Federal Contractor Profile
Nanosonic INC.
$71M obligated·174 awards·5 agencies·11 NAICS
Federal Contracts
Showing contracts 151–200 of 212 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2018 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014719C7043 | 541715 | SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT M - ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED LOW COST COMPLEX SHAPED UPPER STAGE PROPELLANT TANKS | $105K |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014718C7245 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT,PROPOSAL NUMBER: B172-013-0226, PROPOSAL TITLE: RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPARENT, NANOPOROUS CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TPS MATERIALS FOR MISSILE RADOMES | $50K |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833519C0024 | 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | $125K |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Department of DefenseDCSO PHILADELPHIA | SP470118C0054 | 561790 | IGF::OT::IGF - WORK AS SET FORTH IN FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF NANOSONIC SEALS | $347K |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-RSA | W31P4Q18C0114 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF ARMY SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE II EFFORT ENTITLED, "LOW TEMPERATURE FABRICATION OF FLEXIBLE HIGH EFFICIENCY PEROVSKITE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS." | $500K |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAM | W911NF18C0033 | 541715 | DARPA SBIR PHASE II CONTRACT. SOLICITATION: DOD 16.2 SBIR. | $505K |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA9550 AFRL AFOSR | FA955018P0009 | 541713 | IGF::OT::IGF SELF-CALIBRATING, CONFORMAL NANOMEMBRANE BASED PRESSURE SENSORS FOR EMBEDDED SENSING AP | $150K |
| Aug 22, 2018 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833518C0646 | 541715 | SBIR PHASE II TOPIC N171-008 | $375K |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Department of DefenseDCSO PHILADELPHIA | SP470118C0054 | 561790 | IGF::OT::IGF - WORK AS SET FORTH IN FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF NANOSONIC SEALS | $500K |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL | FA865018P5042 | 541715 | HIGHLY SOLVENT RESISTANT, ELECTRICALLY RESISTIVE HYBRIDSIL FOAM FOR AIRCRAFT | $150K |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM | W56HZV18C0096 | 541715 | SBIR PH I-MULTIPURPOSE SPALL PROTECTIVE, ENERGY ABSORBING HYBRIDSIL MATERIAL FOR MILITARY VEHICLE INTERIORS | $100K |
| Jul 27, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P1992 | 541715 | MANUFACTURING IN SPACE HAS BEEN A LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS). IT IS IMPORTANT BOTH AS A WAY TO POTENTIALLY PRODUCE HIGH VALUE MATERIALS SUCH AS SOME DRUGS THAT CAN BE CREATED MORE EFFICIENTLY IN THE MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS A WAY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT LUNAR AND MARTIAN OUTPOSTS CAN MANUFACTURE SOME OF THEIR OWN NEEDED SUPPLIES ON-SITE. MULTIPLE PRIOR EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO DEMONSTRATE THE MANUFACTURING OF SPECIALIZED MATERIALS ONBOARD ISS, INCLUDING INFRARED ZBLAN OPTICAL FIBER THAT AVOIDS INTERNAL CRYSTALLIZATION EFFECTS IN MICROGRAVITY, AND PARTS PRODUCED THROUGH 3D PRINTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN ISS EXPERIMENTAL PACKAGE TO DEMONSTRATE THE ONBOARD PRODUCTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND ARRAYS. NANOSONIC WOULD DEVELOP ELECTROSPRAY TECHNIQUES COMPATIBLE WITH THE MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DIRECT AND COMPLETE PRINTING OF LARGE-SCALE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS (PSCS) AND ARRAYS. UNLIKE INK JET PRINTING THAT SPRAYS LIQUID