U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND
SMALL BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM
FY 2004 PHASE II - AWARDS BY TOPIC
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND HOMELAND DEFENSE
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Situational Awareness Monitor for
The proposed situational awareness monitor will monitor urban areas in order to identify pre-nuclear-event warning signs, such as the presence of nuclear material. The situational awareness monitor will also supply critical data for effective post-nuclear-event consequence management and emergency response.
Geotech Instruments, LLC
Low-Noise Borehole Triaxial
10755 Sanden Drive
Seismometer
Dallas,
TX
This project will develop new low-noise instruments for a network of seismic stations that are used to monitor for nuclear explosions and earthquakes. The latest technology used in surface broadband seismic instrumentation will be applied to develop these instruments.
Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.
A Low Cost National Sensor Network
Suite A
Wireless
Technology
Defense against radiation dispersion devices used in terrorist attacks requires wide distribution of radiation sensors throughout population centers. This project will develop a novel wireless sensor network, based on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, that is low cost, rapidly deployable, and provides reliable data links to emergency management teams for urgent informed response.
Weston Geophysical Corporation
Combining Multiple Technologies for
The proposed research will contribute to U.S. National Technical Means (NTM) to detect and identify nuclear tests in foreign countries. Improved NTM capability will reduce the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
TOPIC: SUPPORT
TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENSORS USED IN NATIONAL SECURITY
APPLICATIONS
Aculight Corporation
Compact, Short-Pulse Laser Source
Remote reconnaissance, monitoring, and characterization of hard targets as well as highly compact surveillance devices are important for homeland security; however, current laser systems can’t achieve all the specifications required for successful system integration. The proposed fiber laser system meets and exceeds the laser requirement implementing a reliable, maintenance-free, low cost laser system that enables the deployment of these devices in high quantities.
Advanced Principles Group, Inc.
The Manufacturing of
28 Fieldstone Drive
State-of-the-Art Reconfigurable
The Configurable Software Radio Board (CSRB) will provide supercomputing I/O, storage, and processing density on a single Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)-based Reconfigurable Computing board. CSRB-hosted applications will demonstrate a 20x - 100x performance improvement over traditional microprocessor-based boards of comparable size and cost.
SVT Associates Al (In) GaN-Based High Electron
7620 Executive Drive Mobility Transistors on SiC for High
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3677 Power Radar Applications
Very high-performance solid-state transistors would result from the unique approach of this project. These high-power and high-frequency transistors will have unmatched versatility in civilian and defense applications including radar tracking, cellular base stations, telemetry, and satellite communications.
TOPIC: GENOME, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, AND RELATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES
MacConnell Research Corporation
Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for
TOPIC: MEDICAL SCIENCES
Gamma Medica, Inc.
In Vivo Radio-Tracer Quantification
This project should significantly improve research techniques in the fields of oncology, neurodegenerative disorders, and gene therapy. The work will enable medical breakthroughs through significant improvement in study data for medical research spanning such a wide array of human conditions that a significant percentage of the entire population is, directly or indirectly, affected.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
A Design of a New Readout Sensor for
44 Hunt Street
Single Photon Emission Computed
Suite
200
Watertown,
Small animal SPECT scanners, designed using the proposed detector technology, will have far better performance than any human/animal SPECT scanner now in existence, and will bring the power of non-invasive functional imaging to detailed studies of the mouse and rat. Such a tool will enhance the understanding of biological functions, and facilitate rapid progress in the development of new drugs.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
Fast, High Resolution Proton
44 Hunt
Street
Suite
200
Watertown,
The proposed project will investigate a novel detector technology that will be very useful in medical imaging studies. It will also be useful in scientific studies (such as physics research and diffraction) as well as commercial applications (such as oil exploration, and non-destructive studies).
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
High Performance Positron
44 Hunt
Street
Suite
200
Watertown,
The proposed project will investigate a new detector for building high performance medical imaging instruments that can be applied to diagnosis and treatment of various diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. The new detector will also find use in many research instruments as well as commercial systems.
TOPIC: ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Advanced Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Cavity Attenuation Phase Shift
Current technology for monitoring nitrogen dioxide, a regulated atmospheric pollutant, often provides inaccurate measurements. This project will develop a new sensor technology that will provide an accurate and cost effective alternative.
This project will develop a novel, compact, rugged, relatively inexpensive instrument based on a new laser-based technology, called Off-Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy, to measure concentrations and fluxes of trace gases in the field and on-board aircraft, with unprecedented accuracy. The proposed instrumentation platform may be applied to detailed studies of the environment, medical detection of common diseases, monitoring and control of industrial processes, and measurements of chemical agents and explosives.
NovaWave Technologies
Mid-Infrared Optical Cavity-Based
230A
Redwood
City,
Atmospheric Monitoring
This proposal describes an instrument designed to make ultrasensitive atmospheric concentration measurements on a variety of important chemical species, including formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, ethylene, and acetylene. The ability to obtain these measurements should have a wide-ranging impact on our understanding of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, as well as enhance pollution monitoring and control.
TOPIC: CARBON CYCLE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE
Picarro, Inc.
