1. INATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2015 NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II
Grantee Conference Abstract Book ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS JUNE 1-4,
2015
2. IINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COVER IMAGE CREDITS (left to
right) Navillum Nanotechnologies, LLC (Phase II: 1430979) has
developed an innovative method for fabricating high quality Quantum
Dots and other types of semiconducting nanocrystals at commercial
scale using low temperatures. Credit: Navillum Nanotechnologies,
LLC Empire Robotics, Inc. (Phase II: 1353624) has created the
VERSABALL , a spherical robotic hand filled with granular material
that conforms to and grips objects. At CES, Empires
interdisciplinary team of experts will demonstrate the hands
abilities. Credit: Empire Robotics NCD Technologies, LLC (Phase II:
1127516) has developed nanocrystalline diamond-coated endmills with
innovative diamond tipped coating technology. The coated tools were
tested to determine improvement in tool performance, tool life and
part quality and to compare with performance of uncoated tools and
tools with other coatings. Credit: NCD Technologies Vaporsens Inc.
(Phase II: 1353637) has developed a handheld, portable device that
senses explosive com- pounds down to parts-per-trillion levels. The
sensor materials have a shelf life of over one year, and the sensor
array has been tested over a period of 15 days of continuous
sampling without exhibiting any significant change in performance.
When the sensing element does need to be replaced, the process is
as simple as replacing a secure digital (SD) card in a camera.
Credit: Dan Hixon, Univ. of Utah College of Engineering
3. IIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTRODUCTION The Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) pro- gram were conceived at that
National Science Foundation (NSF). In 1976, Roland Tibbetts
initiated an NSF pro- gram that would support the small business
community with a specific objective to provide early-stage
financial support for high-risk technologies with commercial
promise. Today the government-wide program is administered by the
Small Business Administration (SBA) and includes eleven federal
departments that collectively award over $2 billion to small
high-tech firms. NSF SBIR/STTR Program The primary objective of the
NSF SBIR/STTR Program is to increase the incentive and opportunity
for small firms to undertake cutting-edge, high-risk, high-quality
scientific, engineering or science/engineering education re- search
that would have a high-potential economic payoff if the research is
successful. The current portfolio of the NSF SBIR/STTR program
covers nine broad areas/topics: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology; Advanced Materials and Instrumentation; Biological
Technologies; Chemical and Environmental Technologies; Educational
Technologies and Applications; Electronic Hardware, Robotics and
Wireless Technologies; Information and Communication Technologies;
Semiconductors and Photonic Devices and Materials; and Smart Health
and Biomedical Technologies To learn more about NSF SBIR/STTR
Program, visit our website at http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/
Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) Technology Translation
Program The Accelerating Innovation Research-Technology Translation
(AIR-TT) program provides funding for academic re- searchers to
translate prior NSF-supported research discoveries toward
commercial reality. Some grantees have already formed a small
business while others have been guided from the outset by business
partners who are interested in commercializing their translated
discoveries. All are interested in moving their technologies closer
to commercial application, creating new partnerships, and learning
about additional markets/applications where their technologies
could be competitive. In addition, an important component of the
AIR-TT program is to offer an opportunity for post-docs and
graduate students to engage in entrepreneurial and market-oriented
thinking along with their traditional research experience. To learn
more about the Accelerating Innovation Research Technology
Translation Program, visit our website at
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/air-tt.jsp NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II
Grantees Conference The annual NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II Grantees
Conference is an opportunity for small businesses that have re-
ceived Phase II awards and supplements to share their technical and
commercial achievements. In the spirit of networking and resource
sharing, we have designed this Abstract Book as a resource for our
grantees and other conference attendees, potential investors, and
strategic partners. We also hope to provide a snapshot of the
current portfolio of NSF SBIR/STTR program. During the conference,
there will be Technology Showcases each evening to provide an
opportunity to visit and discuss the projects described within this
book with the Principal Investigators and other company
representatives. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE CONFERENCE!
4. IVNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY1 Advanced Energy Materials, LLC2
SBIR Phase II: Advanced Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts2 ARL
Designs3 SBIR Phase II: Scratch and Abrasion Resistant
Superhydrophobic Polymer Coatings 3 Coulometrics4 SBIR Phase II:
The Development of Higher Voltage, Longer Life and Lower Cost
Activated Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors4 ECOSIL Technologies
LLC5 SBIR Phase II: High-Performance Metal Pretreatments 5 Graphene
Frontiers LLC6 SBIR Phase II: Roll-to-roll Production of Uniform
Graphene Films at Atmospheric Pressure and Low Temperature 6
Halotechnics, Inc.7 SBIR Phase II: Advanced Molten Salt for Solar
Thermal Power Generation with Supercritical Steam Turbines 7
Keystone Tower Systems8 SBIR Phase II: Optimization of Tapered
Spiral Welding for Wind Turbine Towers 8 Levant Power Corporation9
SBIR Phase II: Integrated Hydraulic Suspension Energy Recovery
System for Heavy Vehicles 9 Lite Enterprises Inc10 SBIR Phase II:
WIldlife Deterrence from Hazards Using High Brightness Ultraviolet
Light 10 Nanofoundry, LLC11 SBIR Phase II: Nanomanufacturing
process simulation and design 11 nanoGriptech, Inc.12 SBIR Phase
II: Manufacturing of Bio-Inspired Polymer Micro/Nano-Fiber Arrays
as New Gripping Materials 12 Navillum Nanotechnologies, LLC13 SBIR
Phase II: New Low Cost and Large Scale Manufacturing of
Semiconductor Nanocrystals 13 NuMat Technologies, Inc.14 SBIR Phase
II: High Performance MOF-Based Storage and Delivery of Electronic
Gases 14 Orthogonal, Inc15 SBIR Phase II: Enabling Large-Scale
Manufacturing of Organic Electronic Devices Using Photolithography
15 Persimmon Technologies Corporation16 SBIR Phase II: SBIR Phase
II Spray-Formed Soft Magnetic Material for Efficient Hybrid-Field
Electric Machines 16 QuantLogic Corporation17 SBIR Phase II:
Development of an Adaptive Dual-Fuel Injector to Enable High
Efficiency Clean Combustion for SUV and Light Duty Truck Engines 17
SenSigma LLC18 SBIR Phase II: Sensors for InLine Certification
Capability for Robotic Welding and Additive Manufacturing 18
Sinovia Technologies19 SBIR Phase II: Nanostructured Composite
Transparent Electrodes for Touch Panels 19 TAG Optics, Inc.20 SBIR
Phase II: Development of high-volume manufacturing processes for
variable focus TAG Lens technology 20 ThermoAura Inc.21 SBIR Phase
II: Development and manufacture of a new class of
high-figure-of-merit bulk thermoelectric nanomaterials21
5. VNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION XRSciences LLC22 SBIR Phase II:
Rapid Clinker Analyzer (RCA)22 ZoomEssence, Inc.23 SBIR Phase II:
No Heat Spray Drying Technology 23 ADVANCED MATERIALS AND
INSTRUMENTATION24 Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing25 SBIR Phase II:
Autoclave Equivalent Composites Via In-Situ Pressurization 25
AeroValve LLC26 SBIR Phase II: Energy Saving Solenoid Valve 26
Altaeros Energies, Inc.27 SBIR Phase II: Ultra-light, modular wind
turbine 27 Anasys Instruments Corp.28 SBIR Phase II: Nanoscale
Ultrafast Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (nu-DMA) 28 Chromation
Partners, LLC29 SBIR Phase II: A Photonic Crystal Based
Spectrometer for Manufacturing Process Control 29 Construction
Robotics, LLC30 SBIR Phase II: Semi-Automated Masonry (SAM) Robotic
System 30 Cyclewood Solutions, Inc31 SBIR Phase II:
Trans-esterified Lignin Thermoplastic 31 Daylight Solutions, Inc.32
SBIR Phase II: Laser-Based Replacement for FTIR Microscopy 32
Double Helix LLC33 SBIR Phase II: Widefield Three-Dimensional
Superresolution Microscopy Module 33 Ecovative Design LLC34 SBIR
Phase II: Using Mycelium as a Matrix For Binding Natural Fibers And
Core Filler Materials in Sustainable Composites34 eLutions
Integrated Systems, Inc.35 SBIR Phase II: A Miniaturized Raman
Optical System for Trending Glucose Levels 35 FemtoScale Inc.36
SBIR Phase II: MEMS Resonant Nanobalance Dew Point Meters 36 Ferric
Semiconductor, Inc.37 SBIR Phase II: Integrated DC-DC Converters
Using Thin-film Magnetic Power Inductors 37 Free Form Fibers
L.L.C.38 SBIR Phase II: The Digital Spinneret38 Gradient
Engineering39 SBIR Phase II: Bamboo Fiber Processing for Use in
Reinforced Composites 39 Heavystone Laboratory, LLC40 SBIR Phase
II: Functionally Graded Cemented Tungsten Carbide -- Process and
Properties 40 Hitron Technologies Inc.41 SBIR Phase II: Liquid
Crystal-based Next Generation e-paper Devices by Micro-engineered
Surfaces 41 INFINITESIMAL LLC42 SBIR Phase II: Biomolecular Cell
Injection With Nanofountain Probe Systems 42 Inprentus, Inc.43 SBIR
Phase II: A Novel Method to Manufacture Ultra-Precise Diffraction
Gratings for X-Ray Analysis and Imaging43 Iris AO, Inc.44 SBIR
Phase II: MEMS Deformable Mirrors for Laser Applications 44
6. VINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Materials Innovation
Technologies, LLC.45 SBIR Phase II: Long Fiber Thermoplastic
Composites from Recycled Carbon Fiber 45 Mezmeriz, Inc.46 SBIR
Phase II: Next Generation Displays Based on Novel Carbon Fiber MEMS