DROPS OF INK THAT WOULD SPATIALLY WANDER IN MICROGRAVITY, ELECTROSPRAY METHODS USE HIGH VOLTAGE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE MATERIALS ONTO CHARGED SUBSTRATES SO NO RELEASE OF LIQUIDS OCCURS. PSCS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO CURRENTLY EXHIBIT POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES (PCES) GREATER THAN 20%. ELECTROSPRAY PRINTING OF PSCS WOULD ALLOW THE RAPID, LOW COST MANUFACTURING OF LARGE AREA AND MECHANICALLY FLEXIBLE AND STOWABLE SOLAR ARRAY FABRICS, AND THEIR FABRICATION ONBOARD ISS WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS THAT ARE NEEDED IN SPACE. THROUGH THE PHASE I SBIR PROGRAM, NANOSONIC WOULD WORK THROUGH A SUBCONTRACT WITH PROFESSOR SHASHANK PRIYA, A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND INFORMALLY WITH AEROSPACE ENGINEERS AT A MAJOR U.S. AEROSPACE COMPANY TO CONSIDER ONBOARD ISS EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. | $124K |
| Jul 26, 2018 | Department of DefenseFA3002 338 ESS CC | FA300218P0029 | 541715 | SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT | $50K |
| Jul 26, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P2143 | 541715 | IN SUPPORT OF NASA'S GOALS FOR EFFICIENT PLANT GROWTH IN SPACE, NANOSONIC OFFERS AN INERT POLYMERIC BINDING SYSTEM TO MAKE USE OF MARS SURFACE REGOLITH AS A SAFE, STRUCTURAL, GROWTH MEDIA FOR PASSIVE HYDROPONICALLY GROWN PLANTS. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROPOSED MULTIFUNCTIONAL BINDING AGENT WILL BE COMBINED WITH REGOLITH TO: 1) FORM A POROUS SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH AN OPTIMAL AIR-TO-WATER RATIO FOR ENHANCED WATER/NUTRIENT RETENTION, 2) RESULT IN A HIGH CATION EXCHANGE MEDIA FOR LONG-TERM AVAILABILITY AND UPTAKE OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS TO THE PLANTS, WHILE PRECLUDING ANIONIC PERCHLORATE SORPTION, AND 3) CHEMICALLY REDUCE REGOLITH-CONTAINING PERCHLORATE COMPOUNDS TO NON-TOXIC TIO2 CRYSTALLITES. THIS LOW WEIGHT, LOW VOLUME PELLETIZED BINDING SYSTEM WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SURFACE STRUCTURE AVAILABLE ON MARS THAT CANNOT BE USED ALONE IN ITS CURRENT PERCHLORATE LADEN FORM, AND THEREBY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH MEDIA AND FERTILIZER REQUIRED IN TRANSIT TO SPACE. DURING THIS PROGRAM, NANOSONIC SHALL PRODUCE PROTOTYPE "REGO-ROCK", BASED ON OUR INNOVATIVE POLYMER STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR MARS-LIKE REGOLITH. WE HAVE TEAMED WITH WATER PURIFICATION AND HYDROPONIC PLANT EXPERTS AT VIRGINIA TECH (VT) AND GROUNDWORKS TO DEMONSTRATE SOIL-LESS GROWTH OF NON-TOXIC NUTRIENT RICH PLANTS WITH OUR INNOVATIVE REGO-ROCK. SPECIFICALLY, DR. JASON HE, VT'S DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR APPLIED WATER RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (CAWRI), SHALL CHARACTERIZE WATER FLUX, UPTAKE, AND PURITY OF REGO-ROCK TESTED IN FORWARD OSMOSIS UNITS TO ASSESS LIFETIME AND POTENTIAL FOR RE-USABILITY AFTER CLEANING. GROUNDWORKS WILL GROW PLANTS HYDROPONICALLY WITHIN REGO-ROCK ALONGSIDE UNMODIFIED MARS-LIKE REGOLITH AND A COMMERCIAL GROWTH MEDIA TO YIELD PRODUCE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND QUANTIFY ANTICIPATED ENHANCED GROWTH RATE AND YIELD. | $123K |
