Smart Material Solutions is excited to make two big announcements - both with a focus on keeping clean! In May, we started an SBIR with NASA to create dust-mitigating surfaces in support of NASA's return to the moon. To go along with that, we recently completed our own in-house cleanroom at SMS! As usual, we're open to discussing our work and forming new partnerships as we develop new application areas for our large-area nanoimprint molds.

New Cleanroom Facilities

SMS employees took a break from their normal experiments to construct a new cleanroom that houses the nanocoining pilot line and nanoimprint lithography (NIL) equipment. This custom-designed facility offers superior temperature control and dust suppression. Check out a timelapse of the construction below!

NASA Phase I SBIR: Dust-Mitigating Surfaces

SMS was awarded NASA Phase I SBIR to create dust-mitigating surfaces in space-grade materials using nanocoining. We will collaborate with Professor Chih-Hao Chang at UT Austin to create nanopatterns and test their ability to minimize dust adhesion via the lotus effect.