TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Real-Time Polymer Cure Monitoring System
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is offering a Technology Licensing Opportunity for its Real-Time Polymer Cure Monitoring System. This invention provides a new, non-destructive method to simultaneously monitor chemical changes and strength gain in materials like epoxies and adhesives during manufacturing. It aims to improve quality control, reduce production errors, and speed up product development in high-value applications.
Technology Overview
The system integrates complementary sensing methods within a single platform. One modality tracks chemical evolution at the molecular level, while the other evaluates corresponding changes in physical performance characteristics. By aligning these data streams in real-time, the system establishes a direct relationship between composition and material behavior throughout processing, operating under controlled conditions without disrupting the material.
Key Advantages
- Simultaneous measurement of chemical and mechanical changes.
- Real-time monitoring during material processing.
- Non-destructive, in-place evaluation.
- Direct correlation between composition and performance.
- Improved process control and consistency.
- Applicable across a range of polymer and composite systems.
Market Applications
Aerospace & Defense, Automotive & Transportation, Electronics & Electrical, Energy & Industrial Equipment, Construction & Infrastructure, and Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Development.
Development Status & Licensing
The technology is at TRL 3 with a US Provisional Patent Pending. LANL's licensing program facilitates moving inventions to commercial innovations through exclusive and non-exclusive licensing agreements for patented and patent-pending technologies. This is explicitly not a call for external services for the development of this technology.
Timeline & Contact
- Response Date: March 13, 2026
- Published Date: February 23, 2026
- Contact: licensing@lanl.gov (Kathleen McDonald, Lindsay Augustyn)