Innovative CO2 Sensor Based on
480 Oakmead Parkway
Cavity Ringdown
Sunnyvale,
This project will develop high precision and high accuracy carbon dioxide sensors that will help scientists understand the contribution of anthropogenic gases to global warming. The sensor technology will have broad application to scientific, medical, industrial, and agricultural markets.
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
High Precision CO2 Sensor for
1570 Pacheco Street
Balloon Sonde Atmospheric
Suite E-11
Measurements
Santa Fe,
Current instrumentation for measuring carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere, critical to understanding the greenhouse effect and global warming, is much too large, complex and expensive for widespread use on weather balloons. This program will develop a lightweight, inexpensive, laser-based carbon dioxide sensor suitable for these balloon measurements.
TOPIC: MEASUREMENT/MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT
Eltron Research, Inc.
A Remote and Affordable Detection
4600
Nautilus Court South
System for Cr(VI) in Groundwater
Boulder,
This project will develop a versatile, affordable detection system for toxic hexavalent chromium contamination in groundwater, for various applications, such as drinking water and environmental remediation.
Eltron Research, Inc.
Nanoscale Inorganic Ion-Exchange
4600
Nautilus Court South
Films for Enhanced Electrochemical
Boulder,
This project will develop a versatile, affordable, rugged and reliable monitoring system for toxic heavy metals, including lead and mercury.
TOPIC: DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF FACILITIES
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Electrodecontamination for
8100 Shaffer Parkway
Mitigation of Airborne Contamination
Suite
130
Current methods for removing
radioactive contaminants from metallic surfaces are costly, endanger personnel,
and potentially create airborne hazards. The
Electro-Decon process safely and effectively strips away both
fixed and smearable contaminates with minimal secondary waste, protecting
workers and facilities while realizing substantial cost savings.
Barrett Technology, Inc.
Low-Cost Automatic Tool Fixturing
625 Mount
Auburn Street
Based on Dexterous Robotic Hand
Cambridge,
Absence of a practical, dexterous robotic Hand confines robotics to highly structured tasks--just the opposite of the profoundly dangerous and unstructured remediation of legacy nuclear-weapons facilities. The proposed rugged dexterous robotic Hand will improve productivity across an array of tasks, from nuclear cleanup, to terrorist-bomb disposal, to manufacturing.
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
System for Imaging Leaks from the
1570
Pacheco Street
Primary Water
Suite E-11
Santa Fe,
This project will develop a special video camera system capable of imaging invisible gases. It will find use in nuclear power plants, oil refineries, and the monitoring of natural gas lines.
TOPIC: NEUTRON
AND ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION
Containerless Research, Inc.
Fast Exchange Refrigerator for
906 University Place
Neutron Science (FERNS)
Evanston,
Automation can revolutionize scientific progress in such areas as advanced optical materials, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and genetics. The proposed new, automated, “sample environment” control system for the neutron sciences should advance areas including pharmaceuticals, “smart materials” for aircraft and energy storage, and high capacity compact disks.
Cryogenic Applications F, Inc.
Transport of Methane Pellets for
The Spallation Neutron Source, presently under construction, will produce neutrons for scientific research. This project will develop a more efficient component, which will allow a future upgrade of the facility, to double the output of cold neutrons at a small percentage of the original cost.
EIC Laboratories, Inc.
Solid-State Thermal Neutron Detector
111
Downey Street
Based on Boron-Doped a-Se Stabilized
Norwood,
This research effort will develop a new, compact and rugged, cost-effective, low-power rating solid-state, large-area neutron detector that is suitable for remote or portable field applications. The detector will have widespread use in Homeland Security, radiation safety, nuclear non-proliferation, and biomedical research.
Instrumentation Associates
A High Efficiency Gaseous Electron
8944 Dexter Gables Lane
Multiplier (GEM) Neutron
Detector for
Dexter,
This project supports the development of a new kind of neutron detector to advance fundamental and applied research concerning the use of neutrons. Neutron beam research is used for the study of electronic materials, recording devices, paints, glues, stress and corrosion in structural materials, and the properties of biological systems.
TOPIC: ADVANCED FOSSIL FUELS RESEARCH
Advanced Resources International, Inc.
Methanogenic Conversion of CO2
Injecting CO2 into deep underground rock formations ("geologic sequestration") has great promise for storing anthropogenic CO2, but will create thousands of CO2 storage sites that require monitoring. This project will develop biotechnology, based on naturally occurring bacteria that thrive by converting CO2 into methane gas ("methanogens"), both to remediate these CO2 sites and to create new, potentially useful, natural gas deposits.
Altuda Energy Corporation
In Situ Microbial Conversion of
Injection of greenhouse gases, to increase natural gas recovery from coal seams, is followed by the in-situ bioconversion of the sequestered greenhouse gases back into methane, an environmentally clean energy resource. In-situ bioconversion of sequestered gases and coal in deep, unmineable coal beds will dramatically increase natural gas reserves, reduce dependence on foreign energy supplies, and have a significant, beneficial economic and social impact.
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Recovery of Natural Gas from Methane
The proposed downhole catalytic combustion system represents enabling technology, leading to long-term U.S.energy independence by providing access to the estimated 200,000 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of U.S. hydrated natural gas. (U.S. usage is about 30 tcf per year) The technology also has generated industry interest in the opportunity of a spinoff application to increase U.S. heavy oil production.
