The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Loomia Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business in Brooklyn, NY. The funding supports the development of a hands-off-detection (HOD) system with integrated heating functionality for the steering wheel of autonomous vehicles. The project aims to create a thinner, more flexible, and sustainable HOD sensor using proprietary electronic textile...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Baylor University. The project aims to improve the energy efficiency of silicon photonic chips by incorporating a novel conductive oxide material, hydrogen-doped indium oxide (IHO), into the fabrication process. This innovation will enable more energy-efficient data transfer using light instead of electrical signals, with applications in data centers,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Texas at Austin. The project aims to develop "smart windows" with the ability to separately control solar heat gain and daylighting on-demand, using low-cost solution-based coatings of niobium oxide nanocrystals on glass and plastic. Key goals include overcoming technical barriers to enable stable, fast-switching...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $304,856 to Circle Concrete Tech, Inc. supports the development of engineered recycled steel fibers as a cheaper, faster, and safer concrete reinforcement alternative to traditional steel rebar. The project aims to address technical barriers inhibiting the commercialization of this technology, which has the potential to enable safer construction, reduce landfilled tire waste,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Nevada, Reno to establish a point-of-care (POC) platform technology using smartphone-based time-resolved luminescence imaging and detection (STRIDE) enabled by manganese-doped semiconductor nanocrystals and artificial intelligence. This 1-year project will: (1) further develop the photophysics and optical properties of the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $275,000 to Brightlight Photonics, Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Cambridge, MA, to develop wafer-scale, foundry-ready titanium:sapphire integrated photonic lasers and amplifiers. The goal is to transition this technology from academic demonstration to a commercial-scale, CMOS-compatible production process. This will enable the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $549,999 Technology Translation grant to Brigham Young University (BYU) to scale up the production of new organic materials capable of generating high-intensity terahertz-frequency light. This CFDA 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program grant aims to commercialize these materials for use in advanced scanning and imaging applications, such as airport scanners, medical devices, and manufacturing quality control systems. The new...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Mississippi State University on December 15, 2022 for work completing November 30, 2023. The award will support the development of advanced driving technology to improve independent driving skills and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, industry partners, educators, and stakeholders...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $265,072 Project Grant to Perseus Materials, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to establish the thermal and mechanical limits of novel, fiber-reinforced, plastic composite materials (FRPs) and pioneer a fast-manufacturing process for these FRPs. The project objectives are to enable widespread adoption of lightweight FRPs in...
This $299,386 National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER: PBI - Innovation Impact Framework (IIF) Project Grant aims to enhance the understanding of how regional technology transfer initiatives contribute to societal and economic benefits. The project, awarded to Hyperion Technologies LLC, will develop new methods to measure the local return on investment of technology transfer activities, with the goal of informing policymakers and stakeholders on best practices for fostering innovation and...