Project Grant 1648481

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation provides $936,667 to Capacitech Energy, Inc. to develop self-powering textiles for electronic wearables under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The award seeks to advance an integrated energy capture, storage, and delivery technology incorporating advanced solar cells, supercapacitors, and power electronics into a single flexible unit (Supercell) connected to electronic loads. Design priorities...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Elektrum Technologies, Inc. to develop an additive manufacturing process for producing low-cost, flexible, and transparent conductive electrodes. The goal is to create a more cost-effective alternative to indium tin oxide, which is a brittle material currently used in many optoelectronic applications. The Phase I project will focus on two key...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program provides $249,998 to The Johns Hopkins University to develop flexible electronic materials for mobile devices that can detect and identify gases, reporting results to users. The materials and circuits will allow the general population to monitor gases related to human health conditions precisely, taking greater control of their health status. The award reflects NSF's mission to advance...

The National Science Foundation awarded $274,147 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop biodegradable electronic sensors through its Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I grant. The awardee, Transparent Path SPC, will formulate carbon-based inks for aerosol jet printing onto biodegradable substrates to produce temperature and humidity sensors. The goals are to co-print graphene, carbon nanotubes, and cellulose inks; develop printing processes; and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $303,107 to Power 3D, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project commencing June 1, 2025, and concluding February 28, 2026. The project focuses on developing high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion microbatteries utilizing 3D-printed microscale cathode electrodes and wafer-level processing techniques. The primary...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Aluminio Inc. will focus on researching and developing specialized aluminum foils as a low-cost, lightweight alternative to replace copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries. The $274,723 grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized aluminum foils that can achieve the necessary electrochemical properties, adhesion, and weldability for...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $158,944 awarded on October 1, 2022 will fund research at the University of Texas at Dallas to develop flexible reverse electrowetting energy harvesters capable of powering wearable motion sensors and wirelessly transferring data. The goal is to enable self-powered sensors for applications requiring long-term monitoring without regular access to power sources. As part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the research aims to optimize...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Landsdowne Labs LLC received a $1.0 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The awardee will develop and deliver safer coin cell battery casings engineered to passively deactivate upon exposure to bodily fluids, thereby mitigating the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000.00 to Creathadh Energies LLC to develop a prototype for vibration harvesting in wearable devices. The goal is to enable human movement vibrations to power wearable applications, such as heart rate monitors for athletes, eliminating the need for battery replacements or recharging. Key innovations will focus on power management circuitry,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant awarded to Adden Energy Inc. provides $274,990 to develop advanced lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries. The project aims to enable high-performance and low-cost solid-state battery technology through the use of pre-lithiated 3D scaffolding materials as an alternative to costly lithium metal foils. The research focuses on understanding the kinetics and thermodynamics of the lithiation...