| Jul 23, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P2126 | 541715 | THIS NASA PHASE I STTR PROGRAM WOULD DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE, WIRELESS NETWORKED CRYOGENIC AND MINIMUM PRESSURE SENSORS FOR REMOTE MONITORING IN PROPULSION SYSTEMS, USING SOI (SILICON ON INSULATOR) NM (NANOMEMBRANE) TECHNIQUES IN COMBINATION WITH OUR PIONEERING CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS. WE WILL IMPROVE THE CURRENT MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MODEL OF SEMICONDUCTOR NANOMEMBRANE BASED SENSOR PERFORMANCE THAT WILL ALLOW QUANTITATIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND SUGGEST OPTIMAL METHODS FOR SENSOR ATTACHMENT AND USE FOR 1) CRYOGENIC AND 2) PURGE-BOX MINIMUM PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS. WE WILL PERFORM SYNTHESIS OF SENSOR MATERIALS WITH OPTIMIZED TRANSDUCTION, HYSTERESIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTIES, SPECIFICALLY FOR CRYOGENIC AND MINIMUM PRESSURE, AND ALSO VARYING TEMPERATURE USE. SUPPORT WIRELESS ELECTRONICS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ACQUIRE, MULTIPLEX, STORE AND PROCESS RAW SENSOR ARRAY DATA. | $125K |
| Jul 19, 2018 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC18P1971 | 541715 | THROUGH THE PROPOSED SBIR PROGRAM, NANOSONIC WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH NEXT-GENERATION, POLYMER DERIVED YTTRIUM SILICATE CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMC) HELICALLY WOUND AND REACTIVELY BONDED TO HIGH TEMPERATURE TITANIUM ALLOY AND CARBON / CARBON (C/C) SUBSTRATES. NANOSONIC S CMC S WILL CONSIST OF FILAMENT WOUND SILICON CARBIDE FIBERS EMBEDDED WITHIN A POLYMER DERIVED YTTRIUM SILICATE HOST MATRIX THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED THERMO-OXIDATIVE DURABILITY IN EXCESS OF 2,000 OC. NANOSONIC S FILAMENT WINDING CMC MANUFACTURING PROCESS WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE, COST-EFFECTIVE SCALABILITY ENABLING INTEGRATION WITHIN REUSABLE, MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOT STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY VEHICLES INCLUDING LEADING EDGE, FUSELAGE, AND TANK STRUCTURES. NANOSONIC IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITE WRAPPED GUN TUBES AND WILL LEVERAGE THIS EXPERTISE TO PRODUCE GAME-CHANGING FILAMENT WOUND CMC S WITH BROAD APPLICABILITY IN FUTURE NASA HOT STRUCTURE SYSTEMS THAT ARE LOW-COST, LIGHTWEIGHT, DAMAGE TOLERANT, AND REUSABLE. IN SUPPORT OF A RAPID PHASE III TRANSITION, NANOSONIC HAS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT DEFENSE PRIME INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED FILAMENT WOUND, POLYMER DERIVED CMC TECHNOLOGY AND HAS AN ESTABLISHED PILOT SCALE HYBRIDSIL MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY TRANSITION DOWN-SELECTED RESINS TO 55-GALLON BATCH PRODUCTION QUANTITIES. | $125K |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Department of DefenseW6QM MICC-YUMA PROV GRD | W9124R18C0003 | 541715 | SBIR PHASE I | $100K |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Department of DefenseW6QM MICC-YUMA PROV GRD | W9124R18C0004 | 541715 | SBIR PHASE I | $100K |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM | W56HZV17C0159 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $50K |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014718C7440 | 541715 | SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT - SMALL FILAMENT WOUND LIGHTWEIGHT MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTOR SHIELDING STRUCTURES | $100K |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014718C7443 | 541715 | SBIR/STTR PHASE I - NANOFILAMENT-BASED RAD HARD RESISTIVE MEMORIES AND DEVICES | $100K |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Department of Transportation6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR | 6913G618C100006 | 541714 | DOT SBIR PHASE IIB SBIR TOPIC 14.1-FH4-005, PROJECT TITLED, "INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL" | $200K |
| Feb 9, 2018 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833517C0494 | 541712 | PROGRESS REPORT IGF::OT::IGF | $100K |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICA | W15QKN17C0009 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II, LOW-COST, LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSED POLYORGANOSILOXANE ARMAMENT COMPOSITES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE DURABILITY. | $483K |
