SBIR Phase I: The role of gravity in advanced materials manufacturing for the era of digital transformation

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是在没有重力的情况下开发、设计和优化新材料。目前的太空制造方法主要是试错法。拟议的技术将推进空间制造的系统方法，使开发具有更好性能和具有成本竞争力的相关基础设施的新材料成为可能。这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将推进零重力环境下材料开发的转化。已知物质的化学式在物体力的作用下可能是不稳定的，但这些力影响相图的机制仍然未知。该项目将整合实验、计算和机器学习技术，以确定适合零重力制造的材料配方。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is the development, design, and optimization of new materials in the absence of gravity. The current approach to in-space manufacturing is primarily trial-and-error. The proposed technology will advance a systematic approach to in-space manufacturing, enabling the development of new materials with better properties and cost-competitive associated infrastructure. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will advance the translation of material development in zero-G environments. Chemical formulations of known materials may be unstable under the effect of body forces, but the mechanisms through which these forces impact the phase diagram remain unknown. This project will integrate experimental, computational, and machine learning techniques to identify material formulations amenable to zero-G manufacturing.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.