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This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), provides $1,200,000 to the University of California, San Diego from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026. The award supports research into developing new coding techniques to enable DNA-based data storage. Specific objectives include establishing theoretical limits on DNA storage capacity and efficiency,...

This $234,416.29 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will fund the installation of light-emitting diode (LED) flashing chevrons on SH 16 and FM 2005 in Texas. The project aims to enhance safety on these roadways by improving visibility and alerting drivers to hazardous conditions. The award date is December 6, 2024 and the project will take place in various locations in...

This three-year, $299,937 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support research at San Diego State University and collaborating institutions on energy-efficient terahertz communications technologies for beyond fifth-generation wireless systems. The award funds four interconnected research thrusts: 1) channel estimation, performance analysis, and hardware design for doubly massive MIMO systems using...

Anadyne, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a particle detector front-end readout integrated circuit optimized for high speed timing resolution measurements. The circuit will be designed under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. The one-year...

This $233,625 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund the acquisition of an automated photonic alignment/probe station with a high brightness photon-pair source and dual channel ultra-low-noise photon counter. This state-of-the-art characterization station will enable unique optical and electronic measurement capabilities for faculty, researchers, and students at the City College of New York (CCNY). The station...

This $199,651.86 Formula Grant awarded on January 22, 2025 by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides funding for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to obtain 342 additional speed feedback display signs and associated training, installation, and data reporting services. The goal of this project is to help reduce vehicle speeds and the severity of crashes across the state of Connecticut through the deployment of these speed...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $304,900 to Magnolia Electronics Inc. supports the development of a machine learning-enabled analog-to-digital converter (ADC) prototype. The project aims to demonstrate a new approach for ADCs, which convert analog signals into digital values used in computers and electronics. By decomposing the analog signal into multiple channels and utilizing a neural network to map the...

Applied Diamond, Inc. was awarded a $206,380 project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a diamond detector system for ion-beam diagnostics. The grant-funded project will support the design and testing of an innovative diamond-based detector that can be used to characterize the properties of ion beams with unprecedented resolution. This detector system aligns with the Office of Science's mission...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Project Grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $250,000 in funding to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The project aims to develop novel transceiver architectures, circuit blocks, design techniques, and communication strategies to enable energy-efficient millimeter wave wireless networks. The research effort...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $390,862 to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), to design, fabricate, and demonstrate integrated circuit (IC) chip implementations of "Oscillator Ising Machines" (OIMs) for solving combinatorial optimization problems. The project aims to address the...