| Jan 2, 2018 | Department of DefenseDLA MARITIME - NORFOLK | SPMYM118P0671 | 325520 | N421587352B618/REPAIR KIT | $1K |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833516C0120 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II SBIR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | $250K |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Department of DefenseDCSO PHILADELPHIA | SP470118P0035 | 561790 | IGF::OT::IGF!8504982285!SERVICES - BASIC | $100K |
| Nov 27, 2017 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAM | W911NF17P0009 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE I EFFORT | $50K |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | HQ014718C7245 | 541715 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR/STTR PHASE I RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT,PROPOSAL NUMBER: B172-013-0226, PROPOSAL TITLE: RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSPARENT, NANOPOROUS CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TPS MATERIALS FOR MISSILE RADOMES | $100K |
| Sep 25, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 80NSSC17C0019 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGFINFLATABLE PRESSURIZED HABITATS ARE ENVISIONED AS A PRACTICAL WAY TO BUILD SHELTERS MUCH LARGER THAN LANDING CRAFT FOR ASTRONAUTS AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS ON MARS, THE MOON AND ELSEWHERE. THESE HABITATS MAINTAIN THEIR INFLATED SHAPE VIA HIGH-STRENGTH VECTRAN WEBBING. THE PIEZORESISTIVE EXTENSOMETERS DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS STTR PROGRAM CAN BE DIRECTLY INTEGRATED INTO OR ONTO VECTRAN WEBBING AND WOULD ALLOW THE DETERMINATION OF WEBBING LOADS DURING THE INFLATION PROCESS AS WELL AS CREEP DURING LONG-TERM DEPLOYMENT OF THE HABITAT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS NASA STTR PROGRAM HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP SUCH EXTENSOMETER SENSOR MATERIALS BASED ON NANOSONIC'S METAL RUBBER MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SUPPORT WEBBING OF STITCHED, PRESSURIZED SPACE HABITATS DURING THEIR PRODUCTION TO MONITOR LOADING AND CREEP. THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THESE SENSOR MATERIALS CHANGES LINEARLY WITH STRAIN, ITS MODULUS IS LOW ENOUGH NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE DEFORMATION OF THE WEBBING DURING HABITAT STOWAGE, INFLATION AND OPERATION, AND ITS FAILURE STRAIN CAN BE MADE HIGHER THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, SO MUCH LARGER THAN THAT OF THE WEBBING. NANOSONIC IS WORKING WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THE ELECTRONIC TEXTILES LABORATORY AT VIRGINIA TECH, WITH INPUT FROM INFLATABLE HABITAT MANUFACTURERS AT ILC DOVER, TO DEVELOP SEWING / STITCHING / WEAVING METHODS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE SENSOR MATERIALS INTO LAYERS OF WEBBING DURING PRODUCTION. DURING PHASE I, SENSOR PERFORMANCE WAS TESTED IN RESPONSE TO BOTH UNIAXIAL LOADING USING A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED LABORATORY LOAD FRAME, AND USING DEAD LOADS ON REPRESENTATIVE WEBBING MATERIAL THAT EXPERIENCES LONG-TERM CREEP. DURING PHASE II, NANOSONIC AND VIRGINIA TECH WOULD WORK WITH ILC DOVER TO INTEGRATE AND TEST WEBBING SENSORS ON SOFTGOOD HABITAT MODELS AND BALLY RIBBON MILLS TO WEAVE METAL RUBBER EXTENSOMETERS DIRECTLY INTO NASA HABITAT WEBBING MATERIALS. | $750K |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Department of DefenseNSWC DAHLGREN | N0002415C4056 | 541712 | BASE IGF::OT::IGF | $500K |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM | W56HZV17C0159 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF | $100K |
