TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Exfoliated Hexagonal Boron Nitride (LAR-TOPS-131)
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTERHAMPTON, VA, 23681, USA

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    Special Notice: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is seeking inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market exfoliated hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) nanosheets. These nanosheets are soluble or suspendable in various solvents, allowing for their bulk preparation and incorporation into composites, coatings, and films. The technology developed by NASA Langley Research Center involves mechanical breakdown of large hBN particles followed by chemical functionalization to achieve exfoliation of the hBN sheets. Interested parties can submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). For more information, visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal. No follow-on procurement is expected from this notice.

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