Purchase Order NNX15CS15P
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- The U.S. government agency NASA awarded a $129,123 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Nanohmics Inc., a small for-profit technology company based in Austin, Texas. The contract is focused on developing a novel high-efficiency thermionic thermal-to-electric converter (TTEC) using nanostructured emitters to integrate with radioisotope thermoelectric generators for use in space exploration missions where photovoltaic power generation is inadequate due to lack of sunlight....
- This is a $124,172 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nanohmics Inc., a small for-profit technology development and research company based in Austin, Texas. The contract is for the development of thermoelectric (TE) devices that can be used for power generation and refrigeration in NASA's space power and thermal management systems. The key objectives of the contract are to address three primary...
- Nanohmics Inc., a for-profit technology company, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of membrane-supported thermoelectric generator (TEG) device manufacturing technology. The $755,000 firm-fixed-price contract aims to produce large-area, conformable TEG sheets that can be integrated into thermal energy conversion systems for NASA's space power generation needs. The technology...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,966 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract is in response to a NASA STTR solicitation topic focused on "Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Multifunctional Power Dissemination". Under this effort, ACT, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University,...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Microvection, Inc., a Veteran Owned Business, to develop Asymmetric Conductance Thermoelectric Cooling Modules for Cryogenic Applications. The contract, valued at $124,785.00, is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The goal is to improve the performance of thermoelectric coolers (TECs) to increase their market potential, particularly for...
- This STTR Phase I contract, awarded by NASA, tasks IOP Technologies LLC, a woman-owned small business, with designing and developing advanced thermionic energy converter (TEC) cathodes based on diamond films. The goal is to create efficient systems for converting thermal energy into electrical energy to support NASA's deep space missions, particularly for regenerating air, water, and waste, as well as powering life support and other systems using renewable energy sources and waste heat. The...
- This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Nanohmics Inc., a small technology development company based in Austin, Texas. The contract, valued at $749,999.00, is to further advance NASA's high-power solid-state thermal-to-electric conversion capabilities. Nanohmics is collaborating with The Boeing Company and Sandia National Laboratories on the development of a high-efficiency thermionic thermal-to-electric converter (TTEC) module based on...
- This is a $124,994 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components located in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract seeks to study the use of the nanomaterial C12A7 electride as an electrode material for thermionic energy conversion, which has the potential to greatly improve the efficiency of thermionic power generation for space applications....
- This is a $254,352 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The goal of the project is to develop improved thermoelectric materials, such as tin selenide, copper selenide, and lead telluride, for use in radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) that provide power for deep space missions. The research will focus on using a mechanical activation-assisted self-propagating...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $156,258.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Questek Innovations LLC, a recognized leader in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) technologies. This contract is for the FY23 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort focused on the "Computational Design of Robust, Compatible Interconnect Alloys for Improved PBTe-Based Thermoelectric Devices". The work will be...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Microxact Inc., a small business manufacturer of specialized semiconductor testing equipment, to develop a revolutionary high-efficiency thermoelectric material. The $124,963 firm-fixed-price contract aims to advance thermoelectric devices critical for NASA's power conversion needs, particularly with radioisotope sources. The proposed material, comprising lead telluride/lead selenide quantum dot superlattices, seeks to achieve a thermoelectric figure-of-merit (ZT) greater than 1.6 and conversion efficiencies exceeding 15%. If successful, Microxact will commercialize the technology after the Phase II effort. This contract is set aside for small businesses.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 6/3/15 |