This STTR Phase I Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) provides $305,000 to Beamfeed LLC to develop a highly efficient photovoltaic power converter for optical power beaming applications. The proposed innovation aims to improve the power conversion efficiency of wireless power transmission systems by leveraging advanced optical and electrical characterization methods. This research project seeks to address...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project award to OSO Semiconductor Inc., a minority-owned small business, will develop a new phased array communication technology to achieve lower power consumption, smaller form factors, and more affordable price targets. The $274,992 grant, awarded on December 15, 2023, will fund the development and testing of an ultra-low loss beamforming circuit that can be integrated into a unique low-power phased...
This three-year, $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of high-efficiency distributed beamforming techniques for radio frequency energy transfer at Northeastern University. The university aims to overcome technological challenges that have hindered effectively combining energy from multiple transmitters to power remote Internet of Things devices. Key products include a distributed beamforming method using...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $272,800 SBIR Phase I Project Grant to Morningbird Media Corporation to develop and test a prototype propulsion engine that utilizes electromagnetic energy to enable high-speed space travel. The goal is to create a fundamentally new approach to spacecraft propulsion that could lead to orders of magnitude faster space travel compared to current chemical propulsion systems. The key technical objectives are to develop a complex dielectric material and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Florida International University (FIU) to conduct collaborative research on energy-efficient millimeter wave wireless network technologies. The research under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop novel transceiver architectures, circuit blocks, design techniques, and communication strategies to address the significant energy consumption...
Max Powers LLC was awarded a $275,886 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to complete work by December 31, 2021. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041) to support SBIR PHASE I for DECENTRALIZED INTERNET ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH POST-QUANTUM SECURITY. The grant funding will allow Max Powers LLC to research and develop a decentralized internet access management system with post-quantum security, advancing the NSF's mission of...
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...
Marel Power Solutions Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on November 15, 2021 to complete work by December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to support development of a compact power-stack and packaged power module. The NSF TIP program seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a power-optimized, high-gain beamforming radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) front-end technology by Skygig LLC, a woman-owned small business. This advanced millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless technology is designed to enable rapid and robust deployment of 5G/6G networks, allowing network operators to roll out...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a commercial product by Yank Technologies, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to wirelessly power, test, and verify complex electronic products as they move through automated production lines. The project aims to fully automate the quality control process for manufacturing facilities, improving...