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DARPA – Microsystems Induced CAtalysis (MICA) – HR001125S0007

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DARPA – Microsystems Induced CAtalysis (MICA) – HR001125S0007

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DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office seeks innovative proposals for R&D of advanced concepts for modelling, simulation and fabrication of micro-system-based control of catalytic molecules.

MICA aims to create modelling and simulation tools and fabrication techniques that enable the control of catalytic activity of molecular catalysts, immobilised to microsystem surfaces, by physical forces generated by the microsystem.

MICA seeks hardware demonstrations in two technical areas:

TA1 – Functional Co-Design – development of data sets, algorithms and/or software required for multi-scale modelling and simulation tools that accurately predict the catalytic activity of attached catalysts in response to physical forces generated by the microsystem.

TA2 – Attachment Co-Design – development of design and fabrication approaches that result in accurate placement and robust attachment of catalytic molecules to microsystems to enable multi-catalyst reaction cascades.

Proposals are to address one technical area only.

MICA is a two phase program over 39 months, with the technical areas running concurrently.  Phase 1 will run for 21 months, with phase 2 for 18 months.

Abstract proposals (recommended) are due 5 February 2025, with full proposals due 20 March 2025.

 

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BAA – MICA: HR001125S0007