Colorized micrograph image of carbon nanotubes. Iowa-based small business Zymosense will use its SBIR funding to conduct a proof-of-concept demonstration of a NIST-developed process to separate a certain type of single-walled carbon nanotubes. These nanotubes have many applications in energy storage and conductive films and coatings.
Credit: NIST
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $3.5 million in funding to 17 U.S. small businesses for advancing technologies in manufacturing, privacy, medical diagnostics and more.
The funding was awarded through NIST’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and goes to businesses in 10 states. The competitively selected proposals were submitted in response to a call for innovative products addressing specific technical needs in areas including advanced communications, cybersecurity and privacy, health and biological systems measurements and advanced manufacturing.
Phase I awardees will receive up to $100,000 to establish the merit, feasibility and commercial potential of the proposed research and development. After completing their Phase I projects, awardees may vie for Phase II funding of up to $400,000 to continue their efforts. Phase III relies on non-SBIR funds for technology commercialization.
2021 Phase I SBIR Awardees
AI Solutions LLC (Lisle, Illinois) $99,585Development of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting and Correcting Sintering Deformation of Printed Metal Components — a feasibility study for developing a baseline model for the deformation process so that deformations in 3D-printed parts can be predicted and proactively corrected.
ChemCubed LLC (Stony Brook, New York) $99,915Nanocomposite Dielectric Material for Energy Efficient Manufacturing of Printed Circuitry — a nanocomposite material that would serve as insulating layers between circuits and masking material for soldering.
Colloidal Metrics Corp. (Mountain View, California) $100,000Innovative Emulsion Polymerization Manufacture of Dual-Function, Nanoscale Calibration ..
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