This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program provides $148,944.59 in funding to Theiss Research, a non-profit research organization, to develop an innovative microscopy capability using Brillouin light scattering (BLS) and low-frequency Raman (LFR) imaging techniques. The project aims to apply these advanced techniques to investigate the mechanical...
Chem3 LLC (doing business as Chemcubed) was awarded a $799,997.40 cooperative agreement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach federal grant program (CFDA 11.620). During the one-year project period from October 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023, Chemcubed will evaluate printing and mixing parameters to optimize the mechanical properties of 3D printed electronics. Activities will include mechanical testing of printing...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) program provides $199,558 in funding to North Carolina State University (NC State) from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027. The purpose of this award is to conduct fundamental research on cure kinetics, chemorheology, viscoelastic properties, and cure shrinkage of representative model materials (RGTMs) to better...
This $999,910 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) concrete sensing system for infrastructure monitoring. The project, led by Wavelogix, Inc., a minority-owned small business, aims to create a market-ready solution that addresses challenges in the construction industry related to using antiquated testing methods. The goal is to enable...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded Infratrac Inc., a woman-owned small business, a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 11.620 - Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach. The purpose of the award is for Infratrac to build upon its prior Phase I research demonstrating an integrated system using non-destructive technology with the potential to enhance trust and safety for 3D printed drugs. Under the Phase II project, Infratrac will focus on...
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 Cooperative Agreement, valued at $699,999.80, was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to further ongoing collaborations between NIST and the Center for Hierarchical Materials Design. The key activities to be performed include benchmarking phase field models, uncertainty quantification of phase diagrams, artificial intelligence...
This $461,544 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) funds research by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to develop a versatile 4D printing platform for creating mechanically reinforced, smart composite structures. The key objectives are to: Develop a framework to accurately predict the stimuli-response behaviors and mechanical properties of a broad range of composite...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $160,000.00, is provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) Federal Grant Program. The award's purpose is to create a dataset focused on the properties of thermosetting polymers, which can be used as a cost-effective insulation solution for semiconductor packaging. The key activities to be performed under this award include: 1) measuring...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $137,850 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program (CFDA 11.609) is to develop and test methods for determining the orientation of single molecules. The recipient, Theiss Research, a non-profit research organization, will construct a metrological optical microscope test stand and implement existing and novel techniques for precisely measuring the orientation of...