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Retrofittable and Transparent Super-Insulator for Single-Pane Windows

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: ARPA-E
Contract: DE-AR0000744
Agency Tracking Number: 1429-1512
Amount: $1,280,750.96
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: DE-FOA-0001429
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2016
Award Year: 2016
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2018-01-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
11575 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92121
United States
DUNS: 080034089
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jin Sungho
 (858) 945-2030
 sjin@nano-sd.com
Business Contact
 Jin  Sungho
Phone: (858) 945-2030
Email: sjin@nano-sd.com
Research Institution
 UC San Diego
 
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
United States

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 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

NanoSD, Inc. with its partners will develop a transparent, nanostructured thermally insulating film that can be applied to existing single-pane windows to reduce heat loss. To produce the nanostructured film, the team will create hollow ceramic or polymer nanobubbles and consolidate them into a dense lattice structure using heat and compression. Because it is mostly air, the resulting nanobubble structure will exhibit excellent thermal barrier properties. The film can be transparent because the nanostructures are too small to be seen, but achieving this transparency needs processing innovations for assembling the film. The film should also be lightweight, flexible, fire/chemical resistant, soundproof, and condensation resistant. The nanobubble film will be integrated with a low emissivity layer to achieve the final insulating performance. The team will use cost-effective processing and assembly technologies to manufacture its window coating at a cost less than $5 per square foot.

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