Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007874

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Dmag USA LLC to develop a nickel-boron-tungsten-carbon fullerene coating with superior performance for aerospace applications. The key products or services to be delivered include: A novel coating formulation that incorporates boron, nickel, tungsten, carbon fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and nano diamond to withstand...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $199,999 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to The University of Akron to develop an advanced insulation system using polymer nanocomposites to address the accelerated aging of motor winding insulation in electric machines powered by fast-switching pulse width modulated (PWM) inverters. This 2-year project aims to enhance the dielectric reliability of electric machine windings by designing nanocomposite insulation...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $550,000 to develop electric motors that use electromagnetic forces to eliminate bearings. The project aims to transform the reliability, lifetime, efficiency, and utility of electric motors and generators across industries like transportation, manufacturing, and medical equipment. By creating a cost-effective solution that uses...

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 $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...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $100,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant funds the development of an emerging surface coating technology to apply ceramic and composite coatings to metal parts. The goal is to improve mechanical properties like hardness and adhesion strength as well as tribological behaviors related to friction and wear resistance. The proposed coating method...

This Project Grant award of $255,963 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop an immersion-cooled, 3D-printed stator technology for high-specific-power electric motors, specifically an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor. The research will establish a performance baseline using traditional motor windings with oil immersion cooling, demonstrate improved cooling with additively manufactured windings, and validate long-term...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $224,845 in funding to support fundamental research on the self-limiting electrospray deposition of nanowire-particle composites for advanced coatings. The goal is to enable the mass production of nanowire coatings on versatile surfaces through the development of new manufacturing processes based on electrostatically-induced sprays of waterborne gelling polymers. The research team...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,883 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Treadstone Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company specializing in advanced materials and coating technologies for clean energy applications. The funding supports the development of precious-metal-free coatings for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer bipolar plates, which are critical components in renewable hydrogen production...