Cooperative Agreement R43MH102942

This $275,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will fund the development of novel electronic-photonic silicon carbide neural probes for recording and stimulating neural activity. The Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive funding on behalf of collaborating researchers to design penetrating neural probes made entirely of silicon carbide, a robust material proven to withstand the corrosive brain environment long-term. The probes...

This NSF Engineering Program award of $605,320 to North Carolina State University (NC State) supports the development of a flexible, FMRI-compatible neural probe with multi-modal sensing and modulation capabilities. The novel probe is designed to advance understanding of neural circuit dynamics and enable closed-loop neuromodulation for treating neurological disorders. Key product elements include: Flexible, multi-shank neural probe fabricated using polymeric materials to enable deep brain...

This $1,634,839 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to revolutionize live-cell imaging by developing nanodiamond quantum sensors with exceptional sensitivity. The research, titled "QUSEC-TAQS: Nanodiamond Quantum Sensing for Four-Dimensional Live-Cell Imaging", will integrate nanodiamond quantum sensors with advanced light-sheet microscopy to achieve high spatiotemporal resolution and low...

This two-year, $231,696 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (CFDA 47.049) will support research exploring electric field sensing with nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond and chemical tuning of the diamond host material. Specifically, the principal investigator and research team at San Jose State University will investigate new routes for chemically activating the surface of nanoscale diamond particles to generate covalent bonds...

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...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $266,000 Project Grant to Columbia University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a wearable noninvasive brain imaging device using near-infrared light-based time-domain diffuse optical tomography. The device aims to improve clinical outcomes in neurology by enabling measurement of deep brain blood flow, which is difficult to measure with current technologies. The grant will support...

This $274,786 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of a cutting-edge scanning magnetometer microscope by Femtosenselabs, LLC. This new microscope technology will enable high-resolution imaging of novel magnetic materials with unprecedented sensitivity at the nanoscale, supporting the advancement of spintronics and the development of...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Southern California a $460,000 project grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year project will investigate single photon emission from diamond using high voltage nanosecond pulse discharge. Researchers will study the charge state conversion, dynamics, and single photon emission properties of diamond when exposed to high voltage pulses over 5kV...

This $407,538 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research and development of a novel optical neuroimaging technology called Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) at Duke University. The goal is to enable deep tissue measurement of blood flow within the brain, which can provide valuable insights into neurological and mental health conditions. The project aims to develop a parallelized DCS system using single-photon...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems provides $999,929 to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NCS-FR: UNDERSTANDING THE NEUROPEPTIDE MODULATION OF BRAIN CIRCUITS BY ADVANCED NANOMATERIALS AND IMAGING" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2025. The funding supports research under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070) to advance understanding of neuropeptide modulation of...