Project Grant DESC0020704

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new sub-kelvin refrigerator using superfluid helium vortex cooling. Funded under the Engineering (47.041) program, Yale University will analyze, design, build a prototype, and benchmark a two-stage cooling system combining a superfluid vortex cooler and Joule-Thomson precooler. The system aims to achieve high-capacity cooling below 1K without using helium-3, addressing stockpile depletion issues. By...

Novum Industria LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support work on "GAS GAP HEAT SWITCHES FOR CONDUCTION COOLING OF SRF CAVITIES" through March 27, 2022. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports the Office of Science's mission to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

This $978,431 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of an innovative two-phase cooling system using micro closed-loop pulsating heat pipes by Global Cooling Technology Group LLC, a small business specializing in advanced cooling technologies. The project aims to create a disruptive cooling solution that can enhance the performance of high-power density electronics,...

This $690,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a novel low-cost, fire-resistant phase change material (PCM) microcapsule technology called CENOPCM. The primary goal is to create an affordable, safe, and effective thermal energy storage solution that can be integrated with building HVAC systems to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. The award includes a...

The National Science Foundation awarded Arieca Inc. $858,714 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop liquid metal embedded elastomer thermal interface materials for microelectronics. Arieca will synthesize and evaluate these composite materials, which combine the superior thermal resistance of metal-based solid thermal interface materials with the mechanical reliability of polymer-based alternatives and manufacturing compatibility of thermal greases....

The National Science Foundation awarded Wayne State University a two-year Project Grant totaling $299,715 under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop continuous adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration below 1K without helium-3. The university will research a continuous refrigeration method using paramagnetic nanoparticles circulated in a helium-4 superfluid to achieve precise temperature control without solid materials. Experiments will characterize magnetization and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp, aims to develop a deep understanding of the behavior and interactions of novel multicomponent fluid mixtures for enhanced heat transfer in electronic and industrial systems. The $499,232 award, spanning from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will investigate the stability and properties of phase change material (PCM) particles suspended in liquid gallium alloys,...

This two-year, $297,189 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research aims to develop new approaches for ultra-low temperature refrigeration without reliance on rare helium isotopes. Specifically, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will investigate using electrically-tunable spin-orbit interactions in Rashba materials to achieve refrigeration through adiabatic electrification, with a goal of reaching temperatures as low as 0.01 K. If successful,...

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of high critical current density and low ac loss niobium-tin superconductors for 16-20 Tesla fusion magnets through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $298,856 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The grant funds the development of superconducting tunnel junction-based solid-state refrigeration to enable cooling from 1 K to sub-100 mK temperatures. Successful demonstration of high cooling rates and temperatures as low as 100 mK would dramatically impact quantum technologies...