TOPIC:
International Technology Exchange, Inc.
New Stable Cathode Materials for
7080 N Cathedral Rock Place
Organic Light Emitting Devices
(OLEDs)
Universal Display Corporation
Low Voltage, High Efficiency White
375
Phillips Boulevard
Phosphorescent Organic Light Emitting
Ewing,
This project will combine very-low-power-consumption, proprietary, phosphorescent OLED technology with novel material solutions in order to develop and demonstrate world-record-efficiency organic solid state lighting. This approach should enable organic solid-state lighting to achieve efficacies of >100 lm/W before the year 2010, and hence become a viable means for significant energy reduction and savings in the years ahead.
Universal Display Corporation
Novel Light Extraction Enhancements
375
Phillips Boulevard
for White Phosphorescent Organic
Ewing,
This project will combine very-low-power-consumption, proprietary, phosphorescent OLED technology with novel methods to increase the amount of light emitted from an organic light emitting device, in order to double its efficiency. This approach should enable organic solid-state lighting to achieve efficacies of >100 lm/W before the year 2010, and hence become a viable means for significant energy reduction and savings in the years ahead.
TOPIC: ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES
Farasis Energy, Inc.
Novel, Combinational Approach to the
851 W. Midway Avenue
Development of Cathode Catalysts for
A novel process that will greatly accelerate the search for lower cost fuel cell catalysts has been demonstrated, and it is being used to identify and develop promising families of complex catalyst systems.
NuVant Systems, Inc.
Improved Fuel Cell Cathode Catalysts
PH 127
Discovery of a highly efficient, oxygen reduction catalyst with a ten-fold improvement in catalysis is a huge boost to the commercialization of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells for a wide range of applications in transportation, portable power, communications, and the military.
TIAX, LLC
LiFePO4 Cathode Material Designed
15 Acorn Park
for Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
Improved lithium-ion battery materials will allow advanced battery technology to find application in new markets. This project will develop new electrode materials that allow the use of lithium-ion battery technology for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
TOPIC: BIOBASED
PRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY
Blue Sun Biodiesel
Improvement of Cool Season Oilseeds
If biodiesel fuels were more competitive with diesel fuels, they could diminish the Nation’s dependence on foreign oil, and reduce diesel emissions, and associated health problems, as well as greenhouse gas and soot emissions—all while stimulating the U.S. economy, particularly in rural areas. New low-input high-yield industrial oilseed crops can be developed for a market-competitive biodiesel product that is specifically suited for non-irrigated land.
GreenWood Resources, Inc.
Modification of the Composition and
333 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 502
Quality of Hybrid Poplar Biomass in
P.O. Box 5905
the
High-yield hybrid poplar plantations are a sustainable source of renewable, energy-producing, raw material and could revitalize Pacific Northwest rural economies affected by changes in the logging industry. This project will use elite plant materials and hybridization expertise to develop a new generation of hybrid varieties, tailored specifically to the needs of biofuel and bioproduct industries, to enhance the growth of regional energy plantations.
TOPIC: CATALYSIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AND REFINERY OPERATIONS
EverNu Technology, LLC
Metal Oxide Catalyst for Methyl
1616 Holly Hill Lane, Suite 108
Ethyl Ketone Production via One-Step
Maple Glen, PA 19002-3171
Catalytic Oxidation of n-Butane
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is a high volume commodity chemical currently being produced from expensive starting material via energy-consuming and pollutant-generating multi-step processes. This project will develop a metal oxide catalyst and a novel catalytic process to produce MEK in one step. To address the cost, energy and environmental issues of the current commercial process, the starting material will be n-butane, a cheap and abundant natural gas component, and air will be used as the oxidant.
Lynntech, Inc.
Low Temperature, Electrochemical
7607 Eastmark Drive
Ammonia Synthesis
As domestic gas prices in the U.S. remain relatively high, compared to other ammonia-producing countries, more and more ammonia will be imported for domestic use. Moreover, U.S.-based ammonia producers are building plants overseas, thereby eliminating American jobs, and increasing our dependence on foreign gas. The proposed system should eliminate these problems.
TOPIC: NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
STTR Project
ALD NanoSolution, Inc.
Novel Polymer Nanocomposite
NEI Corporation
High Performance Polymer
201 Circle Drive
Nanocomposites Specialty Coatings
Piscataway,
The proposed nanomaterials coating technology will lead to vastly improved products in a number of economic sectors, including medicine, industry, and consumer goods.
STTR Project
TDA Research, Inc.
Nanostructured Polymeric
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Heterogeneous Catalyst for
Catalysts are widely used in the chemical industry; however, they can be made significantly better by utilizing recent discoveries in nanotechnology. This project will develop catalysts by a molecular assembly route that results in extremely uniform molecular order and superior performance compared to conventional polymer catalysts.
TOPIC: NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
IAP Research, Inc.
Industrial Nano Material Components
Energy Saving
Use of nanoceramic-strengthened materials will enable
higher temperature operation of turbine engines, and will eliminate parasitic
devices. An increase in bearing
operating temperature of 100°F will translate into savings of 0.5-1 million
barrels in jet fuel alone. This will
have great economic and social impact in energy utilization, cost, and
environmental benefit.
Nanosonic, Inc.
