Project Grant 1519795

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...

Field Data Services LLC will conduct a $297,032 technical feasibility study under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Commerce. The study aims to determine the commercial viability of a new solid state lidar sensor chip for detecting migrating anadromous fish in small spawning streams. Field Data Services will build an automated test system to characterize the lidar's ability to detect...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of compact, deployable, and self-reliant navigation and timekeeping systems using quantum emitters in group IV materials. The key research thrusts include: Engineering broadband and stable vector magnetometry using color centers in diamond for magnetic navigation, by enhancing sensitivity through photonic device integration and conducting simultaneous...

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 $372,158 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) is funding a collaborative research project between researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oxford. The project aims to develop highly sensitive molecular compasses capable of detecting the magnitude and direction of weak magnetic fields. This research has potential applications in quantum sensing and navigation, potentially...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Biotronic Innovations LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The project aims to develop a high-performance, drone-based wildlife telemetry technology that is economical and easy to use. The research plan focuses on creating a co-robotic system that employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an assistant wildlife tracker, fusing data from...

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 STTR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is focused on developing highly sensitive, room-temperature, single-photon detectors based on plasmonic metasurface coherent optical detection technology. The $304,987 award to Clearview Optics LLC aims to address the need for ultrasensitive optical detectors and ranging systems to enable improved information acquisition and perception...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $199,999 to develop a novel biomimetic swarm-based remote sensing system for environmental monitoring in hard-to-reach areas. The researchers at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) aim to create a swarm of tiny, lightweight sensors inspired by the natural design of dandelion seeds that can be deployed by...

This $274,995 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program Project Grant will support the development of a semi-active magnetic bearing for flywheel energy storage systems by Magma Space LLC. The magnetic bearing technology aims to enable high-speed flywheel energy storage systems for both space and terrestrial applications by overcoming limitations of lithium-ion batteries such as loss of energy capacity over time and stringent temperature control requirements....