The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Taumat LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to establish a new approach to high-performance central processing unit (CPU) thermal management by developing and applying innovative solid-state thermal energy storage (TES) materials and hardware. The project objectives are to: 1)...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arieca Inc. $858,714 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop liquid metal embedded elastomer thermal interface materials for microelectronics. Arieca will synthesize and evaluate these composite materials, which combine the superior thermal resistance of metal-based solid thermal interface materials with the mechanical reliability of polymer-based alternatives and manufacturing compatibility of thermal greases....
Global Cooling Technology Group LLC received a $296,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant supports research and development of innovative two-phase cooling technologies using micro closed loop pulsating heat pipes for applications in high power density electronics. The STTR program aims to stimulate technological innovation through cooperative...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant award to La Luce Cristallina, Inc. provides $274,997 to address critical technical challenges in scaling up barium titanate on silicon technology for photonic integrated circuits. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year project include: Developing a process to mitigate the thermal stress that arises from integrating barium titanate, an optical material, with silicon...
This SBIR Phase I project awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to advance the development of oxide dispersion-strengthened superalloys for use in hydrogen-fueled gas turbines. The $275,000 award to Top Grain Technologies, Inc. will fund the fabrication and testing of additively manufactured alloy specimens to assess their suitability for high-temperature, hydrogen-rich environments. The key objectives...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $299,938 to the Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as the University of Idaho, to support research on the integration and packaging of wide bandgap semiconductor chips and sensors for extreme high-temperature (up to 600°C) applications. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to investigate the integration of silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN),...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...
This $978,431 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of an innovative two-phase cooling system using micro closed-loop pulsating heat pipes by Global Cooling Technology Group LLC, a small business specializing in advanced cooling technologies. The project aims to create a disruptive cooling solution that can enhance the performance of high-power density electronics,...
This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a groundbreaking architecture for thermal imaging lenses that are smaller, lighter, less expensive, and utilize abundant semiconductor materials like silicon. The primary research objectives are to determine if the proposed Zernike double metalens Cooke triplet design can...
High Energy Metals, Inc. received a $199,912 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support research and development of explosively bonding corrosion resistant bimetallic materials for liquid-cooled, high temperature reactor systems. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...