Micromirrors 46 Micro Laser Assisted Machining Technologies, LLC47
SBIR Phase II: Micro Laser Assisted Machining 47 Molecular Vista,
Inc.48 SBIR Phase II: Resonance Force Microscopy for Nanoscale
Manufacturing Process Monitoring 48 NanoConversion Technologies,
Inc.49 SBIR Phase II: High Efficiency Thermoelectric Converter 49
Optofluidics, Inc. 50 SBIR Phase II: Single Molecule NanoTweezers
50 Premix, Inc.51 SBIR Phase II: Composites Based on High
Bio-content, Low Toxicity, Green Matrix Resins 51 REL, Inc.52 SBIR
Phase II: Development of a Selectively Reinforced Aluminum
Composite Brake Rotor 52 Renerge, Inc.53 SBIR Phase II: River
Electrical Energy Devices 53 Watershed Materials LLC54 SBIR Phase
II: Using Geopolymerisation of Natural Aluminosilicate Minerals to
Develop Sustainable Masonry Materials 54 zeroK NanoTech
Corporation55 SBIR Phase II: Low Temperature Ion Source for
High-Brightness Focused Ion Beams 55 Zzyzx Polymers LLC56 SBIR
Phase II: Efficient and Effective Recycling of Post-Consumer
Plastics for High-Value Applications 56 BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES57
Active Motif, Inc.58 SBIR Phase II: High-Throughput Multi-Analyte
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assay Development 58 Advanced
Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Inc.59 SBIR Phase II: High
Throughput Static Light Scattering Platform for Monitoring of
Aggregation and Stability of Protein Solutions 59 Affinity
Biosensors 60 SBIR Phase II: Rapid Assessment of Antibiotic
Resistance by Mass Measurement 60 Alpha Universe LLC61 SBIR Phase
II: Inexpensive and Effecient System for Signal Amplification 61
Apama Medical, Inc.62 SBIR Phase II: An innovative ablation device
for treating atrial fibrillation 62 ASL Analytical, Inc.63 SBIR
Phase II: Continuous Near Infrared Monitor for Pichia Pastoris
Bioreactors 63 ASL Analytical, Inc.64 SBIR Phase II: In Situ
Optical Probe for Real-time Monitoring of Protein Expression
Bioreactors 64 BHO Technology, LLC65 SBIR Phase II: Development of
microalgae for commercial hydrogen biofuels 65 Bioo Scientific
Corporation 66 SBIR Phase II: High-throughput Small RNA Sequencing
66 CytoMag, LLC67 SBIR Phase II: Magnetic Capture Device for Rapid
Isolation of Rare Cells 67
7. VIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Dynamo Micropower68 SBIR
Phase II: A Novel 10 kW Micro-turbine for Distributed Generation
Applications 68 Enevolv, Inc.69 SBIR Phase II: Ultra Rapid Genome
Engineering in Industrial Yeast Strains 69 Filter Sensing
Technologies, Inc.70 SBIR Phase II: Portable, Low-Cost, and Robust
Black Carbon Measurement Instrument using Radio Frequency Sensing
70 Fyodor Biotechnologies, Inc71 SBIR Phase II: Recombinant
Multi-epitope Mosaic Protein Design for Urine-based Diagnosis of
Leptospirosis 71 Ginkgo BioWorks72 SBIR Phase II: Novel
Proteolysis-based Tools for Metabolic Engineering 72 Green
Revolution Cooling, Inc73 SBIR Phase II: Fluid Submersion Cooling
for Energy and Cost Efficient Data Centers 73 Innervo Technology
LLC74 SBIR Phase II: Palatal Device Providing In-situ Sensory
Feedback for Patients with Vestibular Imbalance 74 Lumicell
Diagnostics, Inc75 SBIR Phase II: Intraoperative Detection and
Ablation of Microscopic Residual Cancer in the Tumor Bed 75
Lumiphore, Inc.76 SBIR Phase II: Novel macrocyclic chelating groups
for use in targeted radioisotope diagnostic and companion
diagnostic/therapeutic applications 76 Miromatrix Medical Inc.77
SBIR Phase II: A Perfusable, Revascularized, Cardiac-Derived Patch
for the Treatment of Heart Disease 77 Montana BioAgriculture Inc.78
SBIR Phase II: Combining Fungal Metabolites and Fungal Insect
Pathogens for Cost Effective Control of Bark Beetles in Forestry 78
Ocular Dynamics79 SBIR Phase II: Bio-inspired Multilayer Contact
Lens to Treat Contact Lens-Induced Dry Eye Disease 79 OptiEnz
Sensors80 SBIR Phase II: Real-Time Biosensor for Measuring
Hazardous Chemical Contaminants in Ground Water 80 Physcient,
Inc.81 SBIR Phase II: Detection and Prevention of Tissue Trauma
During Surgical Retraction 81 REAL-TIME ANALYZERS, INCORPORATED82
SBIR Phase II: A Rapid Foodborne Pathogen Analyzer 82 Solinas
Medical, Inc.83 SBIR Phase II: Application of a Durable
Self-sealing Material for Hemodialysis Blood Access 83 TeselaGen
Inc84 SBIR Phase II: An Intelligent Rapid Prototyping System for
Synthetic Biology 84 Third Eye Diagnostics, Inc.85 SBIR Phase II:
Non-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitor 85 vascuVis Inc.86 SBIR
Phase II: Computer Aided Prognosis of Debilitating Disease 86
Wasatch Photonics, Inc.87 SBIR Phase II: High-speed Low-cost
Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography System for
Intravascular Imaging Applications 87
8. VIIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGIES88 Absorbent Materials Company LLC89 SBIR Phase II:
Development of Activated Swelling Organosilica-Metal Composites
Filter Media in Bioretention Systems for Enhanced Remediation of
Stormwater Runoff 89 Akervall Technologies Inc90 SBIR Phase II:
High-performance Polymer Composites for Mouth Guards 90 ATRP
Solutions, Inc.91 SBIR Phase II: Amphiphilic Copolymers as
Thickening Agents for Personal Care Products 91 Bettergy Corp.92
SBIR Phase II: ION Gate Membrane For High Performance Redox Flow
Batteries 92 Bettergy Corp.93 SBIR Phase II: Novel Zeolite
Membranes for Olefin/Paraffin Separation 93 Cambrian Innovation
Inc94 SBIR Phase II: Energy Efficient COD Removal and
De-nitrification for Re-circulating Aquaculture Facilities with a
Combined Bio-electrochemical Process 94 Cell-Free Bioinnovations
Inc.95 SBIR Phase II: High-Power and High-Energy-Density Enzymatic
Fuel Cell through an In Vitro Synthetic Enzymatic Pathway 95
ELECTROCHEMICAL MATERIALS, LLC96 SBIR Phase II: Engineered Solid
Electrolyte Interphase Films for Silicon-Based Lithium Insertion
Anodes 96 Filter Sensing Technologies, Inc.97 SBIR Phase II:
Vibration-Based Cleaning for Ash Removal from Diesel Particulate
Filters 97 FiveFocal LLC98 SBIR Phase II: Real-time Camera Analysis
and Process Tracking (ReCAPT) 98 Flodesign Sonics Inc.99 SBIR Phase
II: A novel economic, efficient, environmentally benign, and
sustainable multi-component separation technology based on
acoustophoresis99 Ground Fluor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.100 SBIR Phase
II: PET Radiotracer Synthesis100 Innovative Energy Solution101 SBIR
Phase II: Clean, Inexpensive, and Carbon-free Energy from a Toxic
Waste 101 IntraMicron Inc102 SBIR Phase II: Synergistic
Combinations of New Materials & Systems for Scalable
Desulfurization of Distributed Biogas Resources102 Itaconix
Corporation103 SBIR Phase II: Bio-Based Latex by Emulsion
Polymerization of Alkyl Itaconates 103 Lignolink104 SBIR Phase II:
Advanced Development of Novel Maize and Sorghum Bioenergy Plants
Using Lignolink Technology 104 Mango Materials105 SBIR Phase II: A
Novel Biodegradable Biopolymer from Waste Methane Gas 105 Modular
Genetics, Inc.106 SBIR Phase II: Production of an Acyl Glycinate
Surfactant by Fermentation 106 Nanofiber Separations, LLC 107 SBIR
Phase II: Efficient and Scalable Production of Functionalized
Electrospun Nanofiber Felts of Regenerated Cellulose with Superior
Capacity and Throughput for Bioseparations 107 NEXTECH MATERIALS
LTD108 SBIR Phase II: Superior Spinel-perovskite Composite
Catalysts for Combustion of Volatile Organic Compounds 108
9. IXNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OMAX Corporation109 SBIR Phase
II: Development of Subminiature Abrasive-Waterjet Nozzles toward
Micromachining 109 PH Matter, LLC110 SBIR Phase II: Novel Catalysts
for Air Cathodes 110 PolyInsight, LLC111 SBIR Phase II: Scaling up
the Synthesis of Novel Poly(ethylene glycol) Based Dendrimers for
Targeted Drug Delivery Applications111 Polymer Exploration Group,
LLC112 SBIR Phase II: Ice-release Coatings 112 Prasidiux LLC113
SBIR Phase II: Development of Polymer Gel-Based Indicators to
Monitor the Exposure of Shipments of Pharmaceuticals to Harmful
Temperatures113 Proton Energy Systems, Inc.114 SBIR Phase II: High
Efficiency Electrochemical Compressor Cell to Enable Cost Effective
Small-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Production and Recycling114 Rheonix,
Inc115 SBIR Phase II: A Fully Integrated Molecular Biosensor for
Rapid Monitoring of Recreational Water 115 Serionix Inc.116 SBIR
Phase II: Ion-Exchange Fiber Composites for Rapid and Selective
Removal of Perchlorate from Water 116 Sustainable Bioproducts
LLC117 SBIR Phase II: Direct Conversion of Lignocellulosic
Feedstocks to Lipids and High-Value Products using a Proprietary
Microbial Process 117 Sustainable Innovations, LLC118 SBIR Phase
II: Efficient Separation of Hydrogen From Reformate 118 Symbios
Technologies LLC119 SBIR Phase II: Advancing a Novel Low-voltage
Electric Arc Method to Oxidize Organic Material in Contaminated
Water119 TeraPore Technologies, Inc.120 SBIR Phase II: Asymmetric
Block Copolymer Membranes for Ultrafiltration 120 TETRAMER
TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.121 SBIR Phase II: Commercialization of
Innovative Low Refractive Index, High Temperature
Perfluorocyclobutyl Polymers121 Thixomat,Inc122 STTR Phase II: New
Process for High Strength/Weight Net-Shape Auto and Aero components
from Mg Sheet 122 US Nano LLC123 SBIR Phase II: Innovations in
Nanowire Manufacturing: Large Scale Synthesis of Inorganic
Semiconducting Nanowires and Application to Printed Photosensors123
Vaporsens Inc.124 SBIR Phase II: Highly Sensitive Nanofiber Sensors
for Trace Detection of Explosives 124 EDUCATION APPLICATIONS125
Academic Success For All Learners126 SBIR Phase II: Adaptive Mobile
Applications for Beginning Early Reading Instruction, Progress
Monitoring, and Assessment 126 AgiVox, Inc.127 SBIR Phase II: A
Cloud-Based Service for Audio Access to News and Blogs 127
10. XNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ApprenNet LLC128 SBIR Phase
II: Crowd Sourcing Apprenticeship Learning: LawMeets - A Web
Platform for Teaching Entrepreneurial Lawyering128 ArchieMD, Inc129
STTR Phase II: Microgames for Improving Pediatric Compliance 129
Arqball LLC130 SBIR Phase II: Interactive 3-D Technical
Illustrations for Science and Engineering 130 Blank Slate
