Cooperative Agreement W911NF2120028

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...

This $6,059,162 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to demonstrate PPG Industries Inc.'s platinum group metal (PGM)-free coating process as a viable means of producing porous transport layer (PTL) materials with high electrical conductivity, high corrosion resistance, and significant stack cost reductions for renewable energy...

The National Science Foundation awarded Repela TECH LLC a $993,788 cooperative agreement under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the development of next generation environmentally friendly coatings for marine antifouling from June 2021 through May 2023. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research. This particular award aligns with those goals by...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Techstyle Materials Inc. (doing business as Adept Materials) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant will fund the development of multifunctional coatings for building walls and ceilings that have climate-regulating properties, resulting in improved energy efficiency, durability, and comfort for buildings. The coatings will use the high energy storage capacity of moisture...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Planck Energies Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to develop an environmentally friendly, passive cooling coating that can help reduce the temperature of buildings and provide 5-25% energy savings, thereby reducing the need for traditional air conditioning systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: An innovative paint-like coating...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Dmag USA LLC for $275,000 aims to develop a nickel-boron-tungsten-carbon fullerene coating to improve the durability, safety, and reliability of aerospace systems. The coating is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of hypersonic environments, promoting safety in essential air travel and logistics services. The project seeks to replace harmful hexavalent chromium plating...

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $500,000 to Tennessee Technological University to develop and evaluate novel oxidation- and erosion-resistant Tribaloy-based coatings for protecting critical concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) components. The goal is to optimize these Tribaloy coatings on relevant alloys and evaluate...

Through a $249,997 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, researchers at the University of New Haven are developing a novel enzyme-responsive polyolefin material as a programmable antifouling coating. The research aims to understand how the properties of these polyolefin surfaces, such as hydrophobicity and texture, impact their ability to prevent and remove microbial adhesion from bacteria and algae commonly...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $155,884 to Western Michigan University aims to develop eco-friendly packaging alternatives that minimize environmental waste. The research team will create novel wax-based coatings for paper that provide necessary packaging functionality without relying on harmful plastics or chemicals. The coated paper produced is intended to be easy to recycle and capable of biodegrading into harmless substances, promoting...