Cooperative Agreement 2036267

Volexion Inc. was awarded a $199,961 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop conformal graphene-based coatings for no-cobalt, high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through basic research. Under this award,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $172,163, supports research at Rowan University from July 2022 to February 2023 related to the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to enhance lithium-ion battery performance and longevity through developing a new manufacturing process to generate scientific knowledge. The process applies an extremely thin, electrically conductive...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation will support Environmental Protective Coatings LLC's development of durable, omniphobic coatings through Scops Coating Technologies LLC. Funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $1,013,950 award aims to validate pilot-scale production and enhance weatherability of fluorine-free, self-cleaning coating materials. Key objectives include pilot-scale production to enable...

This $275,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Dmag USA LLC, a certified HUBZone small disadvantaged business in Evansville, Indiana. The project aims to develop a novel nickel-boron-tungsten-carbon fullerene coating with superior performance for aerospace applications. The coating is expected to improve the durability, safety, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant awarded to Adden Energy Inc. provides $274,990 to develop advanced lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries. The project aims to enable high-performance and low-cost solid-state battery technology through the use of pre-lithiated 3D scaffolding materials as an alternative to costly lithium metal foils. The research focuses on understanding the kinetics and thermodynamics of the lithiation...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Aluminio Inc. will focus on researching and developing specialized aluminum foils as a low-cost, lightweight alternative to replace copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries. The $274,723 grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized aluminum foils that can achieve the necessary electrochemical properties, adhesion, and weldability for...

Conovate Inc. received a $181,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to develop environmentally-friendly anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company will synthesize and optimize graphene monoxide using bio-sourced feedstocks as an alternative to graphite in battery anodes. Conovate will evaluate...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $299,493 to the University of Arkansas will support research to develop ion-conducting polymeric lithicone coatings for lithium metal battery anodes. The project aims to address key challenges with lithium metal anodes, including chemical corrosion, solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer instability, and lithium dendrite growth. The research will leverage multi-scale and cryogenic electron...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $224,845 to support fundamental research on developing new manufacturing processes for producing multifunctional nanomaterial and composite coatings. The research aims to enable the mass production of nanowire coatings on complex 3D surfaces using an electrospray deposition technique involving waterborne gelling polymers. The project integrates advanced experimental methods and...