Systems131 SBIR Phase II: Sketch-based interaction for designing
for laser cutters 131 Cohort FS, LLC132 SBIR Phase II: CohortFS: A
Replicated, Parallel Storage System for Cloud Computing 132
CueThink133 SBIR Phase II: Development of a Media-Rich, Game-Based
Social Learning Platform for Improving Math Process Skills133
Eduworks Corporation134 SBIR Phase II: Applying Semantic Paradata
to Outcomes-aligned Assessment 134 Enclavix, LLC135 SBIR Phase II:
Project to Create an Automated System to Identify and Curate
Web-based Resources for Entrepreneurs 135 EPIC Engineering &
Consulting Group, LLC136 SBIR Phase II: Implementing an
Infrastructure Intelligence System for Water and Wastewater
Utilities Using the Software as a Service (SaaS) Delivery Model 136
FTL Labs Corporation137 SBIR Phase II: Interactive Multi-Touch
Collaborative Table for Classrooms 137 Health Fidelity, Inc.138
SBIR Phase II: Applying Language Understanding at the Point of Care
to Enhance Clinical Documentation and Realize Quality
Improvements138 Independence Science, LLC139 SBIR Phase II:
Promoting STEM Education for Students Who are Blind or Print
Disabled through the Development of the First Talking Pocket Size
Scientific Data Collection Device 139 IS3D LLC140 SBIR Phase II:
Skills- and Assessments-Based Learning Environments 140 LaunchPad
Central Inc.141 SBIR Phase II: Cloud-based platform to support
experiential entrepreneurship education online at scale 141
MammaCare Corporation142 SBIR Phase II: Novel Tactile Online
Nursing Trainer for Clinical Breast Exams 142 Modular Robotics
Incorporated143 SBIR Phase II: Learning Design Synthesis with a
Mechatronics Kit 143 NOA, Inc.144 SBIR Phase II: TerraFly-based
System for Querying and Control of Mobile Devices 144 Numedeon,
Inc.145 SBIR Phase II: Building K-5 mathematical fluency through
curriculum-based puzzle games within a collaborative virtual world
145 PublicRelay, Inc.146 SBIR Phase II: Building a Flexible,
Technology Adaptive Architecture to Support Processing of Content
by Knowledge Workers 146 Scientific Imaging and Visualization, LLC
147 SBIR Phase II: Autonomous 3D Scanner for Building Interiors and
Exteriors 147
11. XINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Second Avenue Software,
Inc.148 SBIR Phase II: Martha Madisons Marvelous Machines148 Sensys
Networks, Inc.149 SBIR Phase II: Safety and Mobility System149
starMobile, Inc.150 SBIR Phase II: Enabling Rapid Mobilization of
Enterprise Applications 150 Summit Performance Group151 SBIR Phase
II: Cloud-based Simulated Patients for Rapid Competency Development
in Medical Education 151 The Spirituality Network, Inc.152 SBIR
Phase II: Emotionally Immersive Tele-Learning 152 Townsend
Communications, Inc153 SBIR Phase II: A Knowledge-Based System to
Improve Student Advisement in Two Year Colleges 153 Triad
Interactive Media154 SBIR Phase II: An Online Professional
Development Science Game for Pre-Service and In- Service Teachers
154 Workplace Technologies Research Inc.155 SBIR Phase II:
Accelerating Project Management Skills Development through
Experience; Realistic Rehearsal for Project Teams in 3-Dimensional
Immersive Virtual Environments. 155 Zyante Inc156 SBIR Phase II:
Developing a web-based authoring framework for animated interactive
university STEM web content via curated crowdsourcing 156
ELECTRONIC HARDWARE, ROBOTICS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES 157 Active
Spectrum Inc.158 SBIR Phase II: Airborne Soot Sensor for Improving
Fuel Efficiency and Reducing Pollutants 158 Adicep Technologies,
Inc.159 SBIR Phase II: Compliant Nonlinear Quasi-Passive Orthotic
Joint 159 Artaic LLC160 SBIR Phase II: High-Throughput Agile
Robotic Manufacturing System for Tile Mosaics 160 Biorasis Inc.161
SBIR Phase II: Self Calibrating, Wireless, Needle Implantable
Sensor for Continuous Glucose Monitoring 161 Dioxide Materials
Inc162 SBIR Phase II: Sensors for Smart HVAC controls 162 Dynamic
Spectrum Limited Liability Company163 STTR Phase II: SpiderRadio:
Enabling Cognitive Dynamic Spectrum Access Wireless Communications
163 Empire Robotics, Inc.164 SBIR Phase II: An Innovative Robotic
Jamming Gripper 164 FemtoScale Inc.165 SBIR Phase II: Development
of Particulate Mass and Count Monitoring Instruments Using
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonant Balances 165 GridBridge, Inc166
SBIR Phase II: A Highly Efficient GridBridge Grid Energy Router for
Grid Modernization 166 Imprint Energy, Inc.167 SBIR Phase II:
Integration of Custom, Printable Batteries in Robotic Technologies
167 InView technology Corporation168 SBIR Phase II: Low cost
shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectral imaging microscope camera based
on Compressive Sensing 168 KWJ Engineering Incorporated169 SBIR
Phase II: Screen-Printed Gas Sensor Using Nanoparticulate Catalyst
169
12. XIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Laserlith Corporation170
STTR Phase II: Micromachined components for wireless applications
170 Leonardo Innovations Inc.171 SBIR Phase II: Serendipitous
Search System Using Lateral Analogy to Match Potential Solutions to
Unmet Needs: Feasibility Study Based on Screening Approved Drugs
for Repurposing 171 netBlazr Incorporated172 SBIR Phase II: Low
Cost Transparent Wireless Mesh Network Node 172 NextInput, Inc.173
SBIR Phase II: Microelectromechanical Sensor for Touch Surfaces 173
ORB Analytics174 STTR Phase II: Reconfigurable Wireless Platforms
for Spectrally Agile Coexistence 174 PaneraTech Inc.175 SBIR Phase
II: Structural Imaging of High Temperature Furnace Walls 175
Physical Devices LLC176 STTR Phase II: Universal Wireless Channel
Selection Filter for Enhanced Access to RF Spectrum 176 Polymer
Braille Inc.177 SBIR Phase II: Full-Page Electronic Braille Display
177 Power Fingerprinting, Inc.178 STTR Phase II: Security
Monitoring and Intrusion Detection in SDR and CR Using Power
Fingerprinting 178 Promethean Power Systems179 SBIR Phase II:
Improved Cold Thermal Energy Storage for Refrigeration Applications
179 Ratrix Technologies, LLC180 SBIR Phase II: Low-complexity,
High-throughput Wireless Networking 180 Reach Bionics181 SBIR Phase
II: Assistive Control System Harnessing Vestigial Neuromuscular
Biosignals 181 S2 Corporation182 SBIR Phase II: Photonics Enabled
Extreme Bandwidth Wireless Communications Receiver 182 Spensa
Technologies Inc.183 SBIR Phase II: A Multimodal Sensor Platform
for Automated Detection and Classification of Pest Insects 183
Sunstream Scientific Incorporated 184 SBIR Phase II: A
Pneumatically Actuated Robot System 184 SupraSensor Technologies,
LLC185 SBIR Phase II: Development and Commercialization of
Nitrate-Selective Sensors for Precision Agriculture 185 Tangible
Haptics, LLC186 SBIR Phase II: Electrostatic Normal Force
Modulation for Haptic Touch Screens 186 Thalchemy Corp187 SBIR
Phase II: Low power hardware-software subsystem for intelligent
sensory stream analysis 187 Triune Systems188 SBIR Phase II:
Micro-Solar Powered Battery Charger Circuit 188 United Science
LLC189 SBIR Phase II: In situ PFC Monitoring Sensors189 VECARIUS190
SBIR Phase II: High Efficiency, Compact Thermoelectric Generator
(TEG) 190 VERISTRIDE, Inc.191 SBIR Phase II: Real-Time Rehab to
Improve Gait Symmetry in Amputees 191 Zipalog, Inc.192 SBIR Phase
II: Analog/Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Verification Coverage
192
13. XIIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES193 Affectiva, Inc.194 SBIR Phase II:
Cloud-Enabled Analysis Of Facial Affect 194 BCL Technologies195
SBIR Phase II: Automatic Extraction of Financial Data from Text 195
dMetrics Inc.196 SBIR Phase II: Quantifying Consumer Rationale
Expressed in Free Text Online Discussions 196 Gigashield
Incorporated197 SBIR Phase II: GigaShield USB Security 197
InferLink Corporation198 SBIR Phase II:Statistical Inference for
Advanced Entity Resolution 198 Learning Sites, Inc.199 SBIR Phase
II: Extracting Valuable Information Automatically from Objects with
Surface Impressions via Photographs and Interactive Digital
Surrogates199 Lynx Laboratories Inc.200 SBIR Phase II: Real-time,
Low Cost Point-and-Shoot 3D Camera 200 Mental Canvas, LLC201 SBIR
Phase II: Reimagining Sketch in the Digital Age 201 Observable
Networks, Inc202 SBIR Phase II: Securing Industrial Control
Networks with Network Forecasting 202 OmniSpeech203 SBIR Phase II:
Single-Channel Stationary/Non-Stationary Speech Extraction for
Mobile Phones 203 Power Fingerprinting, Inc.204 SBIR Phase II:
Cyber Security Monitoring for Critical Embedded and Wireless
Systems Using Power Fingerprinting 204 Private Machines Inc.205
SBIR Phase II: SecureVault Cloud Platform 205 Safaba Translation
Solutions, LLC206 SBIR Phase II: Software-as-a-Service Customized
Machine Translation for Commercial Language Service Providers and
Their Clients 206 SecondWrite207 SBIR Phase II: Analysis and
Rewriting of Binary Code for Performance and Security 207 Sentient
Corporation208 SBIR Phase II: Analytical Modeling and Performance
Prediction of Remanufactured Gearbox Components 208 Transmed
Systems Inc209 SBIR Phase II: Efficient Comparative Effective
Research Tools In Real Time Environment 209 TRX SYSTEMS INC210 SBIR
Phase II: Collaborative Indoor Mapping Technologies 210 Veriflow
Systems 211 SBIR Phase II: Reliable and Efficient Data-Plane
Verification 211 VisiSonics Corporation212 SBIR Phase II: Three
Dimensional Headphone Audio for Music, Gaming, Entertainment and
Telepresence 212 Whova213 SBIR Phase II: Automated People
Information Discovery and Mining 213 ZillionInfo214 SBIR Phase II:
Computing-Assisted Zoning Optimization and Service 214
14. XIVNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SEMICONDUCTORS AND PHOTONIC
DEVICES AND MATERIALS 215 ARGIL, INC.216 SBIR Phase II: Low-cost
smart window film 216 Bridger Photonics, INC217 SBIR Phase II: Fast
and Accurate Laser Distance Metrology 217 ePack, Inc.218 SBIR Phase
II: A High Performance Environment Resistant Inertial Measurement
Unit for Commercial Navigation Applications218 General Engineering
& Research, L.L.C.219 SBIR Phase II: Chemically Impregnated
Nanoparticles for Use in Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Slurry 219 Greentech Solutions, Inc.220 SBIR Phase II: High Speed
Laser Crystallization of Aluminum Doped ZnO Nanoparticles for High
