Project Grant 2451363
- The National Science Foundation awarded $274,147 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop biodegradable electronic sensors through its Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I grant. The awardee, Transparent Path SPC, will formulate carbon-based inks for aerosol jet printing onto biodegradable substrates to produce temperature and humidity sensors. The goals are to co-print graphene, carbon nanotubes, and cellulose inks; develop printing processes; and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded American Nanotechnologies Inc. a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a platform for printable chemical sensors. The one-year project ending November 30th, 2022 will support the creation of technology enabling the printing of chemical sensors for applications such as environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics. The NSF Engineering program aims to strengthen engineering...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I STTR project with Sentec LLC in Greenville, SC aims to develop a high-temperature pressure sensor for a range of industrial applications. The $305,000 award, granted on June 15, 2025, will fund the design, fabrication, and testing of a circular membrane-based pressure sensor made of wide bandgap semiconductors that can operate at high temperatures where traditional silicon sensors are...
- This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $1,241,749 to Freescale LLC (doing business as Neuraink, Neurainc, Neuroinc, Neuroink, Brainc.) to scale a proprietary, multifunctional printing platform that deposits conductive, sensing, and non-volatile-memory nanocomposite inks onto rigid and flexible substrates with sub-micron features. The project aims to develop a compact,...
- This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...
- This $275,000 SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a wearable multimodal sensing device by Skywalk Inc., a for-profit Asian-Pacific American-owned manufacturer. The device aims to enable more intuitive interaction with augmented reality (AR) technologies by turning human hands into cursors, turning any surface into a touchscreen, and unlocking new...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Freescale LLC aims to demonstrate the manufacturing of fully printed functional devices using an innovative multifunctional printing platform for next-generation electronics. The $274,972 award, provided from March 2024 to November 2024, will support the development, optimization, and delivery of specialty conductive and semiconductive inks that can be printed on rigid and...
- This SBIR Phase I project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop novel "neural haptic" technology for use in wearable devices such as smart rings and watches. The $305,000 award to Afference Inc. in Boulder, CO supports research into leveraging peripheral nerve stimulation to create artificial sensations, enabling more seamless and informative user interactions in spatial computing environments....
- This STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a novel manufacturing process to extrude a patented polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based quad polymer into precursor fibers, which can then be carbonized to produce high-strength carbon fibers. The broader commercial impact of this $305,000 award, with a performance period from May 15, 2025 to April 30, 2026, is the introduction of a...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,995 SBIR Phase I project grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to Tiptek, LLC, a small for-profit limited liability company. The project aims to improve a critical semiconductor manufacturing method called nanoprobing by enabling the technique to probe smaller and more complex electrical devices for longer periods. The improved nanoprobes developed through this research will support the...
This STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to advance the development of flexible sensor arrays for smart fabrics and surfaces using ink-jet printing and carbon nanotube (CNT) technology. The $187,378 award to Feel With Me LLC in Tallahassee, FL will fund research to create low-profile CNT sensors capable of detecting impacts, strains, material damage, and human finger movements. The project's goal is to integrate these sensors into materials to enable smart surfaces, structural health monitoring, haptic feedback systems, and human-machine interfaces. The research seeks to leverage the effectiveness and efficiency of CNT-based sensors to develop technology with commercial potential in the rapidly growing Internet-of-Things sensor market.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $187.4k | 9/2/25 |