Project Grant DESC0025014

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development of a new compact, high-performance, and low-cost x-ray source technology for 3D x-ray or computed tomography (CT) imaging systems. The $1,250,000 award to X-Sight Incorporated will enable the creation of a distributed x-ray source system that replaces mechanical rotation with arrays of individual x-ray sources,...

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...

This $536,954 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 fund research and development of a novel ultra-high-spatial resolution computed tomography (UHR-CT) system using photon-counting detectors and multiple x-ray focal spots. The research aims to overcome limitations of current high-resolution CT systems by developing...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,815 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of a hybrid structure-wakefield accelerator with a plasma photocathode through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), awarded a $323,230 Project Grant to Sirona Medical Technologies, Inc. to develop a multi-channel radiofrequency and pulsed field energy source generator for cardiac ablation. The goal of this R61 phase award is to develop and validate hardware to interface Sirona's proprietary catheter technology with RF and PF generator platforms, establish safe and effective signal...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the federal grant program "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286), is providing $641,360 to The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to develop a "plug-and-play" digital and programmable MRI radiofrequency (RF) coil system for ultra-high-field (7T) brain MRI. The overarching goal is...

Radiabeam Systems, LLC received a $199,597 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support development of a tunable electronic brachytherapy system. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. The grant funded Radiabeam Systems to develop a brachytherapy device that...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $433,986 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to advance the development of novel x-ray photonics technologies. The project aims to revolutionize x-ray science by producing highly directional, monochromatic x-rays with energies up to tens of keV through the quantum interference of electrons. This will enable the creation of extremely bright attosecond-duration x-ray pulses...

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...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,722 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to develop a compact radiofrequency chopper for high-energy heavy-ion beams. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under this award, Radiabeam Technologies will design and test a compact RF chopper to...