AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Transition of Replicated Laser Micro-textured Surface Technology Through Scalable Process and Reliability Testing

本次PFI：空气技术转化项目专注于转化低成本复制微纹理表面技术的防水性能，以填补防冰和耐腐蚀技术空白。防水技术具有以下独特功能：长期耐用性、高粘合强度和极高的防水特性，与该市场领域领先的特种纳米颗粒竞争技术相比，这些特性提供了堪称典范的低成本制造，从而节省了成本并增加了安全性。该项目通过低成本复制激光产生的微纹理图案来实现这一目标，从而产生用于工业评估和商业可行性检查的原型样品。该伙伴关系邀请飞机制造商、可再生能源发电机和碟形天线生产商在航空航天、能源和射频通信市场以及其他方面提供指导，包括创业和技术商业化，因为它们涉及将技术转化为可能导致竞争性商业现实的道路的潜力。预计未来十年潜在的经济影响将达到数十亿美元，这将有助于美国在航空航天、通信、能源和交通市场的竞争力。从长远来看，其社会影响将是航空航天安全的改善、结构部件的长期运行和降低燃料消耗。

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating water repellency properties of low cost replicated microtextured surface technology to fill the anti-icing and corrosion resistance technology gap. The water repellency technology has the following unique features: long-term durability, high bonding strength and extremely high water repellency characteristics that provides exemplary low cost manufacturing to generate cost savings and added safety when compared to the leading competing technology of specialty nanoparticles in this market space. The project accomplishes this goal by low cost replication of laser generated microtextured patterns resulting in prototype samples for industrial evaluation and examination of commercial feasibility. The partnership engages aircraft manufacturers, renewable energy generators and dish antenna producers to provide guidance in the aerospace, energy and RF communications market and other aspects including entrepreneurship and technology commercialization as they pertain to the potential to translate the technology along a path that may result in a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to be in billions of dollars in the next ten years, which will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in the aerospace, communications, energy and transportation market places. The societal impact, long term, will be improvements in aerospace safety, long-term operation of structural components and lowering fuel consumption.