Performance Transparent Conductors220 Innova Dynamics, Inc.221 SBIR
Phase II: Efficient Manufacturing of Nanostructured Flexible
Transparent Conducting Electrodes 221 Inpria Corporation222 SBIR
Phase II: Aqueous Precursors for High Performance Metal Oxide Thin
Films 222 Inston Inc223 SBIR Phase II: Electric-Field-Controlled
Nonvolatile Magnetic Memory 223 Invenio224 SBIR Phase II:
Dual-Wavelength Picosecond Fiber Laser Source for Label-Free
Microscopy 224 Ler Technologies225 SBIR Phase II: Defect Mapping
Instrument for Optimizing Wafer Manufacturing Process 225 Lion
Semiconductor226 SBIR Phase II: Integrated Voltage Regulators for
Small Footprint, Efficient Power Delivery in Mobile Electronics 226
LongWave Photonics LLC227 SBIR Phase II: Tunable Terahertz Quantum
Cascade Lasers for Spectroscopy 227 Lumiode, Inc.228 SBIR Phase II:
Monolithic Integration of LED Arrays and Silicon TFTs for Super
High Brightness Microdisplays 228 NanoPhotonica229 SBIR Phase II:
Ultra High Efficiency Printable Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Display
229 Next Energy Technologies230 SBIR Phase II: Improved Solution
Processible Small Organic Molecule Architectures for
Lightweight-Flexible Photovoltaics.230 OEPIC SEMICONDUCTORS, INC231
SBIR Phase II:Next Generation Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting
Lasers 231 PLANT PV232 SBIR Phase II: Low-Cost, Nickel-Based
Metallization Pastes for Solar Cell Applications 232 Reveal Design
Automation, Inc.233 SBIR Phase II: Automatic Scalable Architectural
Validation for Microprocessors 233 SmarterShade, Inc234 SBIR Phase
II: Thin Film Patterned Optical Retarders for Low Energy Smart
Glass Applications 234 Soliculture235 SBIR Phase II: A Sustainable
Wavelength Selective Energy Producing Greenhouse 235 The Laser
Sensing Company236 SBIR Phase II: Towards Precision Ultra-Portable
13C/12C CO2 Atmospheric Isotopic Ratio Monitors Using Quantum
Cascade Laser Spectroscopy 236
15. XVNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Ubiquitous Energy, Inc237
SBIR Phase II: Transparent Molecular Photovoltaic Devices 237 SMART
HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES238 4-Web Spine Inc.239 SBIR
Phase II: Development of an Innovative Total Knee Replacement
Device Leveraging Truss Implant Technology 239 Actuated Medical,
Inc.240 SBIR Phase II: Grip-Act-Reposition Miniaturized Stable
Working Platform for Minimally Invasive Procedures Inside Active
Organs240 Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc.241 SBIR Phase II: Development
of a Minimally Invasive Device for Harvesting Autologous Bone Graft
241 Biodesy, Inc.242 SBIR Phase II: Development of an SHG
Instrument, Artemis QuantTM, for measuring conformational change in
real time242 BioSentinel, Inc.243 SBIR Phase II: De Novo Assays for
Detection of the Proteolytic Activity in Botulinum Neurotoxin-Based
Pharmaceuticals243 Carmot Therapeutics, Inc.244 SBIR Phase II: A
new drug discovery method to transform peptides to small molecules:
proof of principle with p53-hdm2 244 CREmedical Corporation245 SBIR
Phase II: Innovative Electroencephalography to Advance the Research
and Diagnosis of Brain Disorders 245 CytoVale, Inc246 SBIR Phase
II: A Cell Analysis Platform for Low-cost, Rapid Diagnosis of
Sepsis Using Microfluidic Technologies 246 Deurion LLC247 SBIR
Phase II: A Surface Acoustic Wave Based Ion Source 247 Entanglement
Technologies, Inc.248 SBIR Phase II: A Real Time, High Sensitivity
Atmospheric BTEX and 1,3-butadiene Vapor Monitor 248 Extend
Biosciences Inc.249 SBIR Phase II: A platform technology that
significantly improves drug delivery 249 FlexDex, Inc250 SBIR Phase
II: Enhanced Dexterity Minimally Invasive Surgical Platform 250
Fluid Synchrony, LLC251 SBIR Phase II: Wirelessly Operated
Implantable Micropump for On-demand Drug Administration in
Laboratory Animals 251 GlucoSentient, Inc.252 SBIR Phase II: A
Novel Device for Convenient Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of
Tacrolimus 252 Hospi Corporation253 SBIR Phase II: Optimized
Medication Administration Device for Palliative Care 253 Jade
Therapeutics254 SBIR Phase II: Biodegradable Polymer Film for
Sustained Delivery of Antibiotics to the Surface of the Eye 254
Kaliber Imaging, Incorporated255 SBIR Phase II: Mobility Monitor:
An autonomous intelligent system developed to quantitatively
determine mobility. 255 Koli256 SBIR Phase II: A Medical Device to
Treat Gallstone Disease 256 Montana Molecular LLC257 SBIR Phase II:
New Fluorescent Biosensors for Drug Discovery in Living Cells
257
16. XVINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Nano3D Biosciences, Inc.258
SBIR Phase II: In Vitro 3D Tissue Model for Toxicity Screening and
Drug Discovery 258 NanoValent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.259 SBIR Phase
II: Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery Agent for Treatment of Adult
Leukemia 259 OneBreath, Inc.260 SBIR Phase II: A novel and cost
effective mechanical ventilator for pandemic preparedness and
emergency stockpiling 260 Ontash & Ermac Inc261 SBIR Phase II:
Development of an Affordable and Versatile Spectral Induced
Polarization (SIP) Borehole Tool 261 PharmaSeq, Inc.262 SBIR Phase
II: A microscopic electronic chip with sensors that can be
implanted into living cells to monitor events in real time 262
Phase One Medical, LLC263 SBIR Phase II: Development of a Distal
Locking Hemodialysis Catheter System 263 Phi Optics Inc.264 SBIR
Phase II: Quantitative Phase Imaging for Life Sciences 264
Picosense265 SBIR Phase II: Contactless and portable heart-rate
device based on magnetic sensing technology 265 ProLynx LLC266 SBIR
Phase II: Controlled Drug Release from and Degradation of Hydrogels
266 Puracath Medical Inc.267 SBIR Phase II: Novel Peritoneal
Dialysis Catheter to Reduce Infections 267 Remedium Technologies,
Inc.268 SBIR Phase II: Sprayable Reversible Hemostat for Treatment
of Non-Compressible Hemorrhage 268 Rivanna Medical269 SBIR Phase
II: Safe, Portable, Non-ionizing Bone Imaging with an
Ultrasound-based X-ray Replacement Device 269 Stemina Biomarker
Discovery, Inc.270 SBIR Phase II: Metabolomics of Human Embryonic
Stem Cells to Predict Teratogenicity: An Alternative Developmental
Toxicity Model 270 TeVido BioDevices LLC271 SBIR Phase II:
Bioprinted fat grafts for improved nipple reconstruction after
breast cancer 271 Tymora Analytical Operations, LLC272 SBIR Phase
II: Development of Novel Dendrimer-based Technologies for
Phosphorylation Analyses 272 Weinberg Medical Physics LLC273 SBIR
Phase II: Cost-Effective Compact Dental MRI Scanner 273 Z Lens
LLC274 SBIR Phase II: Development of a Lens Replacement Device that
Provides Enhanced Visual Acuity. 274 ZSX Medical275 SBIR Phase II:
Novel Surgical Closure Device for Minimally Invasive Procedures 275
ACCELERATING INNOVATION RESEARCH (AIR) TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION
PROGRAM 276 Arizona State University277 AIR Option 1: Technology
Translation - Buckled Stiff Thin Films on Soft Substrates for
High-Resolution Strain Sensing 277 Arizona State University278 Air
Option 1: Technology Translation - Compiler Technology for Modern
Manycore Architectures 278
17. XVIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Case Western Reserve
University279 AIR Option 1: Technology Translation: Low-cost,
Metal-free, Carbon-based Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for
Highly-efficient Fuel Cells 279 Colorado State University280
PFI:AIR - TT: Technology Translation of Discoveries in
Computational Modeling to Advance Thin Film Manufacturing280 CUNY
City College281 AIR Option 1: Technology Translation: Automated
Targeted Destination Recognition for the Blind with Motion
Deblurring281 Duke University282 PFI:AIR - TT: Graphenated-Carbon
Nanotube (G-CNT) Composites for a Miniature, Optical
Fiber-Integrated Spectroscopy Light Source282 Georgia State
University Research Foundation, Inc.283 AIR Option 1: Technology
Translation: Glycan based point-of-care diagnostics 283 Georgia
Tech Research Corporation284 AIR Option 1: Technology Translation:
Large-scale manufacturing of polymer nanotube array thermal
interface materials for efficient heat removal from
high-temperature electronics 284 Georgia Tech Research
Corporation285 PFI:AIR - TT: An Accessible Robotic Platform for
Children with Disabilities 285 Georgia Tech Research Corporation286
Air Option 1: Technology Translation - Network Deduplication for
Smartphones and Tablets 286 Illinois Institute of Technology288
PFI:AIR-TT: WC/Co Materials with High Hardness and Toughness
Simultaneously Enabled by the WC Platelet Microstructure288
Massachusetts Institute of Technology289 PFI:AIR - TT: A Platform
for Multi-Material Fabrication 289 Michigan State University290 AIR
Option 1: Technology Translation: Gliding Robotic Fish for
Long-duration Sensing in Aquatic Environments 290 Michigan
Technological University291 PFI:AIR - TT: Blood Typing Device
without Reagents: Sensing Electrodes to Replace Optics 291
Northeastern University292 Air Option 1: Technology Translation -
The Gear Bearing Drive: A Novel Compact Actuator for Robotic Joints
292 Northwestern University294 PFI:AIR - TT: Hybrid Tri-pyramid
Robot: A Novel Type of Double-Sided Incremental Forming Machine 294
Oregon State University295 PFI:AIR - TT: Technology Translation:
Air coupled transducer for acoustically assisted magnetic recording
295 Oregon State University296 PFI:AIR - TT: Platform for
Therapeutic Removal of Blood Constituents 296 Pennsylvania State
Univ University Park297 PFI:AIR - TT: One-Step Process for High
Efficiency Textured Solar Cells 297 Princeton University298 PFI:AIR
- TT: Photo-type II-VI quantum well-based unipolar mid-infrared
photodetectors 298 Tennessee Technological University299 AIR Option
1: Technology Translation - Computationally Designed Shrinkage
Reducing Admixtures for Concrete 299 Texas A&M Engineering
Experiment Station300 AIR Option 1: Technology Translation:
Enabling High Efficiency & Clean Combustion through the
Integration of Low Heat Rejection Concepts with Advanced Low
Temperature Comb Engines 300 University of Arizona301 PFI AIR-TT:
Improving Data Base Management System Performance Through
Micro-Specialization 301
18. XVIIINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION University of
California-Davis303 AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Plant
Based Manufacturing of Orphan Drug Human Biobetter
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin 303 University of California-Los Angeles304
PFI:AIR - TT: Integrated Substrate for High-Efficiency Low-Cost
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes 304 University of Central Florida305
AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Superadiabatic Combustion in
Porous Media for Efficient Heat Production 305 University of
Colorado at Boulder306 PFI:AIR - TT: Scalable NIL-membranes 306
University of Colorado at Boulder307 PFI:AIR - TT: Technology for
Sustainable Growth of Wireless Communication Capacity 307
University of Connecticut308 PFI:AIR-TT: Prototyping bioabsorbable
composites for bone-fixation applications involving low to medium
loads 308 University of Houston309 AIR Option 1: Technology
Translation: Control of Ion Energy Distributions in Plasma
Processing 309 University of Michigan Ann Arbor310 AIR Option 1:
Technology Translation: Prototyping a smart multi-dimensional
micro-gas chromatography instrument with unprecedented peak
capacity310 University of Michigan Ann Arbor311 AIR Option 1:
Technology Translation: Development and Evaluation of Field
Prototype for Determining Excavator Proximity to Buried
Utilities311 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities312 PFI:AIR - TT:
Variable Displacement Linkage Pump Functional Demonstration 312
University of South Carolina at Columbia313 Air Option 1:
Technology Translation - Functionalized III-V Nitride based
Microelectromechanical Sensors for Neutron Detection313 University
of South Dakota Main Campus314 PFI:AIR - TT: Complete
Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks 314
University of Southern California315 AIR Option 1: Technology
Transition - Commercialization of Additive Manufacturing of
Metallic Parts Using Selective Inhibition from Sintering 315
University of Southern California316 PFI:AIR - TT: A Novel Reactive
Separation Process for the Clean-up of Landfill Gas and Other
Gaseous Renewable Fuels 316 University of Southern California317
NSF PFI: AIR-TT: Real-time Power Measurement Software Technology
for Microprocessor 317 University of Southern California318 PFI:AIR
- TT: Games Programming Assessments for Personalized Mathematics
Instruction 318 University of Southern California319 AIR Option 1:
Technology Translation - Wireless control of distributed and
implanted micro infusion pumps 319 University of Texas at
Arlington320 PFI:AIR - TT: A Fieldable Speciation-Capable Green
Analyzer For Arsenic 320 University of Texas at Arlington321
PFI:AIR - TT: Establishing Manufacturing and Large-Scale Casting
Process and Structural Design Criteria for Ultra-High Performance
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHP-FRC) 321 University of Texas at
Dallas322 AIR Option 1: Tech Translation - Ultrananocrystalline
Diamond Coating Tech for Integrated Electrode- Membrane-Inner Wall
Case Coating for Long Life Commercial Li-Sulfur Battery 322
19. XIXNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION University of Toledo324
PFI:AIR - TT: Situational Awareness during Fire and Emergency
(SAFE) 324 University of Virginia Main Campus325 AIR Option 1:
Technology Translation - Transition of Replicated Laser
Micro-textured Surface Technology Through Scalable Process and
Reliability Testing 325 William Marsh Rice University326 AIR Option
1: Technology Translation: Microbial fatty acid production from
renewable biomass sugars 326 Worcester Polytechnic Institute327 Air
Option 1: AIR Technology Translation - Lithium Ion Battery
Recycling: From Laboratory Research to Industrial Commercialization
327
20. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & NANOTECHNOLOGY
21. 2NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advanced Energy Materials, LLC
SBIR Phase II: Advanced Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts The broader
impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II project is in removing sulfur compounds
from various fuels such as diesel, gasoline and mixture of refined
fuels known as transmix. It is critically important to reduce
sulfur levels below 10 ppm as the emissions from transportation
vehicles can cause acid rain and associated undesired effects.
Sulfur removal from fuels is even more critical for implementation
of fuel cell technologies due to fuel reformer catalyst poisoning
at sulfur levels as low as 1 ppm or below. Finally, there is a need
for sulfur-tolerant cata- lysts and sulfur removal processes in
value added chemical production using bio-derived and fossil
derived fuels. The global market for hydro-desulfur- ization
catalysts in the transportation fuel segment is estimated at over
$1B and growing fast. The companys proposed catalyst could address
a market size of $150-200M/yr or more. It may find additional
applications in com- mercial markets in ultra-low sulfur diesel,
fuel reformer technology and sulfur tolerant catalysts. The
development of a scalable manufacturing method for advanced
materials undertaken in this project will contribute to U.S. com-
petitiveness and strengthen Cleantech and energy sectors in the
state of KY. This project addresses the development of high
performance catalysts need- ed for the removal of sulfur from
hydrocarbon fuels. However, sulfur re- moval at concentrations
below 50 ppm is difficult due to the presence of hetero-cyclic
thiophenic species. During Phase I, the company developed a
catalyst product and demonstrated its performance in terms of
ultra-deep hydrodesulfurization activity, reducing sulfur levels
from 200 ppm to much lower than 1 ppm in a variety of fuels. Phase
II studies will allow optimization of the catalysts for
hydrodesulfurization activity and mechanical properties. Catalysts
with bi-functional activity toward aromatics hydrogenation and hy-
drodesulfurization will reduce several process steps, thereby
reducing the costs involved in hydroprocessing of fuels. Phase II
studies will enable devel- opment of a process for scalable
production of nanowires. The fundamental insight from the
performance can be extended toward designing various high
performance catalysts using nanowire supports. Some beneficial
effects using nanowire supports include unique active metal/support
interactions; single crystal surfaces for uniform morphologies for
active metals and their alloys and management of active sites.
Specifically, in the case of hydrode- sulfurization, nanowire
supports provided an easier diffusion pathway for sulfur transfer
to maintain active metal sites for desulfurization activity. Phase
II Award No.: 1430633 Award Amount: $743,052.00 Start Date:
10/01/2014 End Date: 09/30/2016 PI: Juan He 201 E. Jefferson St,
Suite 302 Louisville, KY 40202-1249 Phone: (502) 296-4469 Email:
[email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced
Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
22. 3NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARL Designs SBIR Phase II:
Scratch and Abrasion Resistant Superhydrophobic Polymer Coatings
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project
will leverage the advances we made in fabricating flexible polymer
surfaces that shed water at low tilt angles while remaining
superhydrophobic after abrasion. In Phase I we developed a model
which correlated surface morphology with mechanical robustness. In
Phase II we will apply this model to the develop- ment of a
processes compatible with high speed, large-scale fabrication
techniques. The roofing industry seeks material that is
self-cleaning, anti-foul- ing and is highly resistant to weather
events over time. A durable, superhy- drophobic polymeric roof
membrane will meet this market need. Commercial success depends on
(1) qualifying production speeds up to 100 feet/min, (2) proving
compliance to current product requirements and (3) showing val-
ue-add. Phase II studies will elucidate the mechanisms that
contribute to the stability of the surfaces when exposed to UV
light, allowing us to improve weatherability. Having demonstrated
the self-cleaning properties of our polymer surfaces in Phase I, we
will focus on anti-fouling properties in Phase II (i.e. low
bacterial adhesion and reduced algae growth.) The broader impact of
this SBIR Phase II project will be twofold. Foremost, a direct
impact will be revenue and job growth in the US manufacturing
sector. Secondarily, the technology will support federal policy
goals on energy and the environment. Approximately $40 billion is
spent annually in the US to air condition buildings. DOE funded
studies show that in warm climates, substi- tuting a cool roof for
a conventional roof can reduce carbon emissions which drive climate
change. Cool roofs also relieve strain on the electrical grid by
reducing peak power demand. Widespread use of cool roofs can
improve air quality, hence human health, by slowing the formation
of smog. Super- hydrophobic polymer membranes fabricated using
technology developed in this proposal will help keep roofs clean
and better able to reflect heat. Furthermore, coating of outdoor
infrastructure equipment, such as wind tur- bine blades and
offshore energy exploration platforms, will enable the safe
operation of such facilities during icing conditions due to the
ability of the superhydrophobic surface to prevent ice accretion.
Field tests are underway. Food handling equipment will benefit from
reduced adhesion of bacteria to surfaces, thus improving food
safety. Phase II Award No.: 1330949 Award Amount: $749,995.00 Start
Date: 09/01/2013 End Date: 08/31/2015 PI: Elizabeth Kujan 28
Morehouse Place New Providence, NJ 07974-2426 Phone: (908) 468-8124
Email: [email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
23. 4NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Coulometrics SBIR Phase II:
The Development of Higher Voltage, Longer Life and Lower Cost
Activated Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors The broader
impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II project is in significantly increasing the
ways super- capacitors and lithium ion batteries are used today.
