This $250,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships project grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will support the development and commercialization of a microscale three-dimensional (3D) printer for multi-materials. The two-year project aims to advance the miniaturization of systems and products by addressing the growing need for manufacturing smaller devices through the scale-up of laser-based micro and nanoscale 3D printing with submicron...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $249,985 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant advances the development of microscale selective laser sintering technology to fabricate high-density 3D metal structures with feature sizes less than 5 micrometers and aspect ratios over 20:1. This technology is expected to enable manufacturing of high-performance semiconductor packaging at rates...
This $432,461 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Texas at Arlington to develop new 2D material programming techniques enabling scalable and customizable 3D manufacturing of soft conductive materials. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three-year award period from September 2022 to August 2025 will support the research team's work exploring how to program 2D ionic liquid-based polymers for 3D manufacturing and control their...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $569,780 to Texas State University to acquire a state-of-the-art lithography system called the NanoFrazor Explore. This cutting-edge system enables precise micro- and nanoscale device fabrication without traditional photomasks, using a heated nanometer-scale probe tip for direct patterning. The system will enhance Texas State University's capabilities in areas such as...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation from June 2021 through May 2026 under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to develop rapid manufacturing techniques for three-dimensional nanostructures using projection two-photon lithography. This process could enable new types of nano-enabled devices by allowing for faster and more precise fabrication of nanoscale components. The research is being...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will fund the acquisition of a 3D micro/nanofabrication instrument, the NanoOneBio, at the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler). The $828,570 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027, will enable advanced research, education, and training in micro/nanotechnology across UT Tyler and five partnering regional institutions, including Historically Black...
The University of Texas at Dallas received a $240,353 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for research on creep-based nanomanufacturing of crystalline metals and alloys. The two-year project, running from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, will advance molding-based scalable nanomanufacturing techniques through fundamental research on high-temperature plastic deformation of crystalline metals. The university will investigate creep-induced...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $521,832 supports research to develop an "all-on-a-chip" nanomanufacturing system capable of additively printing three-dimensional features at the deep-nanometer scale. The research aims to leverage advancements in electrified droplet ejection and nanofluidics to enable the use of yoctoliter-to-zeptoliter scale droplets for high-resolution, integrated circuit-compatible additive...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant, awarded to the University of Texas at Austin, will develop a fundamental understanding of the multi-functional response of a new class of engineered materials: three-dimensional woven architected nano-composites. The $375,000 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will use experimental, computational, and analytical approaches, including microscale 3D printing, in-situ mechanical testing,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $624,884 to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to conduct research that aims to enable the reliable design of nanostructured devices. The key objectives are to: Investigate the probabilistic strength distribution of nanoscale materials and structures using high-throughput testing to generate statistically significant data. This data will be used to evaluate and develop more...