Project Grant 2025671

This Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totals $991,621 and runs from February 15, 2023 through January 31, 2025. It supports Stark Street Materials Company of Portland, Oregon in developing manufacturing feasibility for new radiation shielding fabrics using bismuth as a safer, non-toxic alternative to lead. Phase I demonstrated molding composite materials with over 85% bismuth particle filler to produce fabric with...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....

SBIR Phase I: Acoustic Molding Technology for Metal Additive Manufacturing Ultrasonium Inc. received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, to develop and validate acoustic molding technology for metal additive manufacturing. The project will investigate the feasibility of using ultrasonic phased arrays to...

Phase III Physics LLC received a $206,440 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop a Flexible Lithium Neutron Shielding Material (FLINS) using a Novel 6Li-based Composite. The funding supports research and development of a new composite material for neutron shielding through November 20, 2023. The award is provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries...

The National Science Foundation awarded Aeroshield Materials Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of February 15, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The grant funds the "SBIR PHASE I: DEFECT-FREE MANUFACTURING OF ULTRA-CLEAR MONOLITHIC SILICA AEROGELS FOR INSULATED GLASS UNITS" project. Aeroshield Materials Inc. will develop manufacturing techniques to produce ultra-clear monolithic silica aerogels for use in insulated glass...

Applied Sciences Inc. received a $199,726 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop flexible, lightweight nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding suppression in automotive applications. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through June 27, 2022 and is focused on delivering products and services related to the design and testing of novel nanocomposite materials...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $399,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) to develop a new generation of cost-effective, scalable, and stable radiation detectors with ultra-high detectivity. This is a joint effort between the University at Buffalo, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford to address the challenge of engineering materials and manufacturing...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Raven Space Systems, Inc., a small disadvantaged business in Kansas City, KS. The grant, funded through the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop 3D printing capabilities for high-strength heat shield materials to enable fully 3D printed reentry capsules for space cargo return missions. The core innovation is a platform technology for...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project awarded to 3Fates-Xray, Inc. aims to develop a deep learning approach to enable "single-shot" X-ray phase-contrast imaging. This technology has the potential to significantly enhance the capabilities of next-generation X-ray imaging systems for applications such as aviation security, food inspection, and additive manufacturing quality control. The $274,996 award, which runs from Sep 1, 2023...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science's Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000 to Aeroshield Materials Inc., a woman-owned small business, to improve the manufacturability and throughput of ultra-transparent, super-insulating aerogel materials. Through this grant, Aeroshield aims to develop scalable methods to manufacture large-format, energy-efficient aerogel sheets for insulated glass units. The company previously received SBIR grants...