99--TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY POWER TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGHALTITUDE AIRSHIPS

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits interest from companies interestedin obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the followingtechnology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and mayinclude specific fields of use. THE TECHNOLOGY: NASA Langley researchers have developed a unique concept for providing electrical powerto high-altitude airships (HAA). These airships are intended to remain aloft at highaltitudes for extended periods of time for various potential scientific, commercial, anddefense uses. Powering HAA presents a challenge due to the extended periods betweenpossible refueling and the weight restrictions of these lighter-than-air airships. TheNASA approach combines the high-performance thermal energy harvesting capabilities ofadvanced thermoelectric materials with a novel elliptical airship cross-section tomaximize solar gain.To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to Sean Sullivan, ResearchTriangle International (RTI), at: NASA Langley Research Center, Strategic RelationshipsOffice (SRSO), 17 West Taylor St., Mail Stop 218, Building 1212, Room 110 Hampton,Virginia, E-mail: [email protected], or phone: 757-864-5055. Please indicate thedate and title of the FBO notice and include your company and contact information.RTI is responsible for aggregating and acknowledging all responses. These responses areprovided to members of NASA Langleys Innovative Partnerships Office within the SRO forthe purpose of promoting public awareness of our technology products, and conductingpreliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for futurelicensing opportunities. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, SRO willfollow the formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register as required. Nofollow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.