I-USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) ngo-Nov. 19 iklomelise ngaphezu kuka-$16 wezigidi ku-FY 2020 yezibonelelo Amaphrojekthi we-29 oHlelweni Lokucwaninga Ngentuthuko Yamabhizinisi Amancane (i-SBIR), Isigaba II.
Uhlelo lwe-USDA-NIFA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) lugxile ekuguquleni ukutholwa kwesayensi kube imikhiqizo namasevisi anamandla okuhweba kanye/noma nenzuzo yomphakathi.
"Uhlelo lwethu lwe-SBIR lusekela amabhizinisi amancane asebenzela ukwakha ubuchwepheshe obusha, obuphazamisayo futhi lusiza ukususa ukuthuthukiswa kocwaningo kusukela ekuqanjweni kuya emakethe," kusho Ibamba Lomqondisi we-NIFA uParag Chitnis. "Kusukela ngo-1983, lolu hlelo seluxhase amaphrojekthi ocwaningo nentuthuko angaphezu kuka-2,000, okuvumela amakhulukhulu amabhizinisi amancane ukuthi ahlole amandla awo kwezobuchwepheshe, futhi anikeze ugqozi lokudayiswa kwemibono emisha."
Kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zamaphrojekthi ahlelelwe Isigaba II se-SBIR. Nazi izibonelo:
- "Ukuvikela Izihlahla ze-Spruce kanye ne-Douglas Fir kusukela ku-Bark Beetle Attack" (ISCA Technologies, Inc.) - Le phrojekthi ihlose ukuguqula ukukhiqizwa kwama-pheromone ezinambuzane zokwenziwa ukulawula izinambuzane zezolimo. Ama-pheromone awanabo ubuthi, ngokuvamile athinta kuphela izinhlobo zezinambuzane ezihlosiwe, azishiyi izinsalela eziyingozi emkhiqizweni wokudla, futhi abangela ukungcoliswa kwemvelo okuncane noma awakutholi nhlobo.
- "I-Scalable and Rechargeable Antimicrobial Coating for Food Equipment" (Halomine Inc.) - I-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ilinganisela ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-48 bagula ngenxa yezifo ezibangelwa ukudla, i-128,000 ilaliswa esibhedlela, futhi abantu abangu-3,000 bafa unyaka ngamunye e-United States. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindleko ezinkampanini zokudla nazo zingakhuphuka. Kuze kube manje, azikho izinto ezithengiswayo ze-antimicrobial ezisebenze kabanzi ngokumelene namagciwane. I-HaloFilm™ iwumphumela, umkhiqizo ofuthwayo othi, uma womisiwe, ushiye ifilimu encane ebonisa ngale endaweni enciphisa/emelana namagciwane ezintweni zokudla.
- "Izinzwa zamandla ze-Ultraflow Zokuphepha Komlilo kanye Nokuqapha Ikhwalithi Yomoya Ezungezile" (KWJ Engineering Inc.) - Imililo yaseWildland ikhiqiza inani elibalulekile lokungcoliswa komoya, ngokuvamile ezindaweni ezinkulu kakhulu. Lokhu kungcola kubeka engcupheni impilo nezokuphepha kubaphenduli bokuqala, kanye nezakhamuzi ezisezindaweni eziseduze nasemiphakathini ehamba nomoya. I-KWJ isungule ulayini wezinzwa zegesi ye-electrochemical encane, engabizi kakhulu, kodwa enembile, ezothuthukisa kakhulu ukuphepha, ukuqapha ukuchayeka komuntu siqu, nokuqapha izinga lomoya emililo yasendle.
- “I-Drivetrain for High Capacity Factor Distributed Wind Turbine” (Pecos Wind Power, Inc.) – Le phrojekthi izobonisa ukuthi ukwandisa izinjini zomoya ezisatshalaliswa ngezinga elincane kuyisixazululo esisebenza ngobuchwepheshe nangokwezomnotho sokuhlinzeka ngogesi wezindleko eziphansi ezindaweni zasemakhaya ezweni lonke.
Vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-USDA-NIFA ukuze uthole uhlu olugcwele lweSigaba II (FY2020) SBIR abamukeli besibonelelo. Funda kabanzi mayelana ne-NIFA's I-SBIR futhi ufunde izifinyezo zephrojekthi exhaswe ngaphambilini.
Izinhlelo ezixhaswe yi-NIFA zisekela izingqikithi eziningi ezichazwe ku-USDA Science Blueprinthttps://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-science-blueprint.pdf futhi usisondeza ekuhlangabezaneni nemigomo eshiwo kuyo I-Ajenda yezoLimo ye-USDA yokusungula.