New Proton Exchange Membranes with
P.O. Box 618
Improved Methanol Permeability for
Applications
Current membrane technology needs to be improved in the area of methanol permeability if direct methanol fuel cell technology is to be used to power electronic devices. New low-cost and high-performance membrane materials would allow extension of proton exchange membrane fuel cells to other applications, such as portable remote power and regenerative fuel cells where output stability may be a major concern, or computing system power systems where system downtime is unacceptable.
TOPIC: BIOMASS
Advanced Bioconversion Technologies
Ethanol Production via Consolidated
This project will develop a very low-cost process for production of ethanol from cellulosic biomass, using a genetically engineered bacterium that grows at high temperatures. The process should expand fuel production from indigenous, renewable resources, and establish a process concept for renewable production of industrial chemicals.
CeraMem Corporation
High-Performance, Low-Cost
12 Clematis Avenue
Pervaporation Modules for Ethanol
More cost-effective and energy-efficient production technologies are needed to significantly reduce the costs for production of ethanol as a fuel. This project will develop innovative, membrane-based separation devices to facilitate extraction of ethanol from fermentation processes, especially those based on geographically diverse sources of biomass.
Community Power Corporation
Demonstration of an Integrated
Using Agricultural and
Natural gas and propane for drying are expensive, polluting, and non-renewable. This project will demonstrate biomass-fueled drying equipment. The equipment could displace more than $1B/yr of natural gas/propane, increase profits for farmers and foresters, and provide jobs in urban and rural areas.
STTR Project
First American Scientific Corporation Combined
Drying and Grinding
Plant matter and animal manures, collectively called biomass, can be used as fuel or fertilizer, after being ground into a powder and dried. This project will combine grinding and drying in one operation, and use the waste heat generated during grinding to dry the biomass, thereby reducing energy consumption, and enhancing cost savings and environmental benefits.
Manufacturing and Technology
An Advanced Concept for Efficient
Conversion Int'l, Inc.
and Cost-Effective Biomass Drying
To enhance biomass utilization as an efficient and economical resource, this project will dry wet biomass in a unique pulse combustion dryer system. The novel system, utilizing dried biomass fines as fuel, is safe and feedstock-flexible, saves energy, enhances product quality, and its low emissions mitigate climate change.
TOPIC: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS
Technologies and Devices
Novel Low-Cost Technology for Solid
International, Inc.
State Lighting
12214
Plum Orchard Drive
This project will develop a new technology to drastically reduce cost of production of semiconductor light sources for general lighting. The technical objective of this project is to develop an alternative cost-effective technology for the fabrication of GaN-based devices, and thoroughly investigate these novel light-emitting semiconductor structures. These structures, when combined with a phosphor blend for white-light conversion, will produce low-cost, high-energy-efficiency, light emitting devices for general lighting.
TOPIC: SENSOR,
COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Airak, Inc.
Low Cost Modular Power
In the past, conversion systems used for distributed energy applications (like batteries, fuel cells, wind, and solar arrays) did not realize the full potential of modularity, afforded by recent advances in power electronics technologies. This project will develop standardized power conversion modules that reduce much of the design costs and risks associated with new applications.
Infotility
Distributed Intelligent Agents for
3000 Executive Parkway
Decision Making at Local Distributed
This research involves the development of intelligent, smart software components, which run at distributed locations on the energy network, to improve the reliability, efficiency, security, and stability of the U.S. electrical transmission and distribution network. The development approach uses a novel approach with open standards and a Web Services architecture, which allows for interoperability among industry participants.
Rinehart Motion Systems, LLC
Low Cost, High Current Advanced
9 Buckingham Terrace
Inverter Packaging with Integral
This project will develop new materials technologies, packaging, and assembly techniques, to reduce the cost and improve the useful life of power electronics used in advanced hybrid vehicles, non-polluting power generation, and a host of military applications. Technology leadership currently resides in Japan and Europe for these products, and the Nation's industrial competitiveness, as well as a reduction in the need for imported oil, are at stake.
TOPIC: INNOVATIVE MINERAL PROCESSING
Eriez Manufacturing
Demonstration of a Phosphate
2200 Asbury Road
Recovery Circuit for Existing Waste
Eriez Manufacturing
Proof-of-Concept Testing of a Gold
2200 Asbury Road
Recovery Process Using Magnetic
Resonon, Inc.
A Down-Hole Probe for Real-Time
Ore
611 N. Wallace
Grade Assessment in "Look Ahead"
A cost-effective, high-tech, down-hole sensor will be developed that can locally assess ore grade in real time, during mining activities. The sensor will be used to grade ore before it is mined, allowing miners to leave waste rock in place and accurately sort ore. This will lead to more efficient mining, safer mines, and decreased environmental impact.
TOPIC: INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT SPACE CONDITIONING
AIL Research, Inc.
A High Efficiency Air Conditioner
High indoor humidity is creating health and maintenance problems in many types of buildings. While technology for controlling indoor humidity does exist, energy use significantly increases when it is used. This project will develop a novel air conditioner that provides more than twice the dehumidification of a conventional air conditioner, while decreasing energy use by more than 24%.
Davis Energy Group, Inc.
