Delivery Order GS00F0004X-80NSSC23FA075

This is a $798,222 research grant awarded by NASA to Materials Development Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation. The grant supports an international collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct microgravity-based experiments using JAXA's Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) to measure the thermophysical properties of supercooled molten metal oxides. These materials are precursors to high-value glass used in photonics, lasers, optical communications, and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small engineering research and development company based in Hanover, New Hampshire. The contract, valued at $124,569, is for the development of a new cryocooler technology to enable superconducting systems for turboelectric aircraft. The goal is to extend the temperature range of Creare's existing cryocooler design to provide cooling down to 15...

This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, tasks Peregrine Falcon Corp to develop a "Liquid Interface Diffusion" (LID) bonding technique to join the heat pipes and cores of fission power systems. The $124,039 Phase I contract aims to create a high-strength, high-temperature, and homogeneous joint between the Hastelloy-230 alloy of the sodium-potassium (NaK) heat pipe walls and the U-8Mo core. This innovation is intended to...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business manufacturer of thermal management solutions. The $910,482.00 firm-fixed-price contract has a completion date of December 14, 2025. ACT will perform research and development work on advanced thermal control technologies, such as heat pipes for spacecraft and cooling systems for high-performance...

This is a $125,000 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials. The contract is for the development and characterization of ruthenium- and iron-based catalysts to improve the efficiency of passive cryogenic propellant heat shielding systems. Ultramet will collaborate with the Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) Laboratory at Washington State University to synthesize, test, and optimize the catalysts for...

This is a $600,000 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Washington University in St. Louis to design, fabricate, and characterize a passive, temperature-actuated liquid metal heat switch. The heat switch is intended to facilitate the dissipation of heat at high temperatures and prevent heat exchange at low temperatures, with a targeted on/off conductance ratio of over 500:1. The proposed innovation builds on the university's expertise in thermal...

Hyper TECH Research Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, was awarded a $125,000.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop and improve second-generation magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting wires. The goal is to produce lightweight, high-performance superconducting wire with high current carrying capacity, operating temperatures between 4-30 Kelvin, and long piece-lengths up to 60 kilometers. This research...

The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract worth $85,766.65 to Applied Test Systems, LLC, a small business manufacturer of process heating and materials testing equipment. The contract is for the supply of an Applied Test Systems Creep Test Frame with Retort Tube, including a lever arm tester, height frame option, and over-temperature controller. This sole-source award was made without a set-aside, as the agency...

This federal contract award to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, is for the development of hybrid-wick constant conductance heat pipes (CCHP) capable of operating at higher heat fluxes compared to traditional axial groove designs. The $949,945 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract is funded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to address the increasing thermal management requirements of future...

This is a $150,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract is for the development of high-temperature lightweight heat pipes to support thermal management of solid-state power amplifiers, as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. ACT specializes in the design, manufacture, and testing of advanced...