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Read More | LINK | Apr 30, 2026 |
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Glass Components Fabricated via Aerosol Jet Printing
Contact and place of performance
Satya Srinivasan
Los Alamos, NM 87545
USA
An additive manufacturing method for micron-scale glass component fabrication Micron-scale glass components are widely used in optical, photonic, and micro-fabricated systems. These components are commonly produced through grinding, polishing, and milling processes that require tight tolerances and specialized equipment. As device architectures become more compact and geometrically complex, these approaches can const...
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Technology Description
The method uses aerosol jet printing to deposit fine glass particles or sol-gel-based materials with micron-scale resolution. Deposition conditions are adjusted to build glass features to a specified thickness and geometry. After deposition, the printed material is sintered to remove the carrier and bond the particles into a dense glass component.
Demonstrations show that the process can produce continuous, monolithic glass features on planar substrates. The method supports multiple glass compositions and allows components to be fabricated directly in their final configuration.
Market Applications
This additive glass fabrication method is relevant to technologies that require small, high-precision glass components, including:
These and related applications benefit from increased flexibility in the fabrication of glass features at small scales.
TRL 3
US Patent pending
LA-UR-25-28977
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Los Alamos National Laboratory offers a wide range of cutting-edge technologies and capabilities that may provide your company with a competitive edge in the market and unlock the innovative potential that can enhance, refine, and revolutionize your products.
LANL’s licensing program focuses on moving inventions developed by our researchers to commercial innovations. Patented and patent pending inventions and copyrighted software are available to existing and start-up companies through exclusive and non-exclusive licensing agreements. For specific discussions, please contact [email protected].
Note: This is not a call for external services for the development of this technology.
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The Department of Energy, through Triad – DOE Contractor, is offering a technology licensing opportunity for an additive manufacturing method used to fabricate micron-scale glass components. Developed by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, this process utilizes aerosol jet printing to deposit glass particles or sol-gel materials onto substrates, which are then sintered to form monolithic structures. This technology provides an alternative to traditional subtractive machining methods, such as grinding and polishing, and supports the creation of complex geometries for micro-optics, photonic interconnects, and microfluidic structures. The technology is currently at Technology Readiness Level 3 with a U.S. patent pending under identifier LA-UR-25-28977.
The opportunity is classified under NAICS 541713, Research and Development in Nanotechnology, and PSC AJ12, General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Applied Research. There is no set-aside designated for this notice. The primary point of contact for this special notice is Satya Srinivasan, and performance is centered in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
The response deadline for this licensing opportunity is June 30, 2026. This announcement is not a request for external development services but an invitation for exclusive or non-exclusive licensing agreements to transition these laboratory inventions into commercial innovations. Available documentation includes one attachment titled Read More, which was published alongside the initial notice on April 30, 2026. Information regarding this solicitation, identified as S-166756, is sourced from the official federal notice.
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