2020 Cycle II Semifinalists
Semifinalists (in alphabetic order):
AI Technologies & Systems – Milpitas, California
Technological Advancements in (IoT and Edge) Nanosystems to Enable Smaller Components thereby Decreasing Size and Mass
AirFish – Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia
AirFish
ATP-MD LLC – Salisbury, Maryland
Combined Remediation Biomass and Bio-Product Production (CRBBP) Process
AutonomIQ – San Jose, California
AutonomIQ Autonomous Automation
Blue Eye Soft– Greer, South Carolina
BlueDocAI
Firehawk Aerospace – Washington, District of Columbia
Firehawk Aerospace 3D Ultra Hybrid Engine
Gord LLC – Denver, Colorado
Gord Compression
HERO Medical – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
The HERO Head Bandage with Sensor Technology: A Gamechanger in Assessment and Monitoring Head Injury
HyPoint Inc. – Menlo Park, California
Next Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell System
LVX System – Cape Canaveral, Florida
Visible Light Communication
Winner of Ignite the Night AUSTIN
MACLEC Technical Project Laboratory Pvt Ltd – New Delhi, India
SHK Turbines
Marie Inc. – Crofton, Maryland
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Nanoprecise Sci Corporation – Edmonton, Canada
RotationLF
Ommo Technologies Inc. – Dallas, Texas
Orbit
OrbitsEdge – Titusville, Florida
OrbitsEdge SatFrame
organicNANO – Monroe, Louisiana
Antimicrobial/Viral 3D Printer Filament for Device Manufacturing
Winner Ignite the Night, a Virtual Event
Pegasus Imagery – Edmonton International Airport, Canada
Long Range Remotely Piloted Aircraft with Active Detect-and-Avoid technology for BVLOS operations
Qntfy – Arlington, Virginia
Quinn
Rapair Medical Devices – Bagotville, Australia
Rapid Repair
Winner of Ignite the Night SAN FRANCISCO
Raytracer – Brisbane, Australia
Immersive Digital Twin: Human to machine remote interaction
Spira – San Pedro, California
Genetically Engineering Spirulina Algae
Stofiel Aerospace – St. Louis, Missouri
Positive Structural Molding
Winner of Ignite the Night Chicago
The CleanBlock LLC – Orlando, Florida
The CleanBlock
ThermOptical Cooling Technologies – Fargo, North Dakota
Ultrafast Laser Functionalized Nano Surfaces for Thermal Management of Electronics
WeavAir – Toronto, Canada
WeavAir
Western Sydney University – Sydney, Australia
Neuromorphic Vision Sensors for Space Sensing
NASA subject matter experts will further review the semifinalists based on their relevance, likelihood of success, and potential Earth- and space-bound applications to select ten finalists.
Finalists will be invited to present their ideas to NASA leadership, space industry leaders, and potential investors at the 2020 NASA iTech Cycle II Forum, a virtual event, to be held on Oct. 15-16, 2020, at https://livestream.com/nasaitech.
About NASA iTech
NASA iTech is a yearlong effort to find innovative ideas that address challenges and will fill gaps in five critical areas identified by NASA as having a potential impact on future exploration. NASA iTech is an initiative by the Space Technology Mission Directorate and managed by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Virginia.
To learn more about NASA iTech, visit: www.nasaitech.org