Cooperative Agreement U01EB035534

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $450,000 over 3 years to the University of New Mexico to develop an advanced magnetometry sensor based on frequency comb techniques. The proposed sensor will exploit direct phase detection rather than amplitude measurements, enabling enhanced resolution and sensitivity for gradient magnetic field detection. Key technical objectives include theoretical modeling, verification with a...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,001 to the University of Wisconsin System, through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division, will advance the development of new magnetoelectric nanostructures for minimally invasive brain monitoring and stimulation. The project aims to create specialized cobalt ferrite (CFO) and barium titanate (BTO) nanoparticles that can be safely injected into the brain to detect neural activity using...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant award of $275,000 to Adialante L.L.C. focuses on the development of techniques to facilitate the design and fabrication of affordable, compact, and patient-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, particularly for pediatric applications. The project aims to innovate novel B1 imaging approaches, such as Frequency-Encoded and Phase-Encoded Frequency-Modulated Rabi-Encoded Echoes (FREE), that...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...

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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation award of $413,282 provides Northern Michigan University (NMU) with a high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG) system integrated with high-density transcranial electric stimulation (HD-TES) neuromodulation capabilities and time-locked dual acquisition functionality. This advanced neuroimaging instrumentation will support collaborative research projects across neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral science fields. The...

This $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Engineering program will fund research into magnetoelectric nanoparticles as multi-field controlled devices for wireless brain stimulation. Led by researchers at the University of Miami, the three-year project aims to experimentally study the feasibility of using magnetoelectric nanoparticles to achieve wireless deep brain stimulation with sub-millimeter spatial resolution in...

This five-year, $3.74 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund the development of a next generation 9.4 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system for translational neuroscience research. Awarded on September 1, 2021 to the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., which will perform the work through its Nathan S. Kline Institute division, the grant will support the construction and optimization of an advanced MRI...