Supercapacitors offer very high power capabilities and high energy
efficiency and have been used in many renewable energy applications
such as hybrid buses and wind turbines. Currently, their use is
limited due to high cost and low energy den- sity relative to
Li-ion batteries. Coulometrics has developed a proprietary process
that can modify low cost activated carbon materials into superca-
pacitor grade carbons with 25% higher energy density and twice the
cur- rent lifespan of existing materials. These critical
developments will lower the overall system cost and improve cell
life allowing for more widespread use of supercapacitors in
renewable energy applications. Coulometrics has also shown that a
very similar process can be used to convert natural graph- ite to
lithium ion grade anode materials with higher energy density and
significantly lower cost. This process will also enable a Northern
American company to become the first producer of graphite for
lithium ion batteries on the continent which can significantly
reduce lithium ion battery cost for applications such as electric
vehicles. Both projects will have additional envi- ronmental
benefits including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, less burning
of fossil fuels, and help protect the environment. The project
seeks to break through a significant barrier that has kept ultra-
capacitor voltage and energy density stagnant for over a decade and
sig- nificantly reduce costs of lithium ion battery carbon
materials. Supercapaci- tor companies all produce products with
different carbons, electrolytes, cell construction, etc. and yet
are all confined to the same performance specifi- cations. We
believe that this is related to oxidation/reduction reactions that
occur on the carbon surface; a fairly intuitive hypothesis; however
attempts at solutions have been futile. The surface treatment we
developed in Phase I has resulted in a reduction of these
oxidation/reduction currents by more than 50%. This technology will
lead to the largest performance gains in the ultracapacitor
industry in over 10 years. Additionally, one of the most chal-
lenging factors limiting market growth for ultracapacitors is their
high cost, of which activated carbon accounts for 27%. Coulometrics
treatment applied to inexpensive water filtration carbon, also
developed in Phase I, has shown very similar performance
enhancements, and will cost up to 95% less than commercial
activated carbon materials. The surface modification process for
graphitic carbons will enable the low cost and high quality
production of carbon anode materials for lithium ion batteries
based on natural graphite. This breakthrough can significantly
reduce lithium ion battery cost which is a key element for more
wide spread adoption of electric vehicles which will help reduce
our nations dependence on the need to import foreign oil. Phase II
Award No.: 1430918 Award Amount: $649,434.00 Start Date: 10/01/2014
End Date: 09/30/2016 PI: Edward Buiel 100 Cherokee Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37405-3860 Phone: (423) 954-7766 Email:
[email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector:
Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
24. 5NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ECOSIL Technologies LLC SBIR
Phase II: High-Performance Metal Pretreatments This Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to devel- op a
chromate- and phosphate-free metal surface pre-treatment product
that reduces cost, and provides significant environmental and
health bene- fits. Iron and zinc phosphate chemicals are currently
widely used in surface treatment processes, which require from 7 to
10 process steps, consume en- ergy to heat treatment baths, and
produce a large quantity of waste that must be treated. This adds
cost, and results in phosphate discharge to the environment. Based
on the Phase I project, a chromate- and phosphate-free
pre-treatment chemical will be further developed in this project.
This chemi- cal reduces the number of pre-treatment process to less
than 5 steps, can be used at ambient temperature, and produces 90%
less waste. It is expected to demonstrate enhanced performance in
corrosion protection and paint ad- hesion over similar products.
The broader commercial impacts of this project will be to
dramatically re- duce cost, complexity and negative environmental
impact of metal surface pretreatment in manufacturing processes
without compromising performance. Potential applications will be in
automobile, aerospace, steel (coil coatings), consumer electronics,
appliance, and many other industries. An important so- cietal
impact will be the better protection to workers in plants, as this
process is not toxic and does not require elaborate waste disposal
procedures. This project will also enhance the scientific
understanding of mechanisms by which pretreatments contribute to
the protection of metals. Phase II Award No.: 1152518 Award Amount:
$710,219.00 Start Date: 04/01/2012 End Date: 06/30/2015 PI: Danqing
Zhu 160A Donald Drive Fairfield, OH 45014-3018 Phone: (513)
858-2365 Email: [email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
25. 6NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Graphene Frontiers LLC SBIR
Phase II: Roll-to-roll Production of Uniform Graphene Films at
Atmospheric Pressure and Low Temperature This Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will demon- strate and
develop technology for the roll-to-roll production of continuous
graphene films. The graphene production technology is based upon
innova- tions in the graphene synthesis and graphene handling,
addressing critical deficiencies limiting industrial manufacture of
graphene. The synthesis pro- cess is performed at atmospheric
pressure, allowing roll-to-roll graphene formation on continuous
tapes of copper foil passed through the growth region. This
eliminates the need for an expensive vacuum furnace and allows
fabrication of graphene films larger than the furnace size. The
graphene handling process developed during Phase I enables the
transfer of graphene sheets from the metal catalyst to nearly any
smooth surface without any high temperature steps and without the
use of harsh chemicals. Most importantly, the graphene transfer
preserves the original metal substrate for reuse. The reusable
substrate dramatically reduces the cost of graphene production and
eliminates the largest source of waste in the process. In Phase II,
we will demonstrate the continuous film processes for graphene
synthesis and trans- fer to new surfaces and design a large area
roll-to-roll graphene production system. The broader
impact/commercial potential of this project is through the indus-
trial scale availability of high quality, low cost graphene sheets.
Transparent, electrically and thermally conductive, strong,
flexible, and gas impermeable, graphene is an emerging super
material with innumerable proposed ap- plications including
flexible transparent conductors for displays and photo- voltaics;
high frequency electronics for communications; chemical and bio-
logical sensors; corrosion barrier; filtration and water
desalination; energy storage; and many more. Industrial quantities
of graphene films will enable the development of these and other
applications, with substantial benefit to society. The technology
that we will to develop has advantages of cost, qual- ity, and
design flexibility over competing concepts. Successful completion
of this SBIR project will establish Graphene Frontiers as a leading
commercial supplier of high-quality graphene to the business and
research communities at an attractive price. Our business model
includes revenue from sale of the graphene material, licensing of
our proprietary growth technology, and spe- cialized products. Our
first graphene-based product, TEM grids for electron microscopy, is
already on sale with a development partner. These advances will
position Graphene Frontiers to attract additional funding from
investors, customers, and other non-SBIR sources. Phase II Award
No.: 1330991 Award Amount: $752,606.00 Start Date: 09/15/2013 End
Date: 08/31/2015 PI: Bruce Willner 3624 Market Street Philadelphia,
PA 19104-2619 Phone: (267) 223-5051 Email:
[email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector:
Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
26. 7NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Halotechnics, Inc. SBIR Phase
II: Advanced Molten Salt for Solar Thermal Power Generation with
Supercritical Steam Turbines This Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes to develop a novel molten
salt for solar thermal power generation with super- critical steam
turbines. Solar thermal technology developers must increase the
operating temperature of their plants to lower their levelized cost
of electricity and reduce the cost of thermal storage. Building
upon a successful Phase I program, the project team has developed a
prototype salt mixture that could enable this trend. It is low
cost, exhibits a melting point below 240 deg. C, and has a high
maximum temperature of 700 deg. C, a broad oper- ating range
currently unavailable elsewhere. The project will conduct a high
throughput R&D program to rapidly screen up to thousands of
unique mix- tures of inorganic salts to optimize the physical
properties of the prototype fluid. The project will apply
combinatorial chemistry techniques, originally developed for
pharmaceutical applications, to this new field. After screening
many candidates, the project will evaluate the materials
compatibility of a few promising mixtures with common steel and
nickel-based alloys. Corrosion mitigation techniques will be
developed and evaluated. The project will con- duct flow testing in
a lab-scale test loop capable of 700 deg. C operation. The broader
impact/commercial potential of this project will be the enabling of
low-cost electricity from the sun. It is imperative that society
reduce its usage of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to
address pressing concerns - climate change and environmental
degradation, energy security, and price volatility. Solar thermal
power, a compelling source of renewable electricity at large scale,
is the most promising solution to reduce fossil fuel use. How-
ever, electricity from solar thermal power currently costs too much
to be di- rectly competitive with fossil fuels. Furthermore, solar
thermal plants need a cheap way to store heat in order to produce
power after sundown or when utilities demand it. This project
focuses on the material at the heart of these plants - the heat
transfer fluid - and thermal storage system. The market for thermal
storage is projected to reach $3.7 billion by 2015. Thermal storage
is growing increasingly valuable as utilities realize the need for
solar power that can deliver smooth, reliable output regardless of
weather conditions. The development of the proposed innovation
would both reduce the cost of solar thermal power and enable
economical thermal storage, bringing the nation significantly
closer to eliminating the use of coal. Phase II Award No.: 1230442
Award Amount: $599,999.00 Start Date: 09/15/2012 End Date:
09/30/2015 PI: Justin Raade 867 Vermont St. San Francisco, CA
94107-2614 Phone: (510) 693-7116 Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
27. 8NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Keystone Tower Systems SBIR
Phase II: Optimization of Tapered Spiral Welding for Wind Turbine
Towers This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II
project addresses two roadblocks to reducing the cost of wind
energy: the labor-intensive con- struction process, and size
limitations imposed by road or rail transport for turbine
components. The former issue drives up manufacturing costs and re-
duces US competitiveness with countries with inexpensive labor,
while the lat- ter forces sub-optimized tower designs and prevents
turbines from growing larger and taking advantage of faster,
steadier winds at higher hub heights. This project addresses both
of these problems by adapting spiral welding - a well-understood
system for pipe and piling manufacturing - to wind tower
production. Spiral welding is highly automated, requiring as little
as 10% of the labor of the equivalent manual process. It also
combines multiple oper- ations into a single machine that can be
operated on-site, eliminating trans- port costs and barriers. This
projects innovation is to adapt existing spiral welders -that can
manufacture only straight,constant wall-thickness pipe - to
producing tapered, variable wall thickness towers. A novel material
geom- etry and automated control of machine parameters are the keys
to trans- forming the standard system to one optimized for turbine
tower production. With on-site spiral welding of turbine towers,
significant reductions in cost of wind energy are possible. The
broader impact/commercial potential of this project will be felt in
many areas: technical,commercial and environmental. The systems
major contribu- tion is an increase in the use of wind energy for
US electricity, enabled by both reduction in energy cost and
increase in the number of cost-effective wind sites. Reducing the
cost of tall towers enables increases in the height and size of
wind turbines, allowing them to reach and be optimized for
steadier, higher speed winds. With these increase in size and
optimization, decreases in cost of wind energy of 12% (for 120m
tall towers) or more are possible. In addition, the US land area
for which wind energy is cost effective can be doubled at 120m hub
heights. Spiral-welding of turbine towers also provides US jobs and
