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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, Triad - DOE Contractor, is seeking commercial interest for a technology licensing opportunity involving an additive manufacturing method for fabricating micron-scale glass components. Identified by solicitation number S-166756, this opportunity is categorized under NAICS 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology and PSC AJ12 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH. No set-aside was designated for this notice. The technology, developed by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, provides an alternative to traditional subtractive machining by utilizing aerosol jet printing to deposit glass material directly into final geometries.
The process involves depositing glass particles suspended in an aerosolizable carrier solution onto a substrate with micron-scale resolution, followed by sintering to form monolithic glass structures. This method allows for the creation of complex geometries and embedded glass features without the need for bulk glass melting or post-fabrication machining. The technology is compatible with multiple glass compositions and is applicable to the production of micro-optics, optical waveguides, photonic interconnects, and glass-to-metal seals. This additive manufacturing approach aims to increase design flexibility for compact and geometrically complex device architectures.
The response deadline for this notice is June 30, 2026, and the primary place of performance is Los Alamos, New Mexico. Satya Srinivasan serves as the point of contact for this opportunity. One attachment, a document titled Read More, was provided at the time of publication on April 30, 2026. The licensing program offers both exclusive and non-exclusive agreements to move these laboratory-developed inventions toward commercial innovation.
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