Project Grant 1722229

This $274,919 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships project grant funds the development of color-shifting security films by Chromatir Technologies, LLC. Chromatir will pursue two technical aims: increasing total reflectivity without compromising color saturation to ensure eye-catching appearance under varied lighting; and demonstrating serial color patterning for customized printing of iridescent films with bar codes or numbers to enable integration with digital...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Chromatir Technologies, LLC received a $997,735 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The company will develop customized optical security films that produce iridescent color-shifting effects through multibounce optical interference mechanisms. These microtextured security films are designed to combat...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a terahertz radar imaging transceiver to improve concealed threat detection for law enforcement and event venue security. The $274,927 award from the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the design, implementation, fabrication, and testing of a terahertz radar transceiver, a critical component for a portable, discreet security screening...

This STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to transition the Ti:Sapphire-on-Insulator (Ti:SaOI) platform from an academic demonstration to a wafer-scale, CMOS-foundry compatible process. The $275,000 award, with a performance period from February 15, 2025 to October 31, 2025, will enable the scalable production of integrated Ti:Sapphire lasers and amplifiers in the wavelength range...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Fibarcode, LLC received a $1.555 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Fast-Track cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded September 15, 2025, with performance completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The company, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, will develop and commercialize a novel photonic particle and fiber-based tracing and authentication...

Iris Light Technologies Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on December 1, 2021 to support research and development efforts concluding on November 30, 2022. Funded through the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), the award aims to advance electro-luminescence and doping of black phosphorus for printed lasers on silicon photonic chips. The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and...

This $275,000 SBIR Phase I award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program seeks to develop a blockchain-based platform that can accurately represent and execute complex intellectual property (IP) rights. The project aims to deconstruct legal IP documents into "programmable rights units" that can be automatically executed on any blockchain in a cost-efficient manner. The anticipated result is a blockchain-agnostic...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $951,394 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Ballydel Technologies Inc. for the development of serialized anti-counterfeit labeling technology for pharmaceutical and biological products. The project aims to create a scalable manufacturing process for imprinting covert, encrypted patterns onto labels for individual vaccine vials, incorporating serialized codes to enable traceability...

This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports Prhobe Inc.'s development of an innovative logistics tracking system. The project aims to revolutionize logistics and transport management by providing real-time visibility at the serial number level through the integration of wireless technologies including RFID, UWB, and cellular. The system will attach to...