increases American competitiveness with overseas producers. Because
on-site production is inherently local, manufac- turing jobs are
created in the communities where wind turbines are installed. Also,
this method gives local production a major cost advantage over
imports by producing towers that are too large to transport from
port to wind farm. This allows domestic manufacturing to not only
compete, but dominate in a domestic tower market worth roughly $1B
in 2011. Phase II Award No.: 1353507 Award Amount: $685,785.00
Start Date: 05/01/2014 End Date: 04/30/2016 PI: Eric Smith 337
Summer St. Boston, MA 02210-1707 Phone: (857) 225-0552 Email:
eric@keystonetowersystems. com Program Director: Rajesh Mehta
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
28. 9NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Levant Power Corporation SBIR
Phase II: Integrated Hydraulic Suspension Energy Recovery System
for Heavy Vehicles This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Phase II project proposes to develop a fully functional turnkey
regenerative semi-active shock absorber for heavy-duty transit
buses and other commercial vehicles. An appreciable amount of
energy is lost in a typical suspension as heat, especially in heavy
vehicles. Existing technologies have been unable to efficiently
capture this energy in a cost-effective manner. This project
entails hydraulic and elec- tronic model optimization, design of
vehicle-ready prototypes, fabrication, lab testing, installation,
and operational testing of a hydraulic adaptive damping energy
harvesting system. The objective of the project is to demon- strate
real-world benefits of an efficient, adjustable damping
regenerative shock absorber on a transit bus in operation with a
municipal transit agency. Emphasis will be on efficiency
improvements, semi-active ride control, and application specific
integration requirements to ensure seamless installation and
operation. Work will culminate in a fully fielded pilot
demonstration and quantification of regenerated energy (improved
fuel efficiency) and ride improvement benefits using the
regenerative semi-active shock absorber. The broader
impact/commercial potential of this project is significant if the
challenges of inexpensively, reliably, and efficiently capturing
suspension energy are overcome. The technology has the potential to
save millions of dollars per year in fuel for large fleets, and
significantly reduce carbon emissions in the United States and
abroad. Effectively incorporating an af- termarket or OEM
retrofit-able regenerative energy capture system may open doors to
many new regenerative technologies in the transportation and
automotive sector, facilitating significant reductions in waste
energy. In addi- tion, the research may lead to enabling technology
for compact, sealed, and efficient hydraulic actuators and energy
harvesters across several industrial applications. This may have
applications in other fields such as off grid ma- rine
(hydrokinetic) energy, aerospace actuators, heavy machinery
dampers, orthotics/prosthetics, and robotics. Phase II Award No.:
1127397 Award Amount: $1,100,000.00 Start Date: 11/15/2011 End
Date: 04/30/2016 PI: Zackary Anderson 288 Norfolk St. Cambridge, MA
02139-1430 Phone: (617) 313-0822 Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
29. 10NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Lite Enterprises Inc SBIR
Phase II: WIldlife Deterrence from Hazards Using High Brightness
Ultraviolet Light This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Phase II project represents a new development in mans ability to
keep birds away from the airspace surrounding an airplane or out of
the way of the massive rotors of wind turbines. Animals respond to
a bright ultraviolet light in the same way as hu- mans respond to a
bright flashlight in their eyes. If the light is strong enough, it
causes an involuntary behavioral response resulting in the animal
being deterred from the area of the light source. Ultraviolet light
has the advan- tage of being visible to most species of animals
while being invisible to humans. This Phase II project builds on
the Phase I project that demonstrated with 98% confidence that bird
behavior is influenced by the presence of the wildlife deterrence
systems bright ultraviolet light in a completely natural
environment with no human presence. The broader impact/commercial
potential of this project is focused on three high value
applications of the wildlife deterrence system. They are renew-
able alternative energy (wind farms), air transportation (planes
and air- ports), and agriculture (aquaculture and agriculture).
Renewable energy is at the top of the U.S. priority list. Wind
energy is one of the most promising forms of alternative energy. At
the same time, there is an immediate and pressing need to reduce
the mortality rate of endangered and protected species at wind
farms. A compelling global need for the wildlife deterrence system
is exemplified by the aviation industry and the incidence of bird
strikes. The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General
reported in August 2012 that in the past two decades, wildlife
strikes have increased from 1,770 reported in 1990 to 9,840
reported in 2011, a greater than five-fold increase. Thirdly,
although not at the level of importance as pro- tection of aircraft
and deterrence of birds from wind farm turbine rotors, worldwide
seafood demand has grown annually by 8.3 percent since 1970. This
means that worldwide aquaculture production has rapidly expanded.
Of particularly promising potential are solutions to the mussel
farming prob- lems of the international aquaculture industry which
is well established in many parts of the world. All producing
locations in North America and Eu- rope share a common problem of
severe predation loss from diving ducks such as the Common Eider
that can be devastating to the mussel producer, with the potential
to wipe out an entire crop (100%). Phase II Award No.: 1350562
Award Amount: $708,488.00 Start Date: 04/15/2014 End Date:
03/31/2016 PI: Donald Ronning 4 Bud Way, Ste. 15 Nashua, NH
03063-0072 Phone: (603) 821-0991 Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
30. 11NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Nanofoundry, LLC SBIR Phase
II: Nanomanufacturing process simulation and design The broader
impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II project is in launching a scalable,
environmental- ly-safe, chemical manufacturing process capable of
producing high perfor- mance, cost-competitive, and
domestically-sourced magnetic materials suit- able for a large
range of industrial and consumer applications. This will drive jobs
growth in the US, reduce supply chain risk, improve national se-
curity by reducing reliance on foreign sole sources for critical
materials, and enable greater energy efficiency nationwide.
Nanofoundrys carbide-based nanostructured magnet material
represents the first major innovation in per- manent magnetic
materials since the early 1980s. In combination with an innovative
manufacturing method, Nanofoundry expects to produce a large range
of high value nanoparticle materials at low cost at industrial vol-
umes. The permanent magnet market is $14 billion and is growing at
nearly 9% annually. Nanofoundry projects that its first generation
product, Cobalt Carbide nanoparticles, could capture $600 million
of that market in 2018 dollars and that its second generation
product (for which this project is foun- dational), could have an
80% to 90% cost advantage over current products, with the potential
to capture over 30% of the global market. This project will break
through historical barriers in two areas: launching a new product
technology to the magnet market-the first transformational
innovation in three decades-and developing a commercially-viable
manu- facturing capability to produce high-quality magnetic
nanoparticle material at industrial scales. The specific focus of
this project is to develop a scal- able chemical production process
to manufacture magnetic Cobalt Carbide nanoparticle material, and
to prototype the use of the material in an end- use application.
Several key innovations of this program include (1) the op-
timization of a class of cobalt carbide nanoparticles for use as a
permanent magnet material, (2) the application of continuous flow
microreactor wet chemical process technology to the manufacturing
of high quality nanopar- ticle carbides at large scale, and (3) the
use of supercritical solvents for efficiency and
environmentally-friendly processing. Phase II Award No.: 1430991
Award Amount: $696,053.00 Start Date: 10/01/2014 End Date:
09/30/2016 PI: Daniel Hudgins P.O. Box 6061 Glen Allen, VA
23058-6061 Phone: (804) 869-3594 Email: [email protected] Program
Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
31. 12NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION nanoGriptech, Inc. SBIR Phase
II: Manufacturing of Bio-Inspired Polymer Micro/ Nano-Fiber Arrays
as New Gripping Materials This Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) Phase II project aims to de- velop a pilot-scale production
system and process to enable the large-scale fabrication of
continuous arrays of elastomeric micro/nano-scale fibers with
complex geometry. Inspired by hairs that occur naturally on gecko
feet, these micro/nano-scale elastomeric fibers demonstrate strong
adhesive, shear, and peel strengths over a wide range of test
substrates. Unlike other classes of adhesives such as
pressure-sensitive tapes, these biologically-in- spired adhesives
can be repeatedly used over thousands of test cycles with very
little contamination and performance degradation over the material
lifespan. However, this class of material has only been able to be
fabricated through expensive micro/nano fabrication processes
including photolithog- raphy, chemical etching, or time-consuming
batch micro/nano molding pro- cesses. In this project, a
pilot-scale manufacturing system will be constructed, optimized and
evaluated. A roller-based molding and peeling process for
high-speed, continuous, and large-area manufacturing of high
aspect-ra- tio and three-dimensional micro/nano-scale fibers with a
compliant backing layer will be developed using elastomer
materials. The broader/commercial impacts of this project will be
the potential to pro- vide a low-cost, high-volume process to mass
produce continuous arrays of elastomeric micro/nano-scale fibers
with complex geometry for applications in apparel, sporting
equipment, healthcare, defense, industrial clamping, and consumer
goods. These fibers will provide strong reversible adhesive or
enhanced shear interfaces that are resistant to contamination and
maintain their adhesive ability over the product lifespan. Phase II
Award No.: 1152551 Award Amount: $610,000.00 Start Date: 4/15/12
End Date: 9/30/14 PI: Paul Glass 91 43rd St, Suite 200 Pittsburgh,
PA 15201-3109 Phone: (412) 224-2136 Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
32. 13NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Navillum Nanotechnologies,
LLC SBIR Phase II: New Low Cost and Large Scale Manufacturing of
Semiconductor Nanocrystals The broader impact/commercial potential
of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase II project
is in removing key manufacturing barriers that are currently
hindering commercialization of semiconductor nanocrystals in
diverse market segments worldwide. The unique size- and
shape-related properties of these materials make them ideal for
light emission applica- tions (including lighting and displays) and
light harnessing applications (so- lar panels). If successful,
nanocrystals will be produced in large quantities, inexpensively,
and uniformly, resulting in a disruptive advance for existing
markets and emerging applications. With greater availability and
afford- ability, nanocrystals can be more easily utilized for more
energy efficient lighting and displays, improve color quality in
displays (laptops, tablets, cameras and mobile devices), increase
efficiency of solar panels, and pene- trate more widely into
advancing applications in medical research, diagnos- tics and
treatment. Emerging applications include the use of semiconductor
nanocrystals for biofuel cells, lasers, fiber optics, electronics,
security and surveillance, aviation and geothermal tracers. This
project continues the work initiated in Phase I on development of a
low cost manufacturing method for production of large-scale and
consistently high-quality semiconductor nanocrystals quantum dots
urgently needed for their commercialization. The proposed research
activities directly address this need through an innovative
proprietary low-temperature wet chemical synthesis route. Compared
to the conventional high-temperature synthesis route, this method
can more precisely control the size and shape of products -
properties that are necessary for successful incorporation of these
products into end-user applications. Additionally, it circumvents
scaling limitations of conventional high-temperature synthesis
routes. In Phase I, we have success- fully demonstrated scale up of
high quality CdSe nanocrystal quantum dots in a laboratory scale
while lowering cost of production using our method. This Phase II
funding focuses on demonstrating scaled-up production of larger
quantities of high-quality nanocrystals, including heavy metal free
quantum dots using our low-temperature method. It will also focus
on post-synthesis processing of CdSe quantum dots developed in
Phase I to meet Original Equipment Manufacturers specifications.
