Project Grant 2026052

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 (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,919 to Ce-Ri-Ss Materials LLC, a minority-owned small business, aims to develop advanced lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber composite materials with enhanced mechanical properties. The project will investigate the microstructural evolution and bonding mechanisms at the aluminum-carbon fiber interfaces, leveraging rare earth element coatings and alloying additions to create...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,915 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Alternative Energy Materials, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company based in Pullman, Washington. The funding will support the development of a new additive manufacturing technique for fabricating multifunctional ceramic monoliths with internal flow structures. The key capabilities of this novel "dry powder pressing additive manufacturing" process include...

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 $255,934 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships grant will support Exlattice, Inc.'s development of machine learning-powered additive manufacturing simulation software. Under the SBIR Phase I Project Grant, Exlattice will create a proof-of-concept for 3-5 orders of magnitude faster process simulation software to predict manufacturing failures from high temperature, residual distortion, and residual stresses. The proposed hybrid data-driven and physics-based...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $380,707 supports fundamental research on nanotechnology-enabled arc welding of high-strength aluminum alloys. The goal is to advance understanding of nanoparticle mechanisms for improving weldability and eliminating hot cracking during arc welding of alloys such as AA7075. The University of California, Los Angeles will conduct experimental and analytical studies to examine how nanoparticles influence solidification behavior and modify...

Advanced Materials Manufacturing, LLC received a $198,883 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop composite metal foam for microreactors. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Through this funding, Advanced Materials Manufacturing will produce composite...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $250,000 to Purdue University to develop an energy-efficient manufacturing process for producing lightweight titanium alloy sheet, foil and wire. Specifically, the award will support optimizing hybrid machining process parameters to influence material structure and properties for these thin gauge formats. The project will also characterize the new...

This $221,462 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research to develop next-generation lightweight aluminum alloy matrix nanocomposites. The project aims to advance the science underlying metal processing and production of high-strength materials by exploring the fundamental mechanisms that govern nanoparticle distribution during the solidification of these metal-matrix composites. The research combines...

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...