Development of An Integrated
Residences
Residential air conditioning systems in humid climates often inadequately dehumidify indoor air, resulting in increased energy use and uncomfortable indoor conditions. A cost-effective integrated heating, cooling, ventilating, and dehumidifying system will be developed that will reduce energy use and provide ideal indoor temperature and relative humidity, in a wide variety of climates.
Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Development of HSTAT (Health
6th Floor
TOPIC: MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR GASIFIERS
Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.
Cost Effective Improved Refractory
580 Broadway
Materials for Slagging Gasification
Albany,
Gasification technology is a method to utilize coal as an economical fuel for efficient generation of electric power and synthesis gases. Effort will be directed at developing economical, advanced, improved refractory ceramic lining materials for gasifiers, to significantly reduce operating costs and enhance the feasibility of this technology.
TOPIC: MATERIALS, SENSORS, AND CONTROLS FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS
Ceramatec, Inc.
Tailorable Environmental Barrier
2425 South 900 West
Coatings for Super Alloy Turbine
This project will address a need for reliable and commercially viable options for protecting alloy components from corrosion in power-generation turbine systems, such as in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plants, through the development of oxide coatings.
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
Hot Section Material Systems Testing
140 Intracoastal Pointe Drive
and Development for Advanced Power
A unique test rig, to affordably evaluate the interaction of syngas trace contaminants with turbine materials and coatings under engine conditions, will allow designers to develop Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plants. The plants should lead to less expensive and more reliable energy sources, and reduced U.S. dependence on foreign fuels.
Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
SiCN High Temperature Micro
To improve the performance, efficiency, and reduce pollution from energy generation systems such as turbines, fuel cells, and advanced combustion systems, robust sensing systems are needed that can monitor physical parameters such as pressure and temperature, in very harsh environments. The objective of this work is to develop a temperature and pressure sensor, based on novel ceramic materials, that will be useful to 1400şC, thereby providing valuable information concerning the operation of energy-generating equipment.
TOPIC: FUEL CELL RESEARCH
Ceramatec, Inc.
Advanced Net-Shape Insulation for
2425 South 900 West
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Salt Lake
City,
The lack of inexpensive insulation materials is one of the factors delaying the achievement of cost targets for commercialization of solid oxide fuel cells for power generation. This project will develop new insulation material for solid oxide fuel cells, that will meet both performance and cost targets.
TOPIC: GREENHOUSE GASES AND WATER RESOURCES
Altuda Energy Corporation
Reduction of Non-CO2 Greenhouse
Methane has a global warming potential 21 times greater than CO2. This project will collect previously unidentified methane-consuming bacteria from coal seams, and develop them to reduce methane emissions from exposed coal seams, and prevent mine and landfill explosions. The new bacteria may also be used to produce cheaper chemicals and cleaner liquid energy fuels.
Ceramic Composites, Inc.
Enhanced Performance Carbon Foam
133 Defense Highway
Heat Exchanger for Power Plant
Electricity production withdraws 39% of America’s fresh water, and the demand for both power and water is steadily increasing. High performance, enhanced strength, carbon foam heat exchangers allow the replacement of water-consuming, wet cooling systems with dry systems, liberating fresh water to meet our population’s expanding demand.
Paras Research Corporation
Development of a Method for
TOPIC: NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES
3DGeo Development, Inc.
Generalized Shot-Profile
16225 Park
This research project combines leading depth imaging research with oil and gas state-of-the-art 3-D seismic imaging technology, to develop a new method for accurately creating 3-D subsurface images of geologically complex areas. Such imaging technology allows oil-and-gas companies to create 3-D images of the earth. The images will reduce the risk of drilling for oil and gas, and, at the same time, minimize the environmental impact of drilling activities, by reducing the number of wells drilled and improving the oil and gas production per well.
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Dehydration of Natural Gas
There is interest in developing better natural gas dehydration systems, especially for use on off-shore platforms where space and weight are at a premium. The proposed membrane module design is novel and will improve membrane-based dehydration systems.
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
High-Performance
About 17% of known U.S. natural gas reserves have a high content of carbon dioxide, which must be removed before the gas can be used. The proposed project will lead to a field-demonstrated membrane separation system that will substantially lower the cost of processing this gas.
TDA Research, Inc.
High-Pressure Economical Process for
More than five billion dollars are spent by industry each year to remove sulfur from natural gas and petroleum. An economically attractive process for removing sulfur from oil and gas has been developed. This process will allow economical recovery of natural gas that is currently uneconomical to produce, due to the high cost of sulfur removal using conventional technology.
TDA Research, Inc.
Sorbents for Removing Sulfur-Bearing
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Odorants from Natural Gas and
Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Liquified
Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Successful development of cost effective desulfurization technology will remove an important obstacle to the widespread use of fuel cells. This project will develop a low cost, high-capacity sorbent that can remove odorants from natural gas and LPG, and enable effective utilization of natural gas in fuel cells.
TOPIC: OIL AND FUEL TECHNOLOGIES
CeraMem Corporation
Novel Fischer-Tropsch Reactor
Waltham,
The conversion of coal-derived synthesis gas to clean transportation fuels, via Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) using iron-based catalysts, offers an economically attractive pathway to achieving increased energy independence and security, provided that a technology can be developed that permits the separation of catalyst fines from the FTS heavy product. This project will develop an advanced technology for catalyst/wax separation that should lead to increased domestic production of clean transportation fuels, and increased energy security.
