As part of the $99 million announcement by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...
Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
April 26, 2018
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- AMO Announces Nearly $4 Million in Small Business Research and Development
- WATCH: Better Plants Partners L’Oréal and General Motors Swap Energy Teams
- World’s First Medium/Large-scale 3D Thermoset Printer Unveiled at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- How Cyclotron Road’s Raymond Weitekamp is Revolutionizing 3D Printing
- IACMI-The Composites Institute Intern Spotlight: Hannah Maeser
AMO Announces Nearly $4 Million in Small Business Research and Development
As part of the $99 million announcement by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Advanced Manufacturing Office will fund four projects totaling nearly $4 million in funding. The selected projects will focus on membranes and materials for energy efficiency.
SBIR/STTR provides funding for innovations that address multiple research and development programs throughout the Department of Energy all aiming to spur innovation and create jobs in the United States.
Additional information on the SBIR and STTR programs is available here. Click here for more information about the selected AMO projects.
WATCH: Better Plants Partners L’Oréal and General Motors Swap Energy Teams
What happens when you exchange the energy teams at two leading corporations from completely opposite industries?
The fourth season of the Department of Energy web series, Better Buildings Challenge SWAP, features two Better Plants partners, L’Oréal USA and General Motors. The three-part series follows energy experts at both plants as they switch places to identify and improve each other’s energy efficiency-best practices.
Go behind the scenes at L’Oréal USA and General Motors and watch what the teams discovered here.
World’s First Medium/Large-scale 3D Thermoset Printer Unveiled at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Magnum Venus Products, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, installed the world’s first commercially-available medium/large-scale thermoset 3D printer at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. Unlike other industrial-sized printers, this machine allows thermosets to be printed for the first time on a large scale. It also offers a cost-effective solution that will shorten lead time on crucial molds– allowing for faster prototyping and rapid deployment.
Learn more about this partnership and technology advancement.
How Cyclotron Road’s Raymond Weitekamp is Revolutionizing 3D Printing
As a Cyclotron Road fellow, Raymond Weitekamp founded polySpectra, a startup that is looking to make an indelible mark on 3D printing. Raymond developed a resin for 3D-printed plastic that is simultaneously very tough and can also withstand high temperatures—a combination that no one else can master.
Read the full profile on polySpectra and Raymond.
IACMI-The Composites Institute Intern Spotlight: Hannah Maeser
AMO’s Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) offers an internship program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning more about advanced composites technologies to aid in the creation of low-cost and energy-efficient manufacturing.
In a new blog series, Hannah Maeser, a three-time IACMI intern from Clemson University, shares her perspective on the internship and the opportunities that it provided.
Learn how Hannah was able to connect her academic and industry research interests through the internship program, and learn more about the IACMI internships here.