This $275,000 SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a wearable multimodal sensing device by Skywalk Inc., a for-profit Asian-Pacific American-owned manufacturer. The device aims to enable more intuitive interaction with augmented reality (AR) technologies by turning human hands into cursors, turning any surface into a touchscreen, and unlocking new...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $295,000 to In Virtualis LLC, a woman-owned small business, aims to develop an extended reality (XR) brain-computer interface (BCI) platform to restore independent activities of daily living for individuals with sensorimotor impairments. The project will create a Unity-based XR BCI development platform, a unifying API for diverse real-time digital signal processing pipelines,...
This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084). The $1,000,000 award to Immergo Labs, Inc. supports the development of an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform for remote physical therapy and monitoring. The proposed innovation aims to increase the affordability, accessibility, and accuracy of physical therapy through an embodied telehealth solution with 3D virtual avatars and...
This $983,137 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a biofeedback system for adults with Parkinson's disease who have speech disorders. The project aims to create a product that can detect and report on communicative disorders in adults, allowing them to better communicate and live productive lives, while also reducing the overall burden on the...
This $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports the development of an augmented reality e-commerce platform by Augray LLC to enable footwear retailers to offer virtual product try-ons. Under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, Augray will employ artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality and 3D modeling to convert physical products into seamless, high-performance 3D models viewable on smartphones. The platform aims to provide immersive...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $998,251 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Yerba Buena VR, Inc. The funding will support the development of a low-latency, ultra-high-quality 360-degree video streaming platform for virtual/augmented/extended reality (VR/AR/XR) applications. This proprietary technology aims to overcome the limitations of existing video streaming solutions, which typically require tradeoffs...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $963,459 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Neurodyne, Inc. for the development of an Analog Front End (AFE) platform for lightweight, long-term, cortical monitoring. The project aims to provide next-generation ambulatory seizure data acquisition capabilities, enabling remote neurological data acquisition for applications such as military helmet designs, sports-related brain...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $273,915 to Brave Virtual Worlds Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop a biofeedback system that combines wearable sensors, real-time data capture, and immersive virtual reality visualization to enhance the understanding of joint angles and movement patterns. The project involves designing and refining the...
This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides $256,000 in funding to Gyropalm LLC of West Lafayette, Indiana. The award falls under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Specifically, the company will develop a framework for scalable experimentation of virtual...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $398,630.00 to the University of Alabama's Office for Sponsored Programs Division to develop an advanced, battery-free wireless sensor system for continuous monitoring of patients with chronic conditions like heart failure. The project aims to translate research on parity-time (PT) symmetric biotelemetry, inspired by non-Hermitian quantum physics, into...