Project Grant DESC0022757

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) has awarded a $174,998 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) to develop a new high-throughput low-temperature plasma (LTP) system. The system will generate plasma-activated water (PAW) to address food safety in industrial food processing facilities. Compared to current...

This Project Grant award of $305,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an advanced plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) processing technology using nanosecond pulse power. The goal is to advance semiconductor manufacturing by providing cutting-edge technology to produce super-thin, high-quality coatings for advanced semiconductor chips. The technology uses rapid, controlled bursts of...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Radiabeam Systems, LLC $399,110 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Cold Plasma Cathode for High Resolution Condensed Matter Electron Spectroscopy. The project aims to deliver a new type of electron source for microscopy and spectroscopy that offers improved resolution over traditional thermionic electron sources. Work will be conducted between June 2022 through March 2023 in Santa Monica,...

Polykala Technologies, LLC received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of "NANOCATALYSTS AND SINGLE-ATOM CATALYSTS DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING ASSISTED BY INEXPENSIVE CUSTOM DESIGNED LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA." The work will be performed in San Antonio, TX through June 26, 2023. The award is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to...

This $199,928 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), was provided to Diversified Technologies, Inc. to develop a novel medium-pressure, low-temperature plasma disinfector. The project will be completed by April 9, 2024. Diversified Technologies is a specialty electronics manufacturer that has received numerous federal research and development contracts and grants, including prior awards...

Muons Inc. was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support work on rapid surface microanalysis using a low temperature plasma through March 26, 2023. The grant was awarded 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 advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Through this funding, Muons Inc....

Media & Process Technology Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (CFDA 81.135) to demonstrate the technical feasibility and energy savings potential of a non-evaporative substrate drying process using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction combined with ceramic membrane ultrafiltration. The two-year award, issued on September 9, 2022, will support development of a process to dewater wet substrates without...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant provides $274,771 to H-Bar Instruments, LLC to develop a novel liquid helium transmission electron microscope (TEM) specimen holder. The holder will enable atomic-scale imaging of materials and devices at temperatures as low as 10 Kelvin, overcoming limitations of current low-temperature TEM capabilities. The project aims to create a commercially viable instrument that can turn any TEM...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $532,000 in funding to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside to conduct research on using plasma-produced tin nanoparticles as targets for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The goal is to develop an improved approach to EUV generation for photolithography, a critical technology for large-scale microelectronics manufacturing. The research aims to overcome...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $878,296 Cooperative Agreement to Surfplasma Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Gainesville, FL, to develop a rapid, low-temperature plasma prototype for disinfecting personal protective equipment (PPE), medical devices, food products and other materials from pathogens like COVID-19. The project, funded under NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to deliver a market-ready sterilization solution...