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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Self-Cleaning Coatings for Space or Earth (KSC-TOPS-99)
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NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Reducing d...
View moreTo express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/KSC-TOPS-99
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These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking inquiries from companies interested in licensing rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market self-cleaning coating technology under solicitation number T2P-KSC-00058. This opportunity focuses on NASA-developed electrodynamic dust shields (EDSs) designed to remove dust accumulation from surfaces in space or on Earth. The notice is classified under NAICS 927110 Space Research and Technology and PSC 9999 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. NASA may issue these license rights on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis for specific fields of use, though the agency provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.
Innovators at the NASA Kennedy Space Center developed this transparent EDS technology to actively clean surfaces by running high voltages and low currents through surface electrodes. While traditional shields help protect solar cells and deployable systems from lunar dust damage, this new iteration is 90% thinner and operates at half the voltage of existing systems. These performance characteristics are achieved through a combination of electrode patterning and a thin silica protective layer. The reduced thickness and lower power requirements are intended to expand the possibilities for integrating dust-removal technology onto transparent surfaces across various industries.
Interested parties must submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System by the response deadline of March 2, 2027. NASA uses these responses to conduct market research and promote public awareness of agency-developed technology products. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from this notice, as its primary purpose is the potential transfer of intellectual property for commercial use.
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