Project Grant DESC0024031

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, CFDA 47.084, provides $549,996 to develop a high-throughput terahertz scanner for non-destructive manufacturing inspection. The University of California, Los Angeles, in partnership with federal laboratories and industry, will develop a terahertz camera utilizing plasmonic nanoantenna arrays to address limitations of conventional terahertz detectors. The camera aims to produce...

This $419,379 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop innovative gallium nitride (GaN)-based terahertz (THz) photoconductive emitters with an optical-to-THz energy conversion efficiency approaching or exceeding 100%. The research project will focus on three core areas: (1) designing GaN photoconductive switches with high breakdown electrical fields, (2) investigating ultrafast carrier dynamics and THz generation in...

This $274,770 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports Sirenopt Inc., a small business located in Oakland, CA, in developing a novel cold atmospheric plasma sensor for real-time measurement of lithium-ion battery electrode properties during high-volume manufacturing. The sensor aims to enable more sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective lithium-ion battery production by providing critical...

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $480,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a novel compact high-power terahertz (THz) oscillator capable of operating at room temperature. This 3-year project aims to fill a gap in THz technology and enable the use of the THz spectrum for applications such as imaging, spectroscopy, sensing, computing, and communications. The key innovation is...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded a $1,368,459 Cooperative Agreement to Hight-Tech, Inc. in College Park, MD on December 9, 2024. The award will fund a 2-year project titled "Rapid Surface Graphitization of Carbon Anode for In Situ Regeneration of Batteries." The project aims to develop a simple approach to generate a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on graphite anodes that can facilitate in-situ regeneration of...

TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop DENSE 3D NANOSCALE ELECTRODE BATTERIES WITH A CONFORMAL SOLID ELECTROLYTE. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness....

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a $200,000 grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research and development on ferromagnetic analysis for lithium-ion battery cathode quality assurance and control. The project has a period of performance from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports the...

This $1,701,250 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) is focused on developing a new metrology system and AI software platform to detect defects in CdTe solar panels. The key objectives are to: 1) develop an imaging system to identify defects like solar cell defects and glass cracks in fielded CdTe solar panels, 2) create an AI...

This $2,823,199 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) program supports Tyfast Energy Corp's 3-year project to develop "HIGH SYMMETRIC POWER (HYPER) BATTERY" technology for electric vehicles. The project aims to advance high-power lithium-ion battery capabilities, including fast charging, extended cycle life, and improved performance in extreme conditions. This work is intended to accelerate the...