LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The University of Louisville announced Tuesday they will be awarded up to $13 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to launch a new statewide manufacturing
UofL hosted serial entrepreneur and America Online co-founder Steve Case and others as part of a summit focused on growing regional startups and innovation.
Louisville, Kentucky (PRWEB) October 04, 2022 With employee burnout high and the Great Resignation looming, pioneering new research from the University of
A University of Louisville research-backed startup has secured $2 million in funding to further development of a technology meant to make solar power more accessible. The startup, Bert Thin Films, plans to use the new funding via a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and $1 million in angel investment to further their copper-based paste technology, called CuBert, invented and patented at UofL. The paste can replace silver components currently used in solar panels, making them less expensive to manufacture. "Silver is a huge issue for the industry because the price volatility and there may not be enough to produce the amount of solar panels needed," said Thad Druffel, theme leader for solar manufacturing R&D at UofL's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. "We can solve it by changing one simple ingredient." Druffel invented the technology with former post-doctoral research associate, Ruvini Dharmadasa, and now is CEO of Bert Thin Fil
UofL and the state's manufacturing extension partnership, the Advantage Kentucky Alliance, are launching a new program to help manufacturers adopt 3D printing technology for their businesses to develop better products and improve productivity. The program, called Accelerated Innovative Manufacturing with 3D Printing, or AIM-3DP, will provide small and medium manufacturers in the automotive and aerospace sectors with training, mentorship and UofL-backed research, development and consulting. The work is backed by a new $90,000 grant, one of only three of its kind in the country, from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. "The goal is to help these companies take advantage of cutting-edge, future-focused technologies," said principal investigator Kunal Kate, assistant professor in UofL's J.B. Speed School of Engineering. "My hope is that we can build on the research and innovation we're doing in advanced manufacturing at UofL and use it to he