Project Grant 2346150
- This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a desktop system for spinning biofibers - fibers made from biomaterials - to enable sustainable innovations in smart textiles. The project aims to address the sustainability challenges posed by the projected $15 billion smart textiles market by 2030, which risks combining textile and electronic waste. The research...
- This Project Grant award of $205,752 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in accelerating research on advanced yarn fabrication techniques using rapid prototyping tools. The goal is to develop a "toolkit of inexpensive, easily modifiable machinery and software" to enable designers to rapidly explore creating 3D textile surfaces and shapes through innovative yarn...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $594,187 to Cornell University to develop a toolkit of inexpensive, easily modifiable machinery and software to enable rapid exploration of advanced yarn fabrication techniques for creating 3D textile shapes and surfaces. The 4-year project, running from October 2025 to September 2029, aims to transform textile manufacturing by enabling a shift...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $600,002 to Villanova University and Temple University, in partnership with Otex Specialty Narrow Fabrics Inc., to establish a transformative water-based salt-assisted-assembly process for manufacturing durable smart textiles. The goal of this interdisciplinary research is to expand the design space of viable nanomaterial-textile systems by enabling self-assembly at...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $745,310 project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Delaware on December 15, 2022. The grant supports the Recycled Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Ecosystems project to develop a sustainable recycled materials model for the textile and apparel industry. Key deliverables include advancing mechanical recycling technologies to convert post-consumer clothing waste into...
- This $599,999 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by North Carolina State University (NC State) to advance the development of next-generation smart fabrics that can sense, adapt to, and interact with their environments autonomously. The research aims to create physically intelligent, self-regulating textile materials that can change shape or stiffness in response to environmental stimuli like heat or light,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070), provides $315,214 to the University of Virginia to establish a cloud-based manufacturing framework for embroidered wearable electronics. The framework aims to make electronic design and manufacturing accessible on fabric substrates through embroidery. It will integrate design-to-manufacturing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,635 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) for a project titled "POSE: PHASE I: SCOPING AND PLANNING FOR AN OPEN-SOURCE ECOSYSTEM OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS THAT SELECT TEXTS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES". This grant supports scoping and planning activities to transition an academic research artifact - machine learning software that identifies...
- This $319,996 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program covers research to develop a formal theory and tools for manufacturing programs that control industrial knitting machines. The project aims to connect programming language theory with knot theory, enabling a precise definition of manufacturing program equivalence for non-rigid textile objects. Key objectives include developing a denotational semantics for...
- This $299,946 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the "Building Community-Driven Resilience and Empowerment through Adaptive Manufacturing Technologies" (CO-DREAM TECH) project at Texas Tech University System. The project aims to address the gap in access to advanced building technologies and essential knowledge for their effective and responsible use in remote and mid-sized communities...
POSE: PHASE I: CULTIVATING AN ECOSYSTEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SMART TEXTILES RESEARCH -SMART TEXTILES PROVIDE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY IN DOMAINS OF HEALTHCARE, ROBOTICS, AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. THIS PROJECT IS THE FOUNDATIONAL STAGES OF BUILDING AN OPEN-SOURCE ECOSYSTEM THAT WILL ADDRESS AND EXTEND THE IMPACT OF SMART TEXTILES BY MAKING COMPLEX WOVEN STRUCTURES ACCESSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO ENGINEERING AUDIENCES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROJECT WILL OPEN CHANNELS TO MAKE ENGINEERING PRACTICES UNDERSTANDABLE TO WEAVERS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRASSROOTS INNOVATION. SUCH AN ECOSYSTEM CAN MAKE POSITIVE IMPACTS UPON SMART TEXTILES RESEARCH AS WELL AS THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF WHICH WOVEN TEXTILES ALONE ACCOUNT FOR 47% OF THE GLOBAL TEXTILE MARKET. THIS APPROACH TO ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IS TO TRANSITION AN EXISTING OPEN-SOURCE TOOL, ADACAD, TO A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM OF USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. ADACAD HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH WEAVERS AND ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC DIFFICULTIES OF SMART TEXTILES DESIGN. ADACAD OVERCOMES DIFFICULTIES BY APPLYING ADVANCES IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF TEXTILES DESIGN. SPECIFICALLY, IT USES PARAMETRIC DESIGN TO PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED AND INTERACTIVE FORM OF DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN BE SHARED AND EXTENDED AMONG DIVERSE RESEARCHERS. ADACAD CURRENTLY SUPPORTS ROUGHLY 100 REGISTERED USERS. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FUNDAMENTAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENABLE THE GROWTH OF ADACAD INTO AN ECOSYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTORS AND USERS. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL (1) SYSTEMATICALLY TRACE AND ENGAGE IN OUTREACH TO SMART TEXTILES RESEARCH TEAMS EXPLORING WEAVING; (2) PILOT A PROGRAM OF MONTHLY VIRTUAL ADACAD STUDY GROUPS FOCUSED ON ONBOARDING USERS AND TRANSITIONING USERS TO CONTRIBUTORS; AND (3) HOST A 3-DAY ?GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP? THAT CONVENES OPEN-SOURCE EXPERTS FROM COMMUNITIES OF CRAFT AND CREATIVE CODE TO FORMULATE PLANS AND EVALUATION METRICS MEASURING THE HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $20.0k | 3/12/25 | ||
| Not listed | $297.6k | 6/13/24 |