Project Grant 1913723

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $256,000 will fund the development of an optimized ion mobility spectrometry system for distributed chemical sensing without the use of radioactive ionization sources. The awardee, Sensit Ventures Inc. of Davis, California, will establish an experimental and theoretical framework to miniaturize differential mobility spectrometry technology for analytical-quality chemical...

The National Science Foundation awarded Integrated Medical Sensors Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel multi-analyte microsensor platform for continuous wireless monitoring applications. The grant aims to create a unique monolithic semiconductor platform capable of wirelessly monitoring multiple biochemical and physiological markers simultaneously in a sub-cubic millimeter footprint. This miniature,...

Sunburst Sensors, LLC received a $149,991 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop the Phyter instrument. The Phyter is an inexpensive device that uses colorimetric methods to accurately measure ocean pH levels through an iPhone application. It records location, time, temperature, pH and metadata via Bluetooth. Funded from September 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022, Sunburst Sensors will build 50...

This Project Grant award of $305,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a portable device for rapid, on-site detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. The award recipient, Wave Lumina Inc., will create a field-deployable sensor system that integrates surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence-enhanced signal processing to detect PFAS at...

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...

This $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program supports the development of a label-free, high-resolution, high-throughput protein screening platform called Vibrational Spectroscopy with Metasurface Optics (VISMO). The technology aims to enable simultaneous, minute-scale measurement of millions of protein samples, which would dramatically improve the lengthy and costly cycles...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a novel self-powered multimodal MEMS sensor system that can simultaneously detect pH, pressure, and temperature in marine environments. The researchers aim to create an innovative, highly sensitive, and energy-efficient sensor to support marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) efforts by providing uninterrupted,...

Under this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 project, Ondavia, Inc. is developing, prototyping, validating, and commercializing an in-line, automated, semi-continuous instrument to monitor and measure the nitrogen cycle in water using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The $600,000 award supports the assembly and testing of a prototype analyzer for automated, quantitative analysis...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Zepsor Technologies Inc. a $275,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a first-of-its-kind micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based proximity sensor with near-zero power consumption. The project aims to create an uncooled infrared detector capable of reliably detecting a hand at a distance of 2-10 cm while consuming less than 1 microamp of current in standby mode. This...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $305,000.00 to Primary Bioscience, Inc. to develop an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of protein analysis at the single-molecule level. The biosensor consists of a nanopatterned chip with a proprietary material that binds and immobilizes molecular targets, which are then detected using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). This technology aims to enable...