Project Grant 1621956

The University of Akron received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop coherent coolant jet and nozzle manufacturing technology for grinding applications. The award period is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Under the grant, the University will utilize computational fluid dynamics modeling and 3D printing to design and manufacture nozzles and conditioners capable of delivering a long, coherent...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Crabline Robotics LLC, a woman-owned small business, to develop a dexterous, crab-like aquatic robot platform for underwater construction and decommissioning of structures. The project seeks to create a new class of aquatic robotics capable of stabilizing around a target and precisely delivering tools, such as exothermic cutting rods, to underwater structures. This...

This $269,334 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant was awarded to Hplus Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Santa Barbara, CA. The funding supports the development of an advanced porous transport layer (PTL) design for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers to produce low-cost, energy-efficient green hydrogen. Key objectives include: (1) developing a numerical model to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant, CFDA #47.084 "NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships", provides $275,000 to Hoverr Inc. to develop and optimize a novel electric vacuum thruster device that could revolutionize transportation by enabling propulsion without traditional fuels. The project aims to (1) develop and improve a prototype using advanced materials and design refinements, and (2) confirm the technology's...

This federal Project Grant award of $650,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212). The funding supports 3 Rocks Engineering LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Cañon City, CO, to develop and test new prototype headgates for stormwater management and agricultural irrigation systems. The key objectives are to create more compact, efficient, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program grant, awarded to Oregon State University (OSU), supports fundamental research on a novel metal cutting method called constrained cutting. This $630,687 Project Grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027, aims to investigate how constraining the chip formation process can improve the efficiency of machining difficult-to-cut materials. The research focuses on analyzing the mechanics, dynamics, and surface...

The National Science Foundation awarded Juggernaut Life Sciences LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a smart, semi-autonomous fluid drainage system for surgical procedures. The one-year project will create a prototype robotic device with integrated ultrasound probe, anesthetic syringe, scalpel, and aspiration needle to demonstrate the feasibility of semi-autonomously performing paracentesis procedures to drain...

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 STTR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a compact, multi-wavelength interferometric system for real-time, in-situ metrology in high-precision optical manufacturing. The $274,524 project aims to deliver a market-ready, on-machine metrology system that can improve efficiency and accuracy in diamond tool alignment, surface metrology, and overall manufacturing throughput by...

This SBIR Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Unlab LLC, a small business located in Savannah, GA, to develop a new type of propulsion system based on quantum vacuum fluctuations. The project aims to fabricate asymmetric nanostructure devices on micro-scale cantilevers and measure the deflection caused by the forces generated through the interaction between quantum vacuum fluctuations...