This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award provides $999,739 to Gencores Inc., a for-profit small business, to demonstrate a scalable manufacturing process for producing ultra-lightweight, high-performance polymer foam cores for structural composites. The project aims to enable rapid, cost-efficient production of foams with tailored thermal properties that can withstand the demands of high-volume composite molding for applications in the automotive and aerospace industries. The advanced foam materials developed under this 2-year award have the potential to significantly reduce vehicle weight and improve energy efficiency, while also decreasing reliance on critical minerals. This work builds on Gencores' prior federal R&D grants from the Department of Energy and NSF to advance innovative composite manufacturing technologies.
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