Scale up to commercially viable amounts will be studied by
developing a continuous flow model as well as by improving
purification efficiency of the low temperature method. Phase II
Award No.: 1430979 Award Amount: $722,895.00 Start Date: 09/01/2014
End Date: 08/31/2016 PI: Jacqueline Siy-Ronquillo 717 5th Avenue,
#204 Salt Lake City, UT 84103-3572 Phone: (801) 502-4601 Email:
[email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced
Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
33. 14NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NuMat Technologies, Inc. SBIR
Phase II: High Performance MOF-Based Storage and Delivery of
Electronic Gases The broader impact/commercial potential of this
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is in
the development of a new hazardous gas storage and delivery system
for semiconductor fabrication that will sig- nificantly promote
worker health and safety benefits at a reduced cost. The new system
incorporates a new class of ultra-high performing absorbents,
namely Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), that will greatly mitigate
the environmental and public health risks by reducing incidents of
toxic gas re- lease, chances of equipment damage, and fabrication
facility evacuation. Moreover, the use of MOFs enables an increase
in the storage capacity while providing savings in ventilation
energy, and reducing the risk of leak- ages over both high pressure
mechanical cylinders and sub-atmospheric carbon-based storage.
Given the current vast market share of activated carbon cylinders,
the higher capacity MOF filled cylinders offer the pros- pect of
substantial decreased in per wafer production costs by minimizing
gas cylinder change-outs and fabrication facility downtime.
Furthermore, this technology represents the first large scale
commercial application for MOFs, thus opening the doors for this
promising class of materials for other gas storage applications.
This project aims to increase the capacity of gas cylinders for the
storage and delivery of highly toxic gases, such as arsine (AsH3),
phosphine (PH3), and boron trifluoride (BF3), that are commonly
used in semiconductor fab- rication. As a safety measure, these
highly toxic gases are currently stored at low pressure in
activated carbon-filled cylinders. However, the capacity of
activated carbon adsorbents is severely limited by their
ill-defined inter- nal pore structure. NuMat is developing higher
capacity gas cylinders by focusing on the following key technical
objectives: 1) Design highly porous, well-defined, crystalline MOF
absorbents to be integrated into cylinders, allowing for high
capacity storage of these highly toxic gases at sub-atmo- spheric
pressures, 2) Develop industrially relevant MOF scale-up procedures
to minimize the cost of production, 3) Maximize the volumetric
storage of MOFs in cylinders by developing high density MOF
pellets, and 4) Integrate high density MOF pellets into cylinders
to displace the lower performing activated carbon filled cylinders
currently used this commercial application. Additionally, the
technical milestones achieved in this project will help to
establish the necessary foundation for incorporating this class of
ultra-high performing materials (MOFs) into other gas storage
applications. Phase II Award No.: 1430682 Award Amount: $749,930.00
Start Date: 09/01/2014 End Date: 08/31/2016 PI: Mitchell Weston 2 N
LA SALLE ST STE 1601 Chicago, IL 60602-4081 Phone: (847) 859-9404
Email: [email protected] Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector:
Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology
34. 15NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Orthogonal, Inc SBIR Phase
II: Enabling Large-Scale Manufacturing of Organic Electronic
Devices Using Photolithography This Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to devel- op a photoresist
system that is compatible with a much wider range of ma- terials
than traditional photoresists, allowing for the patterning of
advanced semiconducting polymers and small molecules on existing
photolithographic equipment. Through Phase I project, Orthogonal
has improved its fluorinated photoresist system by making two new
materials with lower manufacturing cost and enhanced performance.
In this Phase II project, the patterning of the widely used
conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(sty- rene
sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS) and similar acidic materials will be
studied. Multiple approaches will be taken to continuously improve
the performance of the new photoresist materials. The scalability
of one or both photoresist materials to large quantities will be
investigated by addressing the major issues that may be challenging
to the scale-up, including dealing with heat generation and finding
a suitable initiator. The broader/commercial impacts of this
project will be the potential to en- able the large-scale
manufacturing of organic electronic devices by lever- aging the
existing photolithographic infrastructure currently used in the in-
dustry. The availability of the new photoresist materials in large
quantities and consistent quality will help meet the performance
and volume demands of organic electronic industry, which is
expected to grow rapidly once a scal- able and high-yield
manufacturing technique is available. Phase II Award No.: 1058509
Award Amount: $999,631.00 Start Date: 04/01/2011 End Date:
09/30/2016 PI: John DeFranco 95 Brown Road Ithaca, NY 14850-1257
Phone: (917) 687-5792 Email: [email protected] Program
Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
35. 16NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Persimmon Technologies
Corporation SBIR Phase II: SBIR Phase II Spray-Formed Soft Magnetic
Material for Efficient Hybrid-Field Electric Machines This Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to de-
velop a novel soft magnetic material and fabrication process for
magnetic circuits of electric machines, such as winding cores of
electric motors. The technology utilizes a unique single-step near
net-shape fabrication process based on metal spray deposition to
produce an isotropic metal microstruc- ture characterized by small
domains with high permeability, high saturation and low coercivity
with a controlled formation of insulation boundaries that limit
electric conductivity between neighboring domains. The resulting
mate- rial provides an excellent three-dimensional magnetic path
while minimizing energy losses associated with eddy currents. It
can replace anisotropic lam- inated winding cores, which currently
constrain the design of conventional electric motors to geometries
with two-dimensional magnetic paths. As a further objective of the
project, a new hybrid-field motor topology, with three-dimensional
magnetic paths enabled by the proposed material and fabrication
process, is being developed. The broader impact/commercial
potential of this project is to enable pro- duction of electric
motors with improved performance and efficiency while reducing cost
and material scrap associated with manufacturing of motor winding
cores. Electric motors are used extensively in a growing number of
applications, including robotics, semiconductor and LED process
equipment, industrial automation, electric vehicles, heating,
ventilation and air condi- tioning systems, appliances, power
tools, medical devices, and military and space exploration
applications. These markets drive an increasing demand for electric
motors with improved performance, higher efficiency, and lower
cost. Considering the extensive use of electric motors globally,
the disrup- tive change resulting from the proposed hybrid-field
motor technology with spray-formed winding cores is expected to
provide significant commercial, societal and environmental
benefits, including improved manufacturing effi- ciency, waste
reduction, and energy conservation. Phase II Award No.: 1230458
Award Amount: $1,027,658.00 Start Date: 09/01/2012 End Date:
08/31/2016 PI: Martin Hosek 200 Harvard Mill Square Wakefield, MA
01880-3239 Phone: (978) 397-6240 Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
36. 17NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION QuantLogic Corporation SBIR
Phase II: Development of an Adaptive Dual-Fuel Injector to Enable
High Efficiency Clean Combustion for SUV and Light Duty Truck
Engines This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II
project will prototype, characterize, and verify performance merits
and the commercial viability of an Adaptive Dual-Fuel (ADF)
Injector. Diesel engines are 30~40% more efficient than
port-injected gasoline, spark-ignited engines. Gasoline and E85
fuels are among the most widely available fuels, but are mostly
used on spark-ignition gasoline engines with much lower thermal
efficiency than diesel engines. The key innovation of the ADF
injector enables direct-injec- tions of both gasoline/E85 and
diesel fuel selectively on-demand from a single injector. The ADF
injector can enable advanced combustion modes that have
demonstrated simultaneous reduction of NOx and Particulate Matter
(PM) emissions and improved engine efficiency through advanced low
tem- perature combustion. The advanced combustion mode enabled by
the ADF injector can improve the thermal efficiency of gasoline/E85
engines by ap- proximately 30~40% by using gasoline and/or E85
fuels in a compression ignition combustion mode. The adaptive
dual-fuel injector also provides flex- ibility for enabling engines
to run on either pure diesel, gasoline-diesel, or E85-diesel dual
fuels. The Phase II work includes prototyping, spray visual-
ization imaging and laser based measurements, computational
optimization, and single-cylinder engine combustion testing to
demonstrate the commercial viability of the proposed ADF injector.
The broader/commercial impacts of this project pertain to
significant bene- fits for energy security and environmental
protection. The potential customers include engine OEMs and auto
makers. This project will significantly benefit US consumers
through fuel cost saving, enable low cost methods to meet the new
CAFE standards, and benefit the US economy by expanding the green
manufacturing base. The dual fuel injector, developed and analyzed
in this work, provides new capabilities, which can enable
transformative combus- tion methods for ultra-high efficiency,
clean combustion. The industry-univer- sity collaborative
engineering research directly support graduate student research and
will train and educate the workforce of the future, providing them
with the knowledge and skills needed to address the challenges of
energy utilization. The research and development efforts, which
focus on a critical problem of global importance, will be widely
disseminated to engine designers, OEMs, and researchers, while the
next generation of engineers is being trained. Phase II Award No.:
1353613 Award Amount: $736,945.00 Start Date: 04/15/2014 End Date:
03/31/2016 PI: Deyang Hou 5111 Avondale Drive Sugar Land, TX
77479-3809 Phone: (281) 980-7288 Email: [email protected] Program
Director: Rajesh Mehta Sector: Advanced Manufacturing and
Nanotechnology
37. 18NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SenSigma LLC SBIR Phase II:
Sensors for InLine Certification Capability for Robotic Welding and
Additive Manufacturing The broader impact/commercial potential of
this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is
in influencing the whole metal manufactur- ing and materials
processing industries by providing the capability of Cer- tify as
You Build. The in-situ measurement/prediction o