Project Grant 1853060

This SBIR Phase I grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) provides $275,000 to Genalpha Nuclear Technologies LLC to develop a metal foam-based neutron sensor for advanced nuclear reactor instrumentation. The project aims to create a sensor that can withstand the harsh, high-temperature and radiation-intensive environments of next-generation nuclear reactors. This novel sensor technology could have broader...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,833 Project Grant to the University of North Texas through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a novel curved-shape surface acoustic wave sensor for in-situ/real-time torque and temperature measurement of rotor shafts in harsh environments up to 900 degrees Celsius. The three-year award beginning September 1, 2022 will support fundamental research on surface acoustic wave propagation along curved surfaces, investigation of a new...

The National Science Foundation awarded Activecharge LLC a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an integrated, self-powered sensor node for wind turbine blade monitoring. The one-year project will address technical hurdles such as lack of reliable energy sources and logistical challenges replacing batteries inside blades. Activecharge will prototype a sensor node that reliably harvests electrical voltage from blade...

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 $560,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), was awarded to the University of Massachusetts on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2029. The project will establish new research capabilities and methodologies in extreme-environment radio frequency (RF) electronics for high-temperature sensing and...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation STTR Phase I Project Grant to Zsense Systems LLC will support the development of an edge-based oil condition monitoring system for heavy equipment. The system will analyze machine oil conditions on-site to provide comprehensive, real-time information on oil properties and machine health status. Key innovations include an inductive pulse sensing array to detect fine wear debris, microfluidic signal multiplexing technologies, big data analysis and signal...

The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $255,743 Project Grant to Aerosens, Inc. under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an energy harvesting system for self-sustaining aircraft tracking and monitoring sensors. The one-year award will support Aerosens' Phase I Small Business Innovation Research project to evaluate mechanical energy harvesting technologies for powering Bluetooth Low Energy asset tracking devices onboard aircraft....

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Fourth Power, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an energy storage technology that stores electricity as heat and converts it back to electricity using thermophotovoltaics (TPV). The goal is to create a low-cost battery system that can decouple power and energy, enabling discharge durations between 1-100 hours, which is not currently achievable with other...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I award of $275,000 to Imperium Technologies, Inc. is funding the development of an innovative Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) electromechanical steam trap system. The project aims to address the issue of undetectable steam trap failures, which contribute to significant energy losses and greenhouse gas emissions across diverse industries that rely on steam generation. The new steam trap design will incorporate electronic sensors to monitor...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 STTR Phase I project grant to Sensvita Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to develop a non-invasive radio frequency sensing technology for home-based monitoring of heart and lung function. The proposed system uses advanced sensing methods to measure critical physiological parameters without the need for skin contact or maintenance, improving the convenience, scalability,...