electron beam, essential for future linear colliders. The technology will also have uses 
    in nuclear physics research and other potential medical and industrial applications.

 

    Duly Research, Inc.                                                 An Ultra Low Emittance DC/RF
    1912 MacArthur Street                                            Photoelectron Gun
    Rancho Palos Verdes
, CA  90275-1111

    This project will develop bright, ultrafast, x-ray sources for cutting edge research in
    structural biology and materials science, and for medical imaging and therapy.  

 

    Duly Research, Inc.                                                 Photonic Band Gap Lattice Cavities
    1912 MacArthur Street
    Rancho Palos Verdes
, CA  90275-1111

    This project will develop accelerator structures that have significant advantages in terms
    of ease of fabrication, power handling, and more modest design requirements. At microwave,
    millimeter, and higher frequencies, these structures have potential use in linear colliders as well
    as commercial applications.

 

    Energent Corporation                                               Research and Development of an 
    2321 South Pullman Street
                                     Integral Separator for a Centrifugal 
    Santa Ana
, CA   92705-5506                                   Gas Processing Facility

    This project will develop a very compact, efficient gas processing device which will enable
    increased gas production from previously uneconomic resources in the
     USA and offshore.

 

    Farasis Energy, Inc.                                                Stabilized Lithium Manganese Oxide Spinel
    851 W. Midway Avenue                                          Cathode for High Power Li-Ion Batteries
    Alameda, CA  94501

    This project will develop technology to greatly increase the safety and decrease the cost
    of current lithium-ion batteries, making them economically practical for electric
    and hybrid-electric vehicles.

 

    Fermionics Corporation                                          High Performance TE-cooled LWIR
    4555 Runway Street                                                HgCdTe Detectors
    Simi Valley
, CA  93063-3479

    This project will develop infrared detectors with superior performance to facilitate
    remote chemical sensing required in today’s high speed applications.

 

    Genomatica, Inc.                                                      Model-driven Strain Design for 
    5405 Morehouse Drive                                            Pseudomonas Fluorescens
    Suite
210
    San Diego, CA  92121-4722

    This project will develop a computational technology to assemble a metabolic model based
    on genomic, biochemical and physiological information, and predict cellular functions
    of organisms under changing physiological and genetic conditions. These predictive capabilities
    will enable the model to be useful in guiding future experimental research, and
    process improvements.

 

    Los Gatos Research                                               Cavity-Enhanced Gas Analyzer for Process
    67 East Evelyn Avenue                                           Control Applications
    Suite 3
    Mountain View, CA  94041-1518

    This project will develop a laser-based, gas analyzer that will be more sensitive, faster,
    and cheaper than current industrial process control methods, potentially saving
    petrochemical manufacturers several million dollars per year.

 

    Los Gatos Research                                              High Accuracy Carbon Dioxide Analyzer
    67 East Evelyn Avenue
    Suite 3
    Mountain View , CA  94041-1518

    This project will develop an instrument to measure carbon dioxide concentrations with
    accuracy and precision for detailed studies of the environment, medical diagnostics
    for detection of common diseases, and for monitoring and control of various
    industrial processes.

 

    Maxdem, Inc.                                                          New Solid State Lighting Materials
    140 East Arrow Highway
    San Dimas, CA  91773-3336

    This project will develop solid-state lighting materials to promote the widespread
    use of this environmentally friendly, energy saving lighting technology.

 

    Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR)        Multilayer Composite Membranes for
    1360 Willow Road
                                                             Upgrading Acid-Rich Natural Gas
    Suite 103
    Menlo Park, CA   94025-1516

    This project will develop a field-demonstrated membrane separation system that will
    substantially lower the cost of removing carbon dioxide from natural gas.

  

    Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR)        Separation and Enrichment of Xenon
    1360 Willow Road
                                                             in Air
    Suite 103
    Menlo Park, CA  94025-1516

    This project will develop a device to measure xenon concentrations in air to detect
    underground nuclear tests and other nuclear activities.

 

    Mirmar Sensor, LLC                                               Vibration-Resistant, High-Pressure Xenon
    PO Box
31161                                                           Gamma-Ray Detector
    Santa Barbara, CA  93105

    This project will develop gamma-ray detectors for assessment of nuclear waste and
    signs of nuclear proliferation.  This enhancement will make the detectors more robust
    in field operation.

 

   Photon Imaging, Inc.                                                  Advanced X-Ray Detectors for 
    19355 Business Center Drive
                                 Transmission Electron Microscopy
    Suite
8
    Northridge, CA  91344

    This project will develop generation detectors for Transmission Electron Microscopy
    that will improve data quality and will open up applications to scientific and industrial
    problems that cannot be studied with current detector technologies.

    Photon Imaging, Inc.                                               MetaMammography: Molecular Function
    19355 Business Center Drive
                               Enhanced Mammography
    Suite
8
    Northridge, CA  91344

    This project will develop a new type of mammography that combines the high
    sensitivity of x-ray mammography with the high specificity of molecular imaging
    to improve the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer while reducing costs.