| Jun 7, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CK11P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THROUGH THE STTR PROGRAM, NANOSONIC AND VIRGINIA TECH WILL CREATE LOW-COST, REUSABLE MEMBRANES THAT SELECTIVELY CAPTURE AND RECYCLE NUTRIENTS (E.G., N, P, K) FROM URINE IN SPACE. URINE IS A READILY AVAILABLE COMMODITY IN SPACE THAT IS RICH IN VALUABLE NUTRIENTS FOR PLANT GROWTH. HUMANS PRODUCE INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT 500 L OF URINE PER YEAR THAT CONTAINS ~7 G/L OF NITROGEN (N), ~1 G/L PHOSPHOROUS (P), AND ~2 G/L POTASSIUM (K). NANOSONIC SHALL FABRICATE TAILORED NANOCOMPOSITE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES THAT SELECTIVELY CAPTURE KEY NUTRIENTS FROM URINE THROUGH TAILORED BINDING CHEMISTRIES, WHILE FILTERING AWAY UNDESIRABLE COMPONENTS INCLUDING SODIUM. THE NUTRIENTS WILL THEN BE ELUTED FROM THE MEMBRANE AND AVAILABLE IN A USEFUL FORM FOR DIRECT APPLICATION ON PLANT SOIL. NANOSONIC'S MEMBRANES HAVE EXCELLENT CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ALLOWING FOR REPEATED USE OVER LONG TIME PERIODS, THEREBY LIMITING THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. MOREOVER, THEIR HIGH THERMAL TRANSITION TEMPERATURE (~190C) PERMITS SERVICEABILITY IN SPACE WHERE THE TEMPERATURE CAN RANGE FROM ~-150C TO +120C. OUR STTR PARTNERS, PROFESSORS HE AND VIKESLAND IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT VIRGINIA TECH, ARE EXPERTS IN NUTRIENT RECOVERY AND THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT. DURING PHASE I, TOGETHER WITH VIRGINIA TECH, NANOSONIC WILL INCREASE THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) FROM 3 TO 5 OF OUR SIMPLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND LOW-COST FILTRATION MEMBRANES THROUGH MEMBRANE ANALYSES. TRL 7 SHALL BE ACHIEVED DURING PHASE II WITH INDUSTRY SUPPORT FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PARTNERS AT 3E FOR NUTRIENT EXTRACTION FROM URINE TO BE DEPLOYED FOR PLANT GROWTH IN SPACE ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS). | $125K |
| Jun 7, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CC63P | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NANOSONIC PROPOSES TO DESIGN, FABRICATE AND DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL DETECTORS THAT USE MULTIPLE QUANTUM MATERIAL EFFECTS TO OVERCOME FUNDAMENTAL MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE LIMITS. THROUGH PRIOR RESEARCH, NANOSONIC HAS FABRICATED SINGLE-ELEMENT OPTICAL DETECTORS AND THEORETICALLY AND INVESTIGATED SEVERAL QUANTUM MATERIAL BEHAVIORS SEPARATELY. HERE WE WOULD COMBINE THESE TECHNOLOGIES INTO A SINGLE DEVICE TO SERVE AS A "PATHFINDER" FOR FUTURE QUANTUM MATERIALS RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. NANOSONIC WOULD WORK WITH RESEARCHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AT VIRGINIA TECH, AND MICROELECTRONICS SCIENTISTS AT A MAJOR US ELECTRONICS COMPANY TO ANALYZE AND BUILD THE DEVICES, AND DEMONSTRATE THE QUANTUM PRINCIPALS ON WHICH THEY ARE BASED. OUR PROPOSED PROTOTYPE DETECTORS WILL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING QUANTUM EFFECTS. - SUB-QUANTUM ELECTRON TRANSPORT ASSOCIATED WITH BALLISTIC ELECTRON TRANSPORT LEADING TO DECREASED CONDUCTOR RESISTANCES AND THERMAL LOSSES, AND IN PART OVERCOMES MOORE'S LAW - RESONANT SUB-OPTICAL WAVELENGTH ANTENNAS THAT TREAT INCOMING OPTICAL SIGNALS AS WAVES INSTEAD OF PHOTONS - METAL NANOCLUSTER SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE EFFECTS TO INCREASE DETECTOR EFFICIENCY - TUNABLE BANDGAP QUANTUM DOT DETECTORS THAT EXHIBIT MULTIPLE ELECTRON GENERATION EFFECTS AND QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES QE>1 NANOSONIC HAS INVESTIGATED AND PUBLISHED OBSERVATIONS OF THE BASIC PHYSICS OF SOME OF THESE EFFECTS. DURING PHASE I WE WOULD DESIGN, FABRICATE, TEST AND DELIVER FIRST-GENERATION MATERIALS AND DEVICES TO NASA, AND WORK WITH ELECTRONICS COMPANY DEVICE ENGINEERS TO CONSIDER HOW THESE TECHNOLOGIES MAY BE TRANSITIONED TO FUTURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HARDWARE. | $125K |