Exelus, Inc.
Advanced Fischer-Tropsch Technology
The vast natural gas reserves in Alaska's North Slope have been without market potential because they are simply too remote from the Nation's pipelines and urban markets. A practical, step-out technology is being developed, that has the potential to allow cost-effective conversion of natural gas to syn-crude via the Gas-to-Liquids conversion process.
Physical Optics,
Petroleum Indicator by Electric
Photonic Systems Division
Relaxation
Building 100
Torrance,
It is necessary for oil drilling to avoid blowouts, which can cost ten million dollars per blowout and endanger lives and the environment. The proposed system can prevent such blowouts by monitoring the drilling process in real time.
TOPIC: FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Composite Technology Development, Inc.
Innovative Inorganic Fusion Magnet
2600 Campus Drive
Insulation Systems
Suite D
Significant scientific and technological challenges remain for the development of fusion as a practical energy source. The development of improved ceramic insulation will help lead to the operation and commercialization of fusion power in coming decades.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
Modeling Toolset for Dynamic
Building 14,
Accurate, real-time, identification and feedback control of unstable modes is essential for the success of advanced tokamaks and tokamak fusion reactors, such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. The proposed identification tool will facilitate calculations for enhanced detection of the instability and thus for feedback control scenarios.
TPL, Inc.
Nanocomposite Dielectric Materials
TOPIC: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR FUTURE FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS
HyPerComp, Inc.
Practical Simulations of Two-Phase
The proposed technology should enable efficient thermal management of fusion energy systems, and pave the way for their safe, reliable, economic and environmentally benign operation. It addresses a timely need of researchers in nuclear fusion and metal-forming communites.
MetaHeuristics, LLC
Development of Prototype
209 W. Alamar Avenue
Lattice-Boltzmann Code for
Suite A
Computational Fluid Dynamics
An innovative computational method, based on cellular automata, is being developed to simulate complex fluid flows, in prototype fusion facilities and related industrial sectors, in order to reduce development costs and duration. Key features include capabilities to handle complex geometries, magnetohydrodynamic effects, plasma-surface interactions, and efficient use of massively parallel distributed computing systems.
TOPIC: INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY
Luxel Corporation
Formed Membrane Target Components
515
Tucker Avenue
for Inertial Confinement Fusion and
P.O. Box
1879
Inertial Fusion Energy
Friday
Harbor,
This project will contribute to the successful demonstration of ignition, through the fabrication of an optimized ignition target component. The proposed research and development will show that it is feasible to fabricate complex shaped components from ultra thin polymer membranes, to support research in ignition and inertial fusion energy.
STTR Project
Plasma Processes, Inc.
Engineered Tungsten Armor
Tech-X Corporation
Accurate Numerical Models of the
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Secondary Electron Yield from
Suite A
Grazing-Incidence Collisions
This work will enable researchers to ensure that electron effects do not degrade the performance of proposed fusion energy devices, by providing state-of-the-art models of ion-material interactions, especially for grazing-incidence collisions.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY
Avar, Inc.
An Extremely High Power, Field
Suite D
Transmission
Line for Superconducting
This project will design,
build, and test extremely-high-power RF couplers that are cost efficient and
reliable. The work will allow for
cost reduction and performance improvement of accelerators for military,
research, and industrial applications.
Energen, Inc.
A Tuning System for Spoke Cavities
Suite G-03
A vibration control system for components used in large accelerator facilities is being developed. This system will stabilize the function of the components and make the operation of the accelerator more efficient.
Sienna Technologies, Inc.
Aluminum Nitride Radio Frequency
Suite F-500
This new metallization technology will facilitate insertion of high-thermal-conductivity aluminum nitride (AlN) components into microwave tubes to replace toxic beryllium oxide (BeO). The new technology will create environmentally friendly products by replacing toxic BeO with non-toxic AlN.
Tech-X Corporation
Magnetized Electron Transport in the
Suite A
the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
A prestigious laboratory is colliding gold ions to create conditions similar to those that existed a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. A parallel Three Dimensional (3-D) simulation code is being upgraded to assist scientists in the design of an electron cooling system that will improve the performance of this premier nuclear physics facility.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS DETECTORS, INSTRUMENTATION, AND TECHNIQUES
Intematix Corporation
Combinatorial Screening of Advanced
351 Rheem Boulevard
Scintillators for High Resolution
Moraga,
The lack of efficient scintillators hinders the development of a powerful x-ray detector for use in homeland security, industry, and science research. This project will develop a high-throughput screening process, and corresponding crystal growth technology, to significantly speed up the discovery process for the new efficient scintillators.
STTR Project
Lutronics, Inc.
Novel Approach Toward High
28 Ruthellen Road
Performance Energetic Rays Detection
This
project will use a novel nano-approach to tackle problems associated with
existing scintillator screens. Success of the project should provide the
fastest and the brightest detection system required by many important
applications.
