TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Novel Solid-State Humidity Sensor (MFS-TOPS-80)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has developed a humidity sensor that offers high sensitivity and extremely fast response and recovery across a range of humidity levels. The sensor is based on a novel ceramic dielectric material that exhibits rapid and large changes in capacitance and resistance with very small changes in water vapor concentration; making it ideal for humidity, dew point, or water vapor concentration sensing applications. The dielectric sensing element is low-cost and can easily be made using standard printed electronics processing and packaging methods. The finished sensor is small and robust, and can be used to for rapid measurements of very small changes in humidity across a range of humidity levels, temperatures and chemical environments. The humidity sensor technology is particularly well suited for market applications requiring extremely high sensitivity, fast response times, and/or use in challenging environments. NASA is currently seeking partners to bring this novel sensor technology to the marketplace. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/apply/license/MFS-TOPS-80 If you have any questions, please contact Sammy Nabors, Technology Licensing and Commercialization Manager, Marshall Space Flight Center at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .