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Ecoclosure, founded in 2019 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializes in regenerable building enclosures suitable for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. The company focuses on developing technology that enhances indoor air quality while reducing energy consumption in buildings. Its innovative designs incorporate monitoring and automation features tailored to various building programs, climate zones, and orientations. By implementing these regenerable enclosures, Ecoclosure aims to create healthier indoor environments that prioritize occupant well-being and ensure revitalized air quality.

AeroShield specializes in the production of super-insulating, nanoporous glass materials designed for energy-efficient windows. Utilizing silica aerogel, AeroShield's products offer optical clarity akin to traditional glass while delivering superior insulation, making them 50% more effective than conventional double-pane windows. This innovative approach not only enhances thermal comfort but also significantly improves energy performance, allowing window manufacturers to meet sustainability and compliance objectives. Additionally, the payback period for AeroShield's materials is up to five times faster than that of similarly performing windows, making them a compelling choice for the modern market.

Liatris develops innovative insulation products designed for businesses and individuals seeking energy savings. Their materials, derived from natural sources like cork and cotton, offer superior fire resistance without compromising on performance or environmental safety.

AeroShield specializes in the production of super-insulating, nanoporous glass materials designed for energy-efficient windows. Utilizing silica aerogel, AeroShield's products offer optical clarity akin to traditional glass while delivering superior insulation, making them 50% more effective than conventional double-pane windows. This innovative approach not only enhances thermal comfort but also significantly improves energy performance, allowing window manufacturers to meet sustainability and compliance objectives. Additionally, the payback period for AeroShield's materials is up to five times faster than that of similarly performing windows, making them a compelling choice for the modern market.

Founded in 2013, Sunthru specializes in manufacturing aerogel-based daylighting windows. These innovative windows offer superior insulation, enhanced light transmission, and improved optical transparency for various large buildings such as schools, gymnasiums, workshops, and department stores.

Conox is a research and development company based in Spring, Texas, specializing in the manufacturing of alkaline glass products derived from waste resources. The company focuses on producing glass from recycled waste concrete, which significantly reduces CO2 emissions during the production process by requiring less added sulfate. Conox's innovative glass products have multiple applications, including beverage containers, bottles, and building materials such as fiberglass insulation and mineral wool. Through its sustainable approach, Conox aims to lower the carbon footprint of the glass industry and contribute to a more environmentally friendly value chain.

Aerogel Technologies is a prominent online distributor and manufacturer of aerogel materials, specializing in custom solutions tailored for various industries, including aerospace, automotive, and cold chain applications. The company produces a diverse range of aerogels, including silica, carbon, and polymer-based varieties, as well as a unique class of mechanically robust materials known as Airloy. These innovations allow Aerogel Technologies to meet the specific demands of industry, government, and academic clients. By investing in automation and process innovation, the company aims to provide competitive pricing for advanced materials in the American market, thereby facilitating access to next-generation aerogel technologies.

Ecoclosure, founded in 2019 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializes in regenerable building enclosures suitable for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. The company focuses on developing technology that enhances indoor air quality while reducing energy consumption in buildings. Its innovative designs incorporate monitoring and automation features tailored to various building programs, climate zones, and orientations. By implementing these regenerable enclosures, Ecoclosure aims to create healthier indoor environments that prioritize occupant well-being and ensure revitalized air quality.

Founded in 2019, EnKoat is a sustainable materials company based in Casa Grande, Arizona. It develops advanced coatings for the construction industry to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy efficiency.

Liatris develops innovative insulation products designed for businesses and individuals seeking energy savings. Their materials, derived from natural sources like cork and cotton, offer superior fire resistance without compromising on performance or environmental safety.

NexTC is a manufacturing company based in Corvallis, Oregon, established in 2018. It specializes in producing insulator and conductive oxide coatings designed for the energy sector and large-area electronics markets. The company's innovative chemical materials facilitate energy conversion and efficiency, enabling manufacturers to lower production costs, expand market opportunities, and develop new products. Through its advanced coatings, NexTC aims to enhance the performance and sustainability of electronic devices and energy systems.

Quest Thermal Group is a technology and product development engineering firm, specializing in the design and development of advanced thermal insulation systems. Quest Thermal focuses on developing and bringing to market advanced, next generation, structural thermal insulation solutions for aerospace and commercial applications. Their solutions achieve lower mass and enhanced thermal performance with discrete patented spacer technology. They are creative, inventive, capable engineers and scientists, with extensive thermal insulation expertise, R&D experience, and a product-centric vision. Quest Thermal has developed multiple advanced insulation systems, for aerospace and commercial applications. These customizable engineering solutions can be used for insulating spacecraft, launch vehicles, high turndown variable radiators, vapor cooling, ISRU liquefaction storage tanks, dewars, LNG carriers and tanks, and appliances such as refrigerators.Quest's high performance Integrated Multi-Layer Insulation (IMLI) is in space insulating the flight dewar for NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission 3 on the ISS, and is at TRL9. IMLI will fly on the NASA/Ball Aerospace Green Propellant Infusion Mission on the June 2019 Flacon 9 Heavy flight, and IMLI is in early design for the NASA Lucy spacecraft to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. Quest Load Bearing MLI supported a Broad Area Cooled shield in the NASA Reduced Boiloff 2 experiment, and led to a successful test program aimed at achieving Zero Boil Off of cryogenic propellants.

ThermoFlow Labs specializes in providing high performance and transforming capable technologies into solutions that meet the unique needs of their customers. The company is expected to grow into a competent research institute and manufacturer of insulation products.

CoolComposites specializes in innovative additives for building materials, specifically designed to enhance foam insulation. Their flagship product, CoolFlux, utilizes a thermally-reversible inorganic phase-change material that effectively regulates indoor temperatures. This additive functions by trapping heat during the day when external temperatures rise, subsequently releasing it at night to maintain comfort while recharging for the following day. By integrating these drop-in additives into building materials, CoolComposites enables energy-efficient insulation that reduces cooling energy consumption and shifts energy use to off-peak hours, resembling a thermal battery embedded within walls. This technology promotes energy efficiency and contributes to sustainable building practices.

Founded in 2013, Sunthru specializes in manufacturing aerogel-based daylighting windows. These innovative windows offer superior insulation, enhanced light transmission, and improved optical transparency for various large buildings such as schools, gymnasiums, workshops, and department stores.

Anchor Science is developing its proprietary, dynamic thermal interface material, D-TIM, into thermal management products and solutions.