PHDs
Development of Reliable Segmented
813 Barnhart Street
Germanium Planar Detector Systems
Nuclear physics research and
the nuclear medicine community need position-sensitive instruments that detect
gamma rays and x-rays. The segmented
germanium detector that is being developed can provide better position and energy
resolution than any other practical detector system.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
A New N+ Contact for Germanium
44 Hunt Street
Strip Detectors
Suite
200
This project aims to investigate a new detector design that will have far-reaching implications in fundamental scientific studies as well as commercial applications. It will be useful in fields as diverse as nuclear and materials research, nuclear non-proliferation, medical imaging, and astronomy.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. A Novel Design for Cadmium Zinc
44 Hunt Street
Telluride (CZT) Gamma Ray Spectrometers
This project will investigate a novel detector technology for nuclear physics studies. It will be useful in scientific studies (particle physics research, diffraction) as well as commercial applications (oil exploration, nuclear non-proliferation).
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND FABRICATION
Advanced Science and Novel
Ultra High Speed Analog to Digital
Technology Company
Converter
New integrated circuits will reduce the complexity of data acquisition systems used in the next generation of nuclear physics experiments. The integrated circuits will have many additional benefits, including improved efficiency in waste control management, as well as chemical production, and manufacturing process control; expanded capabilities in intelligence gathering; and better use of the telecommunications transmission spectra.
TOPIC: NUCLEAR PHYSICS SOFTWARE AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Physical Optics Corporation
Three Dimensional Holographic
Electro-Optics & Holography Division
Archival Memory
Building 100
Torrance,
Large-scale high-speed data storage systems are needed to store the huge volume of continuously generated data from nuclear physics laboratories. A novel three-dimensional holographic archival memory will be developed to provide ultrahigh capacity storage (100 trillion bits in a volume of one cubic centimeter) and high-speed data transfer (10 billion bits per second).
TOPIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKS
13401 Valley Drive
Optical Front-End for 10 Gb/s
Current technology for high speed optical communications is too expensive and cumbersome for wide-spread deployment to end-users on a network. By using state-of-the-art micro-optics and electronics, this project will develop a low cost, ultra-fast optical link amenable to mass adoption.
TOPIC: SCALABLE MIDDLEWARE AND GRID TECHNOLOGIES
Deep Web Technologies, LLC
Distributed Relevance Ranking in
154 Piedra Loop
Heterogeneous Document Collections
Los
Alamos,
Researchers in the public and private sectors face a pressing need to comb through an ever-growing base of information to find critical content. This project will implement distributed grid computing technology that mines, aggregates, and displays the best information within large content bases.
Genomatica, Inc.
Establishing a Computational
5405 Morehouse Drive
Infrastructure for Systems Biology
Suite
210
San Diego,
This proposal will develop a software platform to enable computer models of bacteria to be developed. These models will improve the understanding of the energy-related biological process, so that these organisms’ metabolic potential to address issues of energy production, carbon fixation, and bioremediation may be harnessed.
Kitware, Inc.
Scalable Grid Technologies for
28 Corporate Drive
Visualization Services
Suite
204
Clifton
Park,
Visualization technologies are used to view the results of scientific computation. This work will provide visualization services as a Web resource.
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
Tech-X Corporation
A Data Skimming Grid Portal
5621
Arapahoe Avenue
Suite A
Boulder,
Software tools, for enabling remote data access, will be developed that allow scientists and engineers to intuitively extract manageable data sets from large remote data sets, located in experimental, high-performance computing, and industrial sites worldwide.
TOPIC: HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS DETECTORS
aPeak
Geiger Photodiode Array Readouts for
This project will develop and qualify a new generation of solid-state readouts of scintillating fibers, for applications in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and national security, as well as new, challenging applications that demand instantaneous detection of weak optical signals.
Burle Industries, Inc.
Large Area PMT
1000 New
The next generation of nucleon-decay and neutrino experiments are limited in sensitivity by the current generation of large-area light sensors. Through the development of the next generation of economical, large-area, high sensitivity light sensors, these experiments will become practical.
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
Very Large, High Gain APDs for
44 Hunt Street
Particle Physics
Suite
200
Watertown,
The proposed project will
investigate a novel detector technology that will be very useful in particle
physics studies. It will also be
useful in other scientific studies (such as nuclear physics research) as well as
commercial applications (such as oil exploration, medical imaging, nuclear
non-proliferation, and non-destructive studies).
TOPIC: ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS
Calabazas Creek Research
A Finite Element, Adaptive Mesh
20937 Comer Drive
Particle-In-Cell Code
A finite element, adaptive mesh Particle-in-Cell program could revolutionize charge particle analysis for the particle physics community. Computational cost would be dramatically decreased by reducing problem size by two to three orders of magnitude.
FAR-TECH, Inc.
High Precision Integrated Beam
Building 14,
Accelerators are research and medical instruments whose usefulness depends on auxiliary beamline instruments for monitoring the beam. The proposed system would permit more precise and cost-effective control of accelerators, for applications ranging from high-energy physics to cancer treatment.
MUONS, Inc.
Six-Dimensional Beam Cooling in a
New particle accelerators are needed for tomorrow’s studies of the fundamental forces of nature. A new idea to use dense hydrogen gas, with a new configuration of magnets and Radio Frequency (RF) cavities, is being developed to reduce muon beam dimensions for Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders.
STTR Project
Nanohmics, Inc.