 

    Physical Optics Corporation,                                  Fiber Optic Backplane Interconnect for
        Electro-Optics & Holog. Div.                             Supercomputers
    20600 Gramercy Place
    Building 100
    Torrance
, CA  90501-1821

    This project will develop a new scalable computer architecture and optical interconnect
    system that will eliminate the bottleneck that prevents supercomputing systems
    from performing terabit-per-second data transfer.

 

    Process Metrix, LLC                                              Monitoring Particulates in High
    2110 Omega Road                                                   Pressure/Temperature Gasifiers
    Suite D
    San Ramon
, CA   94583-1295

    This project will develop a particle monitoring instrument for application to
    high pressure coal gasification and filtration. This continuous monitor
    will improve plant operation, efficiency, and reliability.

 

    Proctor Engineering Group                                     Advanced Onboard Diagnostics for HVAC
    418 Mission Avenue
                                                Systems
    San Rafael, CA  94901

    This project will develop an automated system that informs home or building owners
    that their air conditioning systems are operating below their designed efficiency,
    directs technicians how to fix the problem, and checks that it is fixed.

 

    STTR Project
    SABIA, Inc.                                                           Real-Time Monitoring of Ash,
Sulphur
    7944 Convoy Court
                                              and Elemental Contaminants
    San Diego, CA   92111-1212  
                            Neutron-Gamma Spectroscopy

    North Carolina State
University

   This project will develop an on-line coal analyzer for optimizing pollution
    controls in coal-fired power plants.

    Stottler Henke Associates, Inc.                              A Distributed Software Agent Approach to
    1660 South Amphlett Boulevard
                           High Available Clustered Computing
    Suite
350
    San Mateo, CA  94402

    This project will design, build, and evaluate a fault management system based on
    artificial intelligence programs to improve the reliability of cheap, off the shelf
    computers used in clusters for high performance computing.

 

    WaveBand Corporation                                           Multi-Channel MMW Interferometry for
    17152 Armstrong Ave                                              Plasma Diagnostics
    Irvine, CA  92614

    This project will develop an instrument to identify fusion plasma distribution, size,
    position, shape, and dynamics and that will provide the design compactness,
    versatility, and cost-effectiveness, necessary to enhance the productivity of plasma diagnostics.

         

COLORADO

    2B Technologies, Inc.                                              Ultrasonic Detector for Carbon Dioxide
    17222 S. Golden Road
    PO Box
288
    Golden
, CO  80402-0288

    This project will develop a new, lightweight instrument for measuring the concentration
    of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with high accuracy. The instrument will improve
    our ability to measure the extent to which forests and croplands remove carbon dioxide
    from the atmosphere and thereby partially mitigate global warming.

 

   ADA Technologies, Inc.                                           Real-Time Monitoring System for
    8100 Shaffer Parkway                                             Phytoremediation Optimization
    Suite
130
    Littleton,
CO  80013-4124

    This project will develop two technologies to rapidly and inexpensively monitor the
    health, growth, and contaminant uptake by plants being used to remove toxic
    metal and radioactive elements from soil and ground water at DOE, DOD, and
    industrially contaminated sites.

 

    Atmospheric Observing Systems, Inc.                   High Precision, Airborne Analyzers
    8022
Countryside Park
    Suite 234
    Niwot, CO  80503-7116

    This project will develop high precision carbon dioxide analyzers, needed for a
    better understanding of our planet’s climate.

 

    Composite Technology Development, Inc.            Radiation Resistant Insulation with 
    2600 Campus Drive                                                 Improved Shear Strength for Fusion 
    Suite D                                                                     Magnets
    Lafayette
, CO  80026-3359

    This project will develop an economically viable insulation system that would
    allow the higher operating temperatures and higher radiation necessary to build
    more efficient, cost-effective, future fusion energy facilities.

 

    ELS Technology, Inc.                                              Advanced Structural Carbon-Supported
    6600 East Lookout Drive                                        Catalysts for Industrial Polymer Synthesis
    Parker, CO  80138

    This project will develop improved catalysts to support development of cleaner,
    more selective, more innovative chemical processes to help maintain American
    competitiveness in chemical process industries.  

 

    Eltron Research, Inc.                                                A Remote Monitoring System for the
    4600 Nautilus Court South
                                      Detection of Nitrates and Nitrites in
    Boulder
, CO  80301-3241                                         Groundwater

    This project will develop a versatile, affordable monitoring system for nitrate and nitrite
    contamination in groundwater for applications such as drinking water testing and agricultural
    runoff monitoring.

 

    Mesoscopic Devices, LLC                                      Millisecond Contact Time Reactors for
    510 Compton Street
                                                Oxidative Coupling of Methane
    Suite 106
    Broomfield, CO 80020

    This project will develop a system for converting the natural gas in remote fields
    into a liquid that can be transported in existing oil pipelines or in fuel trucks.

 

    Radiometrics Corporation                                      Advanced Millimeter Wave Radiometer for
    2840 Wilderness Place
                                           Profiling Low Concentrations of 
    Unit G                                                                       Atmospheric Water Vapor
    Boulder , CO   80301-5414

    This project will develop a lower cost passive radiometer for civil and military
    applications, including meteorological measurements and weather forecasting,
    detection of aircraft icing hazards, nuclear, biological, and chemical dispersion,
    soil moisture, snow pack, and other environmental measurements. 

    TDA Research, Inc.                                                 Catalyst to Improve Small-Scale Claus Plants
    12345 West 52nd Avenue    
    Wheat Ridge
, CO  80033-1917

    This project will develop a catalyst for use in the natural gas treatment process that
    will result in substantial cost savings for producers by eliminating the need to
    install expensive technology to meet regulatory compliance.

 

    TDA Research, Inc.                                                Catalytic Process for Converting Fuel 
    12345 West 52nd Avenue                                       Gases into Gasoline
    Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1917

    This project will develop a crude oil refining process to increase the percent of each
    barrel of crude oil converted into gasoline, resulting in almost 200,000 additional barrels of
    gasoline per day for the U.S.

 

    TDA Research, Inc.                                                Sorbents for High-Temperature Mercury
    12345 West 52nd Avenue                                       Removal from Coal-Derived Syngas
    Wheat Ridge
, CO   80033-1917

    This project will develop sorbents to remove trace contaminants from coal
    in a cost-effective way to support the widespread utilization
    of advanced, highly efficient and environmentally responsible
    coal-based processes.  

 

   Tech-X Corporation                                                  A Grid Portal for Interactive High Energy
    5541 Central Avenue                                               Physics Data Analysis
    Suite
135
    Boulder, CO  80301

    This project will develop software tools for enabling secure remote data access
    that allow scientists and engineers to interactively and visually analyze large data sets using
    high-performance computing.

 

    Tech-X Corporation                                                A Parallel Microwave/PIC Code for
    5541 Central Avenue                                              Breakdown Studies
    Suite
135
    Boulder, CO  80301

    This project will develop software tools of use to the microwave and accelerator communities.

 

    Tech-X Corporation                                                 Computational Modules for Studying 
    5541 Central Avenue                                               Electron Effects in Heavy-Ion Fusion
    Suite
135                                                                   Accelerators
    Boulder, CO  80301

    This project will enable researchers to ensure electron effects do not degrade the
    performance of proposed fusion energy devices.

 

    Tech-X Corporation                                                Data Grids for Large-Scale Fusion Simulations
    5541 Central Avenue
    Suite 135
    Boulder, CO  80301

    This project will develop software tools for enabling remote visualization
    and data access of fusion experiments.  These tools will allow scientists
    and engineers to view large data set sets generated at remote,
    high-performance computing sites.

 

   Tech-X Corporation                                                 IONPACK: Ionization Package for Intense
    5541 Central Avenue                                             
Lasers and Plasma Physics Codes
    Suite 135
    Boulder, CO   80301

    This project will develop a software library for ionization processes related to
    high-energy electron accelerators, providing new capabilities for the simulation and design
    of plasma based accelerators and devices.

 

    UQM Technologies, Inc.                                         High Performance Integrated Controller-PM
    7501 Miller Drive                                                    Motor with Low Cost Rotor Position Sensor
    Frederick, CO  80530

    This project will develop an integrated controller-motor propulsion system for
    electrically propelled vehicles that will surpass foreign offerings in terms of
    manufacturability and performance.  

CONNECTICUT

   APS Technology, Inc.                                               Rotary Steerable Motor System for Deep
    8 00 Corporate Row                                                Gas Drilling
    Cromwell
, CT   06416

    This project will develop a new drilling tool that allows greater power to be delivered to the
    drill bit while allowing the drill bit to be continuously oriented in the
    desired direction, thereby eliminating “crooked” holes which cause drilling, completion,
    and production problems.

 

     STTR Project
    FuelCell Energy, Inc.                                             Advanced Control Modules for
    3 Great Pasture Road                                              Hybrid Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Power
    Danbury
, CT  06813-1305                                      Plants

    University of California

    This project will develop software modules that can be programmed into existing,
    standard plant controllers so that power plants will operate at maximum performance
    and reliability by utilizing known information about the plant and electrical load,
    inferring unknown information, and learning new information
    over time.

 

    Molecular Staging Incorporated                             DNA Amplification of the Whole Genome
    300 George Street
                                                   from a Single Cell
    7th Floor
    New Haven, CT  06511-6652

    This project will develop a method to accurately produce millions of DNA copies
    starting from a single bacterial cell, making it possible to sequence the genome of thousands
    of new bacterial species and accelerate research into microbiology, infectious
    diseases, and biological warfare.

 

    NanoSciences Corporation                                     Micro-Photomultiplier Array
    115 Hurley Road, #1B
    Oxford, CT  06478-1037

    This project will develop a prototype miniature photomultiplier light detector that will
    enable advances in instrumentation for medical diagnostic equipment, detection of nuclear,
    biological or chemical weapons, and in nuclear and high energy physics research. 

 

    Omega-P, Inc.                                                          Plasma Switch for 11.4 GHz Active Sled-II 
    202008 Yale Station                                                 RF Pulse Compressor
    Suite
100
    New Haven, CT  06520-2008

    This project will develop efficient and flexible active switches for the microwave pulse
    compressors needed to reduce the capital and operating costs for a future electron-positron accelerator. 

 

   SibTech, Inc.                                                             VEGF-Based Delivery of Boron Therapeutics
    705 North Mountain Road
    Newington
, CT  06111

    This project will develop and test sophisticated nanovehicles for targeted delivery of therapeutic
    and imaging agents to tumor blood vessels. The goal is to starve tumors by destroying their
    “supply lines”.

 FLORIDA

    Parallax Research, Inc.                                          High Gain, Fast Scan, Broad Spectrum,
    P.O. Box
12212                                                       Parallel Beam Wavelength Dispersive 
    Tallahassee, FL  32317-2212                                X-Ray Spectrometer for SEM

    This project will develop a new type of elemental analysis system for use on electron
    microscopes that will give increased speed, ability to discriminate elements, and ease of use.  

 

   SeaAg, Inc.                                                               Comparsion of Marine Microalgae Culture
    705 27th Avenue, S.W.
                                          Systems for Fuels Production and
    Suite 5                                                                      Carbon Sequestration
    Vero Beach, FL  32968-1315

    This project will compare production systems for marine microalage used to reduce
    carbon dioxide emissions, for applications in aquaculture and for greenhouse gas
    mitigation from fossil fuel power plants.  

 

    Supergenics                                                             High Current Density (Jc), Low AC Loss,
    1233 Tree Bay Lane
                                             Low Cost Internal-Tin Superconductors
    Sarasota, FL  34242

    This project will develop high quality conductors, at relatively low cost, to be used
    in the high field superconducting magnets needed for the construction of next
    generation particle accelerators.

 

ILLINOIS

    STTR Project
    MUONS, Inc.                                                          Pressurized RF Cavities for Muon
    552 N. Batavia Avenue
                                          Ionization Cooling
    Batavia, IL 
60510-1274

    Illinois Institute of Technology

    This project will develop a technology using a cold, pressurized, gas to allow higher
    accelerating fields at lower cost for new particle research accelerators needed to study the forces of nature.

 

    PioCon Technologies, Inc.                                          A Database Grid Solution Increasing Ease of
    1952 McDowell Road
                                                Use and Scalability of Large, Distributed,
    Suite
300                                                                      Heterogeneous Databases by Providing
    Naperville,
IL  60563-1123                                         Implicit Queries to a Virtual Data Warehouse

    This project will develop an easy to use implicit computer query language combined
    with the power and scalability of a virtual data warehouse, providing the benefits
    of an integrated information solution to organizations of all
    shapes and sizes.

 

KANSAS

    STTR Project
    K. Wetzel & Company                                               Carbon Fiber Composite Aeroelastically
    P.O. Box 4153                                                             Tailored Rotor Blades for Utility-Scale
    4108 Spring Hill Drive
                                              Wind Turbines
    Lawrence,
KS  66046 -1153

    Wichita
State
University

    This project will develop and demonstrate the feasibility of producing an advanced-technology
   
tailored blade for the wind turbine industry.

 

MARYLAND

    Brimrose Corporation of America                               Development of an Acousto-Optic Tunable
    5024 Campbell Boulevard                                             Filter Based Imaging Radiometer for Solar
    Suite E
    Baltimore, MD  21236-4968

    This project will improve the data acquisition and analysis of the atmosphere’s physical
    and chemical states in support of atmospheric and climate research.

 

    ICARUS Research, Inc.                                               Staged Laser Wakefield Accelerator: Dual
    7113 Exfair Road                                                          Capillary Discharge with Plasma Lens
    Bethesda, MD   20814-5504                                         Coupling

    This project will design an accelerator using technology that will permit a significant
    reduction in the size and operating costs.

 

    Maxion Technologies, Inc.                                         Mid-Infrared Interband Cascade and 
    6525 Belcrest Road                                                    Quantum Cascade Lasers for Chemical Sensing
    Suite 523
    Hyattsville, MD  20782-2003

    This project will develop a technology that will enable the development of sensors
    capable of remote and covert detection of nuclear processing facilities.

 

MASSACHUSETTS

   A123 Systems                                                               An Advanced Cathode Material for Li-Ion
    8 Saint Mary's Street                                                  Batteries
    Suite
611
    Boston
, MA  02215

    This project will develop a new class of lithium batteries that can meet the automotive
    demands of the 21st century as well as emerging hybrid fuel cell vehicle technologies.

 

    STTR Project
    Aerodyne Research, Inc.                                            Development of a High Precision, Quantum
    45 Manning Road                                                       Cascade Laser-Based Detector for Carbon
    Billerica
, MA  01821-3976                                         Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide

    Harvard College

    This project will develop a new laser-based technique for measuring carbon dioxide and
    carbon monoxide that will be used to study the sources and global distribution of these gases in
    the atmosphere
. 

 

    Barrett Technology, Inc.                                              Universal Telerobotic-Master Device with
    139 Main Street
                                                           Advanced Feedback
    Kendall Square
    Cambridge, MA   02142-1528

    This project will develop a computer-machine interface that will provide realistic feedback
    to users for applications in homeland security inspection/response, medical
    surgery, rehabilitation, and off-line simulation based training. 

 

    Coating Technology Solutions, Inc.                             Diamond Windows for High Power
    36 Munroe Street, #1                                                    Microwave Transmission
    Somerville
, MA  02143-2009

    This project will develop a novel, lower cost process to create man-made diamond
    instrument windows used in industry and in fusion research, and make it possible
    to increase the usable power of microwave sources and lasers.  

 

    Diversified Technologies, Inc.                                        Inductive Modulator Switch
    35 Wiggins Avenue
    Bedford
, MA   01730 -2314

    This project will develop very fast, solid state switches for use in high voltage,
    pulsed power applications including radar, semiconductor manufacturing, cancer
    radiation treatment, x-ray inspection systems, and electric sterilization of
    food and mail.

    Diversified Technologies, Inc.                                        Multiple Concentric High Voltage Cable
    35 Wiggins Avenue
    Bedford
, MA  01730 -2314

    This project will develop technology to allow use of a newly developed, efficient klystron
    for the Next Generation Linear Collider. This technology will directly support new generations of
    affordable accelerator systems for cancer therapy, x-ray inspection systems, and
    food/mail sterilization.  

 

    Diversified Technologies, Inc.                                        Multiplier Power Supply
    35 Wiggins Avenue
    Bedford
, MA  01730 -2314

    This project will develop a power source technology that will reduce the operational
    costs of the Next Generation High Energy Physics Research Linear Collider
    as well as for thousands of industrial and medical accelerators world-wide.

 

    Optodot Corporation                                               Low-Cost Nanoporous Sol Gel Separators 
    214 Lincoln Street, Suite
305                                  for Lithium-Based Batteries
    Allston, MA   02134-1348

    This project will develop safer, much faster recharging and discharging, longer lasting,
    and more energetic batteries. The technology developed also will be useful
    for fuel cells, solar cells, optical telecommunications, ultra-filtration membranes,
    and ink jet digital printing.  

 

    Physical Sciences, Inc.                                            Broadly Tunable Mid-IR Hydrocarbon 
    20
New England Business Center                         Sensor
    Andover , MA   01810-1077

    This project will develop a new type of laser source that can be used to monitor
    the concentrations of certain process chemicals in real time during production. 

 

    Physical Sciences, Inc.                                             Compact Quantum Cascade Laser-Based 
    20
New England Business Center                          Field Sensor for CO2 Isotope 
    Andover, MA  01810-1077                                      Measurements

    This project will develop and demonstrate a high sensitivity instrument for monitoring
    the major stable isotopes of carbon dioxide, which can be used to measure the magnitude
    of the carbon dioxide sinks associated with the oceans and the terrestrial biosphere.  

 

    ProSensing, Inc.                                                       Millimeter-Wave Radiometer for High
    107 Sunderland Road
                                             Sensitivity Water Vapor Profiling in Arid
    Amherst, MA  01002 -1098                                     Regions

    This project will develop a novel microwave radiometer designed for mapping
    low levels of atmospheric water vapor in dry, arctic regions. This instrument combines a simple,
    reliable radiometer design with sophisticated software to achieve a high level of
    instrument accuracy.  

 

    Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                       A New Scintillator for Gamma Ray
    44 Hunt Street                                                         Spectroscopy
    Watertown
, MA  02472-4699

    This project will investigate a promising nuclear detector material, which will have major
    impact in physics, medical imaging, scientific studies as well as in commercial applications.  

 

    Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.                       High Resolution Gamma Ray 
    44 Hunt Street
                                                        Spectrometer for Nuclear
    Watertown, MA  02472-4699                                 Non-Proliferation

    This project will investigate a promising nuclear detector material that will have major impact
    in nuclear non-proliferation and scientific studies as well as commercial applications.  

 

    Science Research Laboratory, Inc.                        A New Optical Storage System with
    15 Ward Street                                                        Terabit-Per-Second Readout
    Somerville
, MA  02143-4228

    This project will develop an inexpensive, high-density, computer data storage technology
    that can be easily accessed when required.  

 

    Science Research Laboratory, Inc.                        Drivers for Low Cost, Ultra-Compact,
    15 Ward Street                                                        Epithermal Neutron Sources for BNCT
    Somerville
, MA  02143-4228

    This project will develop a compact neutron source technology that can be used in
    Homeland Defense for counterterrorism applications, for detecting explosives,
    nuclear materials, and illicit drugs, and also to treat aggressive forms
    of brain cancer.

 

MICHIGAN

    United Solar Systems Corp.                                    High Efficiency Amorphous and
    1100 West Maple Road
                                         Microcrystalline Silicon Based Double-
    Troy, MI   48084-5352                                            Junction Solar Cells Made with Very-
                                                                                      High-Frequency Glow Discharge

    This project will develop commercially viable silicon films for solar cells that would result
    in higher solar conversion efficiency and lower product cost.

 

MINNESOTA

    SVT Associates                                                       Induim Arsenide Antimonide Very Long
    7620 Executive Drive                                              Wavelength Photodiodes for
    Eden Prairie
, MN  55344-3677                              Near-Room-Temperature Operation

    This project will develop a device that can improve the performance of current imaging systems
    which sense light at colors outside the range of human vision.

 

    SVT Associates                                                        Pressure Sensor Electronics for High
    7620 Executive Drive                                               Temperature Drilling
    Eden Prairie
, MN   55344-3677

    This project will develop an advanced semiconductor technology using materials
    which have superior electronic properties for high temperature and harsh environments.

 

MONTANA

    Timberwolf Corporation                                          Keyhole Squeeze-Off Tool to Enable Repair
    P.O.Box
1328                                                           of Large (4" and 6") Polyethylene Gas Pipes
    Whitefish, MT  59937-1328

    This project will develop a tool to enable the safe, reliable and cost effective repair
    or large diameter polyethylene pipes used in both the natural gas and water
    distribution industries.  

NEW JERSEY

    Carbozyme, Inc.                                                       Biomimetic Membrane for Carbon Dioxide
    1 Deer Park Drive
                                                  Capture from Flue Gas
    Suite H-3ence Columbus Road
    Monmouth,  NJ  08852

    This project will develop a novel, enzyme catalyzed liquid membrane
    reactor to separate carbon dioxide from flue gas to capture greenhouse gas
    and reduced the risk of global warming.

 

    Ceramare Corporation                                            Growth of a New, Fast Scintillator Crystal  
    12-D Jules Lane                                                      for Nuclear Experiments
    New Brunswick, NJ   08901-3636

    This project will develop scintillator crystals for use in different DOE nuclear experiments.
    The technology will also be useful for commercial optical applications.  

 

    Ceramare Corporation                                            Growth of a New Mid-IR Laser Crystal
    12-D Jules Lane
    New Brunswick, NJ  08901-3636

    This project will develop new lasers that will expand our detection capability and
    enhance our ability to defend against the release of chemical and biological agents.

 

    Nanopowder Enterprises, Inc.                               Nanomaterials-Based Electrodes for Fast
    201 Circle Drive                                                     Discharge and Charge Rate Energy Storage
    Suite 102/103
                                                          Devices
    Piscataway, NJ  08854-3900

    This project will develop a technology that will lead to a new class of high performance
    batteries, which is expected to bring hybrid electric vehicles closer to becoming
    commercially viable.  

 

    Structured Materials Industries, Inc.                     P-Type ZnO
    201 Circle Drive North
    Suite
102/103
    Piscataway, NJ  08854-3723

    This project will develop and demonstrate reliable production of a novel transparent
    semiconductor that will make possible a new class of devices useful in flat panel displays,
    touch screens, and other applications.

 

    Universal Display Corporation                               Novel High Performance OLED Lighting
    375 Phillips Boulevard                                             Sources
    Ewing, NJ  08618-1428

    This project will develop high efficiency solid state lighting for the next
    generation of general illumination by means of two novel approaches based on phosphorescent
    organic light emitting devices.

 

NEW MEXICO

    Linac Systems                                                         Development of a New, Low Frequency,
    1208 Marigold Drive, NE                                       Rf-Focused Linac Structure
    Albuquerque
, NM   87122-1129

    This project will develop an improved linear accelerator structure that promises significant
    size, efficiency, performance, and cost advantages over existing structures for the acceleration
    of protons, light ions, and heavy ions, important for many scientific, medical, industrial,
    and defense applications.

 

NEW YORK

    Energy Research Company                                    Real-Time, In-Situ Laser Sensor for
    2571-A Arthur Kill Road
                                        Feedstock Monitoring in Gasifiers
    Staten Island
, NY   10309

    This project will develop a new laser based sensor for measuring the components
    of coal in order to boost the efficiency and lower the toxic emissions
    from coal-based power plants. 

 

    STTR Project
    Heat Wise Inc.                                                         Low NOx Commerical Burner
    1528 Rocky
Point Road
    Middle Island, NY  11961-1259

    Brookhaven National Laboratory

    This project will develop a series of high performance oil burners for multifamily
    residential buildings, schools, offices, and other commercial applications. gt

 

    MesoScribe Technologies, Inc.                              Embedded Sensors in Turbine Systems by
    Long Island High Technology Incubator                Direct Write Thermal Spray Technology
    25 East Loop Rd, Ste 111, Box 103
    Stony Brook, NY  11790-3350

    This project will develop sensor fabrication strategies for advanced gas turbine
    engines to improve performance monitoring necessary to increased efficiency,
    reduced operational and life cycle costs, and enhanced safety.   

 

    X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.                                   Using Convergent Beams for Small-Sample,
    15 Tech Valley Drive                                              Time-of-Flight Neutron Diffraction
    East Greenbush,  NY  12061

    This project will use a novel optic to intensify and focus a neutron beam so that
    analyses of molecular structures can be performed on smaller samples, in shorter periods
    of time and with better performance than ever before.

 

NORTH CAROLINA

    3TEX, Inc.                                                               Three-Dimension Woven Carbon-Glass
    109 MacKenan Drive                                             Hybrid Wind Turbine Blades
    Cary
, NC  27511-7903

    This project will develop lighter materials and design approaches that take advantage
    of the superior properties of carbon fibers and the new development of high-tech 3D-woven
    fabrics for use in large wind turbines.

 

OHIO

    STTR Project
    Applied Engineering Solutions, LLC                    Hydroforming of Lightweight Aluminum and
    5537 Corey Swirl Drive                                           Magnesium Components from Tube-
    Dublin, OH 43017-3057                                         Novel Elevated Temperature Hydroforming
                                                                                      System

    Ohio
State
University

    This project will develop strong lightweight magnesium and aluminum alloys using a novel
    metal-forming process which uses high-pressure fluids to form parts of complex
    shapes, which can be used to make vehicles more lightweight and fuel-efficient.

 

 

    Euclid Concepts LLC                                             Transformer Ratio Enhancement 
    5900 Harper Road                                                  Experiment for Next Generation 
    #110                                                                          Dielectric Wakefield Accelerators
    Solon, OH  44139-1866

    This project will develop a new type of cost effective high efficiency electron
    accelerator based on an advanced technology ceramic structure energized by a specially
    formed low energy electron beam. Applications include instrumentation for basic research,
    communications electronics, materials irradiation and, and other areas.

   

    Faraday Technology, Inc.                                        Electrically Medicated Microetching
    35 Huls Drive
                                                          Manufacturing Process to Replace 
    Clayton, OH  45315-8983                                        Emerson and Spray Etching

    This project will develop innovative technology for the manufacture of printed circuit
    boards for government and commercial designers of electronic equipment.  

 

    NexTech Materials, Ltd.                                        Highly Textured Composite Seals for
    720-I
Lakeview Plaza Boulevard                          SOFC Applications
    Worthington
, OH  43085-4733

    This project will develop low-cost materials, synthesis and fabrication technologies
    to prepare novel composite seals for use in commercial fuel cells for residential
    power and heat, remote power generators, and transportation.

 

    Powdermet, Inc.                                                       Low Cost Neutron Absorption Materials 
    24112 Rockwell                                                        for Generation IV Designs
    Euclid
, OH   44117

    This project will develop nickel coating technology applicable to the next generation
    of nuclear power systems. Other applications include composite materials, thermal
spray coating, and wear resistance.   

 

    SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.                             Feasibility of Cost Effective, Long Length,
    1145 Chesapeake Avenue
                                     BSCCO 2212 Round Wires, for Very High
    Columbus, OH  43212-2284                                    Field Magnets, Beyond 12 Tesla at 4.2 Kelvin

    This project will develop ceramic superconductors for very high field magnets for
    high-energy physics research accelerators and for medical imaging.  

 

    UES, Inc.                                                                   Development of Ion Beam Techniques for
    4401
Dayton - Xenia Road                                     Layer Splitting of Oxide Materials
    Dayton, OH  45432-1805

    This project will develop a technique for separation and transfer of thin layers of different
    materials on a substrate for micro- and opto-electronics and micro-electro-mechanical
    systems integration.

 

PENNSYLVANIA

    EverNu Technology, LLC                                       Metal Oxide Catalyst for Methacrylic Acid
    1616 Holly Hill Lane                                                Preparation via One-Step Oxidation of
    Suite 108                                                                   Isobutane
    Glen
, PA 19002-3171

    This project will explore a cost saving, energy saving, and environmental friendly
    catalytic process using natural gas to make a high demand commodity chemical which is
    currently produced using complex and high cost processes.

 

TENNESSEE

    STTR Project
    RIS Corp.                                                                 Graphical Environmental Tools for
    5905 Weisbrook Lane                                              Application to Gamma-Ray Energy
    Suite
101                                                                  Tracking Arrays
    Knoxville, TN  37909-1294

    Oak Ridge
National Laboratory

    This project will develop graphical environment toolsets and libraries of nuclear
    physics functions which enhance processing capabilities for next-generation
    particle detectors at nuclear physics research sites.

 

TEXAS

 

    Blue Sky Electronics, LLC                                      Pico TOF: A Time-of-Flight Data
    526 Teetshorn Street                                               Acquistion System for Ultra-Fast
    Houston
, TX  77584                                                 Particle Detectors

    This project will develop cheap data capture electronics in order to make widespread
    use of new data being produced at the CERN accelerator.

 

    CompletionConcepts                                                Method of Sand Control Completion for
    6819 Highway 90 Blvd.                                            Cold Production in Heavy Oil Reservoirs
    Suite
670                                                                   Eliminating Perforating and Gravel Packing
    Katy, TX  77494                                                       in Cased and Cemented Wellbores

    This project will develop a novel method of integrating well construction and completion
    technologies which will make production of heavy oil reserves economically and
    environmentally viable.

 

    STTR Project
    Ludlum Measurements, Inc.                                   Waveshifters and Scintillators for
    P.O. Box
810                                                            Ionizing Radiation Detection
    501 Oak Street
    Sweetwater, TX  79556-0810

    This project will develop instrumentation for modern physics experiments using new
    organic materials that have the potential to significantly improve their performance.

 

    STTR Project
    MECOM, Inc.                                                           Sequestration and Bioconversion
    12 Woodway
Oaks Lane                                          of CO2 to Methane
    Houston, TX  77056-1300

    Southeastern Louisiana University

    This project will develop a microbiological technology that will increase the availability
    of clean energy as well as reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

 

UTAH

    Ceramatec, Inc.                                                       Perovskite/Oxide Composites as Mixed
    2425 South 900 West                                              Protonic/Electronic Conductors for
    Salt Lake City
, UT  84119-1517                            Hydrogen Recovery in IGCC Systems

    This project will develop a reliable and commercially viable option for hydrogen
    recovery effective for fuel cell powered automobiles such as FreedomCAR.

 

    Materials and Systems Research, Inc.                   LSGM Based Composite Cathodes for Anode
    5395 West 700 South                                                Supported, Intermediate Temperature (600-800
    Salt Lake City
, UT  84104                                       degrees C) Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
    
    This project will develop low-cost, highly efficient, low temperature, solid oxide fuel
    cells capable of operating on various fuels, including natural gas, biogas,
    methanol, and gasoline, for transportation, residential, and mobile power.

 

   Wasatch Valley Technologies, LLC                     Advantages of Composite Space Frame Wind
    4320 East Lake Creek Farms                               Turbine Towers for Smaller Farms, Greater
    Heber City, UT  84032                                          Heights, and Increased Capacities

    This project will develop innovative carbon fiber building material to enable construction
    of higher and more powerful wind turbine farms, thus reducing the cost of alternative energy. 

 

VIRGINIA

    Luna Innovations, Inc.                                            Fiber Optic, Single-Point Sensors for
    2851 Commerce Street                                           High-Temperature Gas Turbine Applications
    Blacksburg, VA  24060-6657

    This project will develop novel, high-temperature fiber optic sensors for utility gas turbine
    applications that will also reduce emissions, and minimize unplanned outages.

 

    UTRON, Inc.                                                           Microwave Component Fabrication using the
    8506 Wellington Road
                                           Fast Combustion Driven Compaction Process
    Suite 200    
    Manassas, VA  20109-3915

    This project will develop very high-density parts from metal powders for use in high power
    microwave equipment. These parts will be of better quality than those currently made.

 

WASHINGTON

    Global Energy Concepts, LLC                                Demonstration of Commercially Viable
    5729 Lakeview Drive NE
                                      Megawatt-Scale Adaptive Blade Technology
    Kirkland, WA  98033-7340

    This project will develop technology to produce wind turbine blades from carbon fibers,
    enabling innovative blade designs that will reduce the cost of wind energy at low wind
    speed sites.

 

    STTR Project
    Vista
Engineering Techologies, LLC                    Using Partitioning Tracer Technology
    8203 W. Quinault                                                    to Characterize Contaminated Pipelines
    Building C, Suite 200
    Kennewick, WA  99336-7117

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    This project will develop an innovative technique to detect, quantify, and locate
    contamination in inaccessible spaces such as pipeline and duct systems without inserting
    mechanical equipment into the pipeline. 

 

    Visual Editor Consultants                                       Modification to the Monte Carlo N-Particle
    PO Box 1308                                                            (MCNP) Visual Editor (MCNPVised) to Read
    Richland
, WA  99352-1308                                     in Computer Aided Design (CAD) Files

    This project will develop a software program link between the designers of nuclear facilities
    or operations and those who do the calculations to verify the performance of the facility. 

 

WISCONSIN

    Lucigen Corp.                                                           Single Cell Genomics of Hyperthermophiles
    2120
W. Greenview Drive
    Middleton, WI  53562-2547

    This project will sequence the genome of a single microbial cell, resulting in a 500-fold
    increase in the genetic information known about bacteria, and enabling advances in medicine
    and biotechnology, as well as economic and environmental advances for industrial processing,
    and increased understanding of microbes in the environment.