| May 30, 2017 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833517C0494 | 541712 | PROGRESS REPORT IGF::OT::IGF | $125K |
| May 24, 2017 | Department of Transportation6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR | DTRT5717C10141 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OST-R SBIR PHASE I, 17.1-OST-R1-005 NANOSONIC, INC., PROJECT TITLED, "IDENTIFYING VALUABLE SECOND LIVES FOR RETIRED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM" | $100K |
| May 11, 2017 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833517C0305 | 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IGF::OT::IGF | $125K |
| Apr 27, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CA11C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF A PHASE II SBIR TRANSITION OF NANOSONIC'S HYBRIDSIL POLY(IMIDE SILOXANE) ABLATIVE ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE A PIVOTAL FUNDING BRIDGE TOWARD ITS PHASE III INTEGRATION WITHIN NEXT-GENERATION EDL THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIALS. BASED ON HIGHLY ENCOURAGING PHASE I RESULTS INDICATING HYBRIDSIL POLY(IMIDE SILOXANE) ADHESIVES AFFORD AN INCREASE IN ADHESIVE STRENGTH UP TO 659% TO PHENOLIC THERMOSETS AND 756% TO CYANATE THERMOSETS WHEN TESTED AT 125 C WHILE ALSO INTEGRATING LOW TG (-98 C) POLYSILOXANE DOMAINS NECESSARY FOR DESIRABLE LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY AND IMPACT RESISTANCE, NANOSONIC ENVISIONS SIGNIFICANT PHASE III TRANSITION POTENTIAL INTO NEXT-GENERATION AEROSHELL DESIGNS. DURING THE PROPOSED PHASE II EFFORT, NANOSONIC WILL RIGOROUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ADHESIVE STRENGTH OF HYBRIDSIL POLY(IMIDE SILOXANE) ADHESIVES TO A BROADER SPECTRUM OF AEROSHELL MATERIALS UP TO 400 C, SUPPLY PROMISING ADHESIVES TO TEAM PARTNER LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MECHANICAL TESTING OF PROTOTYPE ABLATIVE THERMAL PROTECTIVE SAMPLES, COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DOWN-SELECTED ADHESIVES PROPERTIES FOR TPS DESIGN ENGINEERS, AND TRANSITION PHASE II OPTIMIZED ADHESIVE RESINS TO 55-GALLON BATCH MANUFACTURING QUANTITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO NASA AND LOCKHEED MARTIN GROUPS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM, NANOSONIC'S HIGH TEMPERATURE HYBRIDSIL ADHESIVES WILL FACILITATE FUTURE REDUCTIONS IN TOTAL AEROSHELL MASS FOR INCREASED PAYLOAD OPPORTUNITIES BY ENABLING THE USE LESS ADHESIVE AND REDUCED THICKNESS TPS. | $750K |
| Apr 19, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17CA03C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THIS NASA PHASE II SBIR PROGRAM WOULD DEVELOP HIGH SENSITIVITY, HIGH FREQUENCY NANOMEMBRANE BASED SURFACE SENSORS FOR HYPERVELOCITY TESTING AND ANALYSIS ON WIND TUNNEL AND SHOCK TUBE MODELS, USING SOI (SILICON ON INSULATOR) NM TECHNIQUES IN COMBINATION WITH OUR PIONEERING NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS. SUCH LOW-MODULUS, CONFORMAL NANOMEMBRANE SENSORS WITH INTEGRATED INTERCONNECTED ELEMENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES CAN BE APPLIED TO NEW OR EXISTING WIND TUNNEL MODELS FOR HIGH FREQUENCY PRESSURE ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS FOR DETECTION OF THE SHOCK FRONT EDGE ARRIVAL IN SHOCK TUBE FACILITIES. NANOSONIC HAS DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF NM TRANSDUCER MATERIALS IN SUCH SENSORS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DYNAMIC NORMAL PRESSURE USING SHOCK TUBE FACILITY. SEMICONDUCTOR NM SENSORS ARE THIN, MECHANICALLY AND CHEMICALLY ROBUST MATERIALS THAT MAY BE PATTERNED IN TWO DIMENSIONS TO CREATE MULTISENSORY ELEMENT ARRAYS THAT CAN BE EMBEDDED INTO SMALL PROBE TIPS. | $750K |
