Project Grant 1648219

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project awarded to 3Fates-Xray, Inc. aims to develop a deep learning approach to enable "single-shot" X-ray phase-contrast imaging. This technology has the potential to significantly enhance the capabilities of next-generation X-ray imaging systems for applications such as aviation security, food inspection, and additive manufacturing quality control. The $274,996 award, which runs from Sep 1, 2023...

This $274,158 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is funding the development of a novel high-brightness rotating envelope micro-focus transmission X-ray source by Reva X-Ray Systems Corporation. The goal is to significantly enhance the throughput, resolution, and sensitivity of X-ray metrology systems, with applications in semiconductor manufacturing, battery production, and...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Radiabeam Systems, LLC $399,110 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Cold Plasma Cathode for High Resolution Condensed Matter Electron Spectroscopy. The project aims to deliver a new type of electron source for microscopy and spectroscopy that offers improved resolution over traditional thermionic electron sources. Work will be conducted between June 2022 through March 2023 in Santa Monica,...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded $329,058 to Actinia Inc. on September 1, 2026, under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286, Assistance Listing program R43EB038821) to develop high-resolution energy-integrating computed tomography scanners using direct-conversion detectors made from cesium lead bromide. Current X-ray CT instruments...

RD Research Technology USA LLC was awarded a $199,902 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop all inorganic perovskite materials for low-cost, high performance x-ray imagers. The grant is being carried out under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the company will conduct...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded $250,000 to Star Cryoelectronics, LLC through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-performance superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) soft x-ray detector for biological science. The STJ soft x-ray detector will utilize superconducting tunnel junction technology to detect soft x-rays at the nanoscale level for biological imaging and spectroscopy applications. The project aims to advance SC's mission to...

Sydor Instruments, LLC was awarded a $1,350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop an ASIC-coupled microchannel plate for time resolved, single-photon soft x-ray detection. The grant is being used to deliver a scientific instrument that will enable new discoveries by allowing researchers to detect individual photons in the soft x-ray range of the electromagnetic spectrum with high temporal resolution. This work directly supports the...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Photonlab of Fairfield, CA for its "NOVEL POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR RARE DECAY AND RARE PARTICLE DETECTION" project. The one-year project period runs from February 14, 2022 to February 13, 2023. Under this award, Photonlab will develop novel position sensitive photosensor technology to support rare decay and rare particle detection, in alignment with the Office of Science Financial...

Impact Photonics LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible single photon avalanche diode. The SBIR program is intended to support scientific research and development that has the potential for commercialization. Under this Phase I award made on November 1, 2021 for a one-year period ending December 31, 2022, Impact Photonics...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $399,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) to develop a new generation of cost-effective, scalable, and stable radiation detectors with ultra-high detectivity. This is a joint effort between the University at Buffalo, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford to address the challenge of engineering materials and manufacturing...