Cooperative Agreement 2151499
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award of $1,184,000 to Sangtera Inc. in Lexington, MA aims to develop a small form-factor precision stage to enable high-volume manufacturing of next-generation high-performance computing devices utilizing 3D stacked chiplets. The project focuses on designing, fabricating, and characterizing a prototype precision stage that can achieve 100 nm positioning precision and 1 mm motion...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,555,000 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Myrias Optics Inc. The project, titled "ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OF ALL-INORGANIC POLARIZATION CONTROLLED METASURFACES FOR ENABLING NEXT GENERATION FULL-STOKES IMAGING CAMERAS", aims to develop polarization-controlled metasurfaces for real-world applications in areas such as cancer detection, electronics inspection,...
- This $393,558 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Dartmouth College from August 2022 to July 2025 to develop hybrid pseudo-resonant switched-capacitor drive circuits for electrostatic micro-mechanical actuators. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Dartmouth researchers will design new electronic interfaces capable of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) grant award to Northeastern University for $275,000 supports the development of tunable high-speed MEMS scanners for real-time in vivo imaging and 3D depth sensing applications. The project aims to merge electrostatic levitation and ferroelectric polarization switching to create MEMS mirrors with large ranges of motion and tunable scan speeds, overcoming limitations of traditional MEMS actuators. The new microscanner technology...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to ZS Systems LLC to develop a novel manufacturing method for producing high-accuracy, optical encoders. The project aims to establish a pilot capability to cost-effectively manufacture encoders with over an order of magnitude finer fundamental resolution than current methods. This will enable the production of encoders critical for...
- This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project award of $274,998 to Magnify Biosciences Inc. aims to develop an automated "AutoMagnify" device that physically expands biological specimens up to 1,000 times in 3D while preserving spatial and molecular integrity. This advancement will enable conventional light microscopes to achieve nanoscale imaging resolution capabilities...
- This Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is funding the development of an Acousto-Optic Beam Steering (AOBS) technology for Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems. The goal is to create a compact, cost-effective, and high-performance beam steering mechanism to advance LIDAR capabilities for applications like autonomous vehicles, robotics, and smart city infrastructure. The research...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop 2D auxetic lattice actuators that transfer functional shape memory deformations from shape memory alloy (SMA) backbones to surrounding elastomers. The $222,890 project, awarded to the University of Southern Maine, will leverage laser micromachining to create innovative SMA geometries that enable 2D actuation for soft robotics applications. The effort will utilize...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 to Diffract Technology Inc. is focused on developing a novel, high-resolution 3D optical metrology tool for precision manufacturing and industrial applications. The project aims to create a computer-generated holographic system capable of performing rapid, non-contact 3D measurements with sub-10-micron resolution over a large field of view. The advanced 3D...
This $926,538 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation will support the development of long-stroke micromachined arrayed cell electrostatic actuators for highly integrated micro-positioning applications by Silicon Dynamix, Inc. The award reflects the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, which seeks to advance science, engineering, and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Specifically, the project will utilize the awardee's newly established cellular electrostatic actuator technology to demonstrate a low-cost, power-efficient solution for auto-focusing and optical image stabilization in compact camera modules. Under the award, the awardee will design and integrate mechanical displacement amplifiers, shock absorbing structures, and conduct comprehensive testing to realize a viable actuator prototype. If successful, this technology could enable alternatives to currently used but bulkier and less efficient voice coil motors for camera modules and potentially expand into applications such as compact speakers and ultrasonic transducers.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/20/22 | ||
| Not listed | $926.5k | 9/15/22 |