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 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of sustainable nonwoven fabrics from off-specification and recycled carbon fiber. Endeavor Composites, Inc. will receive $256,000 to establish processes for fabricating mats using off-spec materials, including trims and recycled fibers. They will optimize operations for mats made from different blended combinations of carbon fiber grades and develop models to predict dispersion conditions for optimal nonwoven...
This Project Grant award of $274,919 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a new class of high-performance composite materials made from aluminum and carbon fiber. The key focus is on improving the interface between the metal and carbon fiber phases to create a low-defect, high-strength material with enhanced mechanical properties. The research aims to elucidate the microstructural evolution and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Stanford University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop recyclable, high-performance composite materials through January 2023. Specifically, the award supports an I-Corps project to accelerate manufacturing of composites using dicyclopentadiene-based thermosetting resins modified with additives that impart recyclability and compatibility with polar fiber surfaces....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Rebornc LLC will support the development and scaled production of novel additively manufactured, plastic-derived carbon materials as Joule heaters. These high-performance carbon Joule heaters are intended to decarbonize critical industrial processes, such as large-scale chemical syntheses, by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions compared to traditional metal...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I Project Grant to Multiscale Integrated Technology Solutions LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana. The grant supports research and development of enhanced composite materials through interlaminar incorporation of carbon nanotube/epoxy nanoscaffolds using genetic algorithm assisted machine learning and neural networks. This award advances the goals of the NSF Directorate for Engineering's CFDA 47.041...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research into developing ultra-high-strength carbon nanofibers through the process of pyrolysis. The $390,152 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, will be carried out by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees). The key objectives of this research project are to investigate the impact of defects, such as...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $255,938 Project Grant to Metox International, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop technology for the next generation of high-temperature superconducting wire production that will increase the throughput and quality of power transmission. The research focuses on improving the conversion efficiency of precursor material into high-temperature...
This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop novel, sustainable textile fibers and fabrics derived from seaweed biopolymers and nanomaterials. The project seeks to create a plastic-free, multifunctional textile material with enhanced properties such as fire resistance, UV protection, and heat shielding, which can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel-based textiles....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $273,706 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Matmerize, Inc., a for-profit organization, to develop a physics-informed/encoded polymer informatics platform to accelerate the development of advanced polymers and formulations. The project aims to transform the way polymeric materials are developed by adopting advanced artificial intelligence techniques to dramatically expedite the...