This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) provides $399,924.21 to Applied Research Transformation, PLLC to develop a commercial system for obtaining optimal interlayer bond strength of cementitious materials used in field-based concrete printing. The project aims to introduce a system that will support the field-based printing industry, building trades,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) Federal Grant Program provides $199,558 to North Carolina State University to conduct research on the cure kinetics, chemorheology, viscoelastic properties, and cure shrinkage of representative model materials for next-generation semiconductor chip designs. The project aims to develop new metrological tools, material property...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $475,399 to Auburn University to conduct fundamental research on laser nanoparticle powder-bed fusion, an additive nanomanufacturing process. The research aims to develop layer-by-layer fabrication of micro- and nano-scale functional structures and devices with tunable chemical compositions, interface interactions, and physical architectures. This work has potential...
Ic3D, Inc. was awarded a $1.6 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology to design and demonstrate a pilot regional quality control center that provides metrology testing services to small and mid-sized additive manufacturing companies producing thermoplastic and resin additively manufactured parts. The award, made under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620), will support Ic3D to...
This $314,721 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop durable, 3D-printable ceramic nanocomposite materials. The University of Illinois, as the prime awardee, will explore using small quantities of boron nitride nanotubes to enhance the fracture toughness and reliability of polymer-derived ceramic materials, which are compatible with 3D printing but prone to fracture. Through complementary multiscale...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Zymosense Inc. a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach federal grant program (CFDA 11.620) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Under this award, Zymosense will optimize its automated pipetting screening tool for assessing single-walled carbon nanotube dispersion and separation processes. In Phase I, the company demonstrated the feasibility of using the...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program, will fund a collaborative research effort between the University of Florida and Johns Hopkins University to explore the underlying chemical reactions involved in two technologically important processes: focused electron beam-induced deposition (FEBID) and extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). The $354,551 award will support...
This $399,752 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) funds a Phase II project to develop standards and open-source software for digital data associated with semiconductor electronics. The project aims to support NIST initiatives related to the CHIPS Act and provide digital data standards to accelerate advanced materials research and development for...
This $656,061 federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports a collaborative research effort to develop new nanochemistry synthesis techniques using functional carbene ligands. The University of Virginia, California State University Northridge, and other partners will work to advance the fundamental understanding of how N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands can be used to precisely control the...
This $199,989 Project Grant was awarded on July 10, 2023 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the CFDA 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program. The grant recipient, Multi3D Inc., is a for-profit manufacturer that develops and produces metamaterial antennas, polymer composites, and other electronics to support federal agency R&D programs. Through this DOE Office of Science grant, Multi3D Inc. will advance electronics manufacturing capabilities by...