STTR DPA26TZ03-DV002 (DARPA): Biomanufacturing of Hierarchical Biocomposites for High-Performance Thermal Interface Materials
U.S. Department of Defense — DARPA
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup. Research Institution (partner required)
About this opportunity
DARPA STTR topic — under DoW STTR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.TZ, Release 3) — Accepting submissions 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-22. Objective: Develop and demonstrate a flexible, polymer-matrix thermal interface material with tunable thermal and mechanical properties, leveraging hierarchical, biocomposite-based microstructures for scalable, sustainable, low-cost thermal management of high-performance electronics and power applications. Description: This topic addresses the thermal management challenge to dissipate the large amount of heat generated by today’s high-density microelectronics and power storage systems to ensure and maintain performance, reliability, and safety [3, 4, 6] Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are a critical component in this thermal management. TIMs are designed to fill m...