This federal Project Grant award, ID DESC0025047, was provided by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $500,000.00. The award was made to William Marsh Rice University, doing business as Rice University, located in Houston, Texas, and supports research on "FRACTONS AND PROPOSALS FOR THEIR REALIZATION: FROM GAUGE THEORIES TO EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORMS." The 1-year project aims to advance the scientific understanding of fractons, which are quasiparticles with unusual properties, through both theoretical investigations and the development of experimental platforms for their realization. This research is expected to contribute to the field of quantum physics and potentially lead to new technological capabilities.
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