Improved
Electron Yield and
Research Institution: Stanford Linear
Accelerator
Center
High energy physics will
benefit from improvements in the quality of the source beams utilized in the
Nation’s accelerators. The goal is
to improve the photocathode used as a source of electrons, by modifying its
emission characteristics.
Tech-X Corporation
User Friendly Steering and
5621 Arapahoe Avenue
Diagnostics for Modeling Space
Suite A
Charge in Circular Accelerators
By providing tools for embedding existing codes into a simple scripting language, this work will enable more researchers to use the most sophisticated computer codes, and allow developers to prototype new computational techniques rapidly. This work will also improve the way researchers use large supercomputers, by making large-scale computing more user-friendly.
TOPIC: RADIO FREQUENCY ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATORS AND COLLIDERS
Asgard Microwave
High-Power RF Window
Unit #2
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
Hybrid Modulator Upgrade
This effort will provide Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and the Next Generation Linear Collider (NLC) effort with an optimized solid state Hybrid Modulator for assessment against other designs, leading to savings of hundreds of millions of dollars in NLC construction and operation. It will also support the development of high reliability, lower cost modulators for cancer treatment, food processing, container inspection, and other commercial processes requiring high voltage, pulsed power systems.
Diversified Technologies, Inc.
Next Linear Collider (NLC)
This effort will develop and demonstrate a full-scale, solid-state Marx bank modulator for the NLC, and provide it to Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for direct comparison against other NLC modulator designs. The solid-state Marx bank represents a novel combination of advanced solid-state devices, which have numerous applications in cargo inspection systems, medical treatment, and semiconductor processing.
Omega-P, Inc.
Quasi-Optical 34-GHz Radio
202008 Yale Station
Frequency (RF) Pulse
Future research in high-energy physics requires a new particle accelerator, for which a centimeter-wavelength design called Next Linear Collider is a preferred candidate. The millimeter-wave pulse compressor to be developed is part of a technology development program that could allow a future accelerator to achieve a higher particle energy at lower cost, and with a smaller overall geographical footprint.
Omega-P, Inc.
Whispering Gallery X-Band Power
202008 Yale Station
Multiplier
Present microwave circuits, for achieving the very high peak powers needed in high-energy particle accelerators, are large and costly. This project will develop a much smaller microwave circuit to replace the larger models in scientific and medical accelerators, and in future radars.
Sci-Eng Solutions
Photon Initiated-Marxed Modulators
TOPIC: HIGH-FIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR AND SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE COLLIDERS
Currently available methods impose limits on the processing of multi-filamentary, superconducting wires used in high energy research. This project will develop a high pressure vessel and join it to two other existing vessels to form a Hydrostatic Wire Processing Facility (HWPF). If successful, the HWPF will define the “next generation” Niobium Tin superconducting wire material.
DSP Alloys
A High Current Density, Low
4235 Toch Street
Magnetization, Tubular Filamented
Improved superconductor materials are required for future high field magnetic applications in high energy physics. A relatively inexpensive, commercially viable, niobium-tin superconducting wire will be developed to meet these needs.
Hyper Tech Research, Inc.
Development of Internal-Tin Nb/Sn
110 E.
Canal Street
Troy,
This project will lower the cost of niobium-tin superconductors for future accelerator and fusion projects. It will accelerate the comercialization of high field magnets for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) systems.
MultiPhase Composites
Engineered Ceramic Composite
1130 Francis Street, #7012
Insulators for High Field Magnet
Particle accelerators, storage rings, and fusion devices rely on high field magnets for operation. Engineered ceramic insulators will reduce accelerator and fusion magnet fabrication costs, by providing net shape parts that require no complicated machining and reduce costly rework on shorted end parts.
Supergenics, LLC
Some Improved Methods of
To maintain the Nation’s technical leadership in high energy physics, it is necessary to have an active part in the development and construction of the future generations of particle accelerators. In order to do this, high field superconducting magnets are required, and this project will develop high quality conductors at relatively low cost for use in these magnets.
Tai-Yang Research Corporation
Novel Magnetometer for High Energy
31 Pierson Drive
Physics, Fusion, and Electric
This project will develop a novel device for the measurement of electric currents, fault-currents, and magnetic fields. The device, a diagnostic tool that will substantially lower the cost and implementation of large-scale capital equipment, has applications in the electric utility industry and the fusion and high energy physics community.
TOPIC: TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION ELECTRON-POSITRON LINEAR COLLIDER
Omega-P, Inc.
Fast X-Band Phase Shifter
202008 Yale Station
Present design for the Next Linear Collider envisions control of the very high power microwave pulses that drive the accelerator, using long runs of expensive waveguides and waveguide components. The electrically-controlled phase shifter would achieve the same degree of control--with even greater flexibility--but with need for much less waveguide.
UTRON, Inc.
Near Net Shape Manufacturing Using
Combustion Driven Compaction
produces cost-effective, high density, and durable near net shape parts by
compacting alloy powders at high compaction pressures and reduced process cycle
time, followed by strategic sintering. This
innovative technology is ideally suited for fabricating metallic, ceramic and
composite materials in simple to complex geometrical shapes, for use in radio
frequency (RF) components in
accelerators, defense missile propulsion parts,
and x-ray targets for bio-medical/Homeland Security use. Benefits include
reduced scrap metal waste in processing and effective utilization of the raw
powder materials.