Project Grant 1330991

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is providing $305,000.00 to Graphenetx Inc. to develop a novel manufacturing process to extrude their patented polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based quad polymer into precursor fibers, which are then carbonized to produce high-strength carbon fibers. The broader commercial impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is the...

Brown University was awarded a $649,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation to support the BRITE RELAUNCH: A LIQUID PHASE PROCESS FOR GRAPHENE MANUFACTURING project. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education. Under this award, Brown University will develop a liquid phase process for graphene...

This $349,949 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Partnerships for Innovation - Technology Translation (PFI-TT) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a multi-purpose container and associated digital twin software for large-scale production of two-dimensional (2D) materials. The key products being delivered through this award include: An advanced, configurable, multi-purpose container for wafer-scale growth of 2D materials at commercial scales. Digital...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an advanced propellant-less propulsion system for small satellites by Field Propulsion Technologies Inc., a small business based in Aurora, Colorado. The project aims to create a prototype propulsion device utilizing a specialized metamaterial based on graphene composite that can generate thrust through unresolved...

This Project Grant award of $555,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program supports research at the University of Chicago to develop efficient and scalable synthetic approaches for preparing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The research team led by Professor Guangbin Dong aims to overcome long-standing challenges in GNR synthesis by devising novel monomer synthesis and cyclodehydrogenation strategies....

This Project Grant award, granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $550,000 in funding to Carnegie Mellon University for the development of high-performance, nanostructured thermal pads to enhance heat dissipation in electronics. The key products or services to be delivered under this award include scalable and cost-effective manufacturing strategies to mass produce the nanostructured thermal pads,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Acadian Research & Development LLC, a company based in Laramie, WY. The grant will fund research from July 2023 through June 2024 to develop a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly process to produce graphene products from wood biomass feedstock. The project aims to convert wood biochar into graphene oxide, reduced graphene...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 provides funding to Stellar Engine, a small business located in Los Altos, CA, to develop an advanced plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) processing technology. The technology utilizes nanosecond-scale high-voltage pulses to generate a micro-plasma that can efficiently deposit thin, conformal oxide and nitride films without using...

This two-year, $158,938 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at the University of Florida to develop graphene nanoelectromechanical oscillators for extreme temperature and harsh environment sensing. Specifically, the university researchers will design, fabricate, and experimentally demonstrate a new class of low-power resonant nanoelectromechanical sensors...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $304,507 to Luxnour Technologies LLC, a for-profit small business located in Hillsboro, OR, is focused on developing an innovative technology for the fast and precise transfer of ultra-thin semiconductor dies (UTDs) during chip manufacturing. The project aims to address the challenge of reliably peeling UTDs from dicing tape, which is a critical step in the semiconductor packaging...