Project Grant DESC0013697

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an automated chest tube to prevent clotting. Circulatech LLC will design and prototype a novel chest tube that proactively manages fluid flow within the catheter lumen to flush and drain the tube, reducing blood clot formation. Through a process called "dilutional coagulopathy," the tube will use sterile saline or anticoagulants to reduce thrombosis in the drainage space rather than relying on...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems award, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $556,861 to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to conduct research on fluid dynamics in confined geometries, specifically related to heat management in high-power electronic devices. The research aims to unravel the enigma of hydraulic jumps, a phenomenon observed in liquid flows, and understand how it may impact the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) is providing $1,031,644 to support research on precision metering and autonomous separation of blood components for pre-clinical microsampling at the point-of-care. The primary awardee, Trustees of Tufts College, will develop functional patient-centric devices that can stabilize...

Impact Cooling Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a novel high-density data center cooling solution. The two-year award, made under Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001954 on September 30, 2022, will support Impact Cooling's proposed use of jet impingement cooling technology to achieve dramatically improved heat transfer efficiency using only air. If successful, this technology could...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Topolight, Inc. focuses on the development of a new class of compact, high-power, single-mode laser chips with photonic crystal cavity design. The goal is to advance the technology for applications in remote sensing, environmental monitoring, satellite communication, and biomedical devices. The key innovation is a laser architecture that maintains single-mode operation...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science, through its Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Tech4Imaging LLC on July 10, 2023. The grant supports the development of a "Two-Phase Hydrogen Mass Flow Meter for Fuel Transfer in Ground Based Infrastructure". Tech4Imaging, a developer of non-invasive imaging technology, will leverage its Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) sensor technology to create a prototype mass flow meter for...

This Project Grant award, valued at $499,999.00, was provided by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E), under CFDA Number 81.135, to Fuceltech Inc. dba Princeton Innotech. The purpose of the award is to address the diode laser pumps needed for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The award supports the "Development of the Next Generation of Diode Pump Lasers for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)" project, with...

Drexel University was awarded a $418,430 project grant from the National Science Foundation to research the physics of nanosecond-pulsed non-thermal plasma generation in liquid nitrogen from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award falls under the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems through support of research in these fields. Specifically, the university will investigate...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) to theoretically investigate and experimentally demonstrate compact, on-chip III-V lasers that are robust, efficient, and have a tailorable single-mode operation range. The proposed program aims to develop a family of topologically protected lasers to satisfy requirements for next-generation lasers used in photonic integrated circuits...

Sydor Instruments, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop a high voltage pulse generator for next generation light sources and colliders. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Sydor Technologies will utilize the...