Project Grant 1843519

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) award of $274,786 to Femtosenselabs, LLC in West Lafayette, IN aims to develop a novel scanning magnetometer microscope capable of high-resolution imaging of magnetic materials at the nanoscale. The project will leverage atomic defects in diamond crystals to create a more robust, sensitive, and high-resolution magnetometry platform that can advance the field of spintronics and enable the development...

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...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $305,000 to develop a miniature diamond quantum sensor for magnetoencephalography (MEG). The sensor aims to improve upon existing MEG imaging technologies by offering higher sensitivity, spatial resolution, and the ability to operate in Earth's magnetic field...

This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an advanced integrated photonic sensor capable of high-resolution magnetic field gradient measurements. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Theoretical and experimental research on using frequency comb techniques for direct phase detection in sensing applications, including the study of "exceptional...

This $1,315,183 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants supports the development and commercialization of a wearable magnetoencephalography (MEG) system based on optically-pumped magnetometer (OPM) technology. The primary performer, Quspin Inc., is a woman-owned small business in Louisville, Colorado that specializes in advanced sensor technologies. The award will enable Quspin to finalize essential steps for...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program (CFDA 93.286), is funding the development and evaluation of an inexpensive, portable "brain monitor" device using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The goal is to create a lightweight, permanent magnet-based MRI system that can be deployed at the patient's...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,458,572 Cooperative Agreement under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health (CFDA 93.286) program to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (doing business as Sandia Corp) to develop "Closed-Loop Triaxial Optically Pumped Magnetometers for High-Sensitivity and High-Bandwidth Magnetoencephalography Measurements of the Developing...

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...

HYQ Research Solutions, LLC was awarded a $998,104 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop high dielectric constant materials for accelerating 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to increase MRI signal-to-noise ratio by over 50% and cut scan times in half through incorporating high dielectric constant materials into clinical imaging coils. This novel...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), will support the development of technologies to enable high-quality, time-efficient parallel acquisition of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) on a clinical 3T scanner. The $1,372,638 grant, awarded to Yale University on June 8, 2024, will...