| Mar 2, 2017 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833516C0120 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II SBIR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | $250K |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICA | W15QKN17C0009 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II, LOW-COST, LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSED POLYORGANOSILOXANE ARMAMENT COMPOSITES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE DURABILITY. | $489K |
| Jan 10, 2017 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-APG DURHAM | W911NF17P0009 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE I EFFORT | $100K |
| Jan 3, 2017 | Department of DefenseW4GG HQ US ARMY TACOM | W56HZV16C0022 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II HIGHLY FLAME RESISTANT HYBRIDSIL | $500K |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Environmental Protection AgencyRTP PROC OPS DIVISION (RTPPOD) | EPD17008 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF 2015-2016 SBIR PHASE I AWARD - NANOSONIC, INC | $100K |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Department of DefenseW6QK ACC-PICA | W15QKN16C0002 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PHASE I SBIR PROPOSAL TITLE: LOW COST, LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSED POLYORGANOSILOXANE ARMAMENT COMPOSITES WITH HIGH TEMPERAURE DURABILITY | $50K |
| Sep 29, 2016 | Department of DefenseDCSO PHILADELPHIA | SP470116C0083 | 561790 | IGF::OT::IGF - AFFORDABLE 3D CERAMIC PARTS | $1.5M |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | N0002412C4159 | 541711 | BASIC | $150K |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Department of the InteriorIBC ACQ SVCS DIRECTORATE (00004) | IND16PC00214 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS R&D CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT TAPERED RESISTIVE FILMS. | $150K |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | N6833516C0120 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II SBIR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | $250K |
| Jun 13, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX16CJ07C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF A PHASE II SBIR TRANSITION OF NANOSONICS HIGH FLEX HYBRIDSIL SPACE SUIT BLADDER AND GLOVE MATERIALS WILL PROVIDE A PIVOTAL FUNDING BRIDGE TOWARD PHASE III MATURATION OF THIS VERY PROMISING LIGHTWEIGHT, SELF-HEALING PRESSURIZED SPACE SUIT ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGY. BASED ON HIGHLY ENCOURAGING PHASE I RESULTS INDICATING 1) ITS SELF-HEALING BLADDER COMPOSITES INSTANTLY REPAIR AFTER PUNCTURING WITH A 2 MM PROBE IN VACUUM AT 10-5 TORR TO MAINTAIN STABLE OPERATIONAL BLADDER PRESSURES OF 4.3 AND 8.1 PSI AND 2) HYBRIDSIL ARMOR ARRAY PADDING PROVIDES INCREASED ABRASION AND PUNCTURE RESISTANCE AT LOWER WEIGHTS THAN CURRENTLY EMPLOYED GLOVE PADDING WHILE MEETING ESTABLISHED ADHESION AND MODULUS METRICS, NANOSONIC ENVISIONS SIGNIFICANT PHASE III TRANSITION POTENTIAL INTO NEXT-GENERATION EVA SPACE SUIT ENSEMBLES. TO MEET ITS PROPOSED TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES, NANOSONIC PROPOSES AN AGGRESSIVE 24-MONTH PHASE II SBIR RESEARCH PROGRAM TO FURTHER OPTIMIZE ITS HIGH FLEX HYBRIDSIL SPACE SUIT BLADDER AND GLOVE MATERIALS AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR MANUFACTURING COMPATIBILITY. UPON PHASE II COMPLETION, NANOSONIC WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH OPERATIONAL LOWER ARM BLADDER AND TMG GLOVE SOFTGOOD PROTOTYPES INTEGRATING ITS OPTIMIZED HIGH FLEX HYBRIDSIL SELF-HEALING COMPOSITE AND ARMOR ARRAY PADDING RESPECTIVELY. | $750K |
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