Project Grant 1127516

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...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is advancing semiconductor processing technology. The project aims to develop a novel power generator and applicator system that uses nanosecond-scale high voltage pulses to enhance the quality, reduce processing steps, and lower costs of depositing super-thin coatings for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The technology,...

This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) Project Grant award, valued at $200,000 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to advance the synthesis of diamond nanoparticles using low-temperature plasma (LTP) reactors. The research seeks to discover new reaction pathways to control diamond growth and bond formation in LTPs, with the goal of enabling the scalable production of high-quality diamond nanoparticles for critical...

Advent Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach federal grant program (CFDA 11.620) to develop phosphorus-doped diamond for quantum sensor applications. Advent Diamond will conduct a feasibility study during Phase I to fabricate doped diamond epiwafer samples, demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating nitrogen-vacancy centers in the epiwafers, and perform...

Nanocoatings Inc. (NCI) was awarded a $249,949 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop wire-arc additive manufacturing and wire-arc thermal spray methods to clad nuclear-reactor materials. The one-year project period runs from February 21, 2023 through February 20, 2024 and will be performed in Rapid City, South Dakota. Under this award, NCI will work to advance additive manufacturing and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,995 SBIR Phase I project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Tiptek, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company. The project aims to improve a critical semiconductor manufacturing method called nanoprobing by enabling the technique to probe smaller and more complex electrical devices for longer periods. The improved nanoprobes developed through this research will support the...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA #47.041) awarded a 3-year, $442,800 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct fundamental research on improving the high-pressure, high-temperature manufacturing process for producing large, high-quality diamond single crystals. The research aims to increase the size, quality, and cost-effectiveness of synthetic diamond production, enabling new applications in optical elements, radiation...

This $500,000 National Science Foundation award under the Engineering (47.041) program will support research at the University of Illinois to establish new knowledge of an atmospheric-pressure manufacturing process for nanocrystalline diamonds with controlled thermal, electrical, and optical functionalities. The university will investigate coupling flame vapor deposition with plasma to improve growth rate, uniformity, and stability for scaling up production. It will also study in-situ doping...

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...

SBIR Phase I: Acoustic Molding Technology for Metal Additive Manufacturing Ultrasonium Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, to develop and validate acoustic molding technology for metal additive manufacturing. The project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic phased arrays to...