This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), will fund the development of a new generation of compact, lightweight computed tomography (CT) imaging systems. The $1,250,000 award to X-Sight Incorporated will enable the creation of a distributed X-ray source technology that replaces mechanical rotation with arrays of individual X-ray sources. This will result in faster, more...
This $230,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports the collaborative research project "NEWSPECTRUM: Toward Untethered Extended Reality through Wireless Sensing and Communications Co-Design". The project aims to develop a holistic wireless extended reality (XR) framework that utilizes millimeter-wave technology for joint XR user movement detection and XR data transmission, while satisfying the...
This $433,986 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop new nanoscale photonics technologies for revolutionary advancements in X-ray science. The project aims to experimentally validate the production of highly directional and monochromatic X-rays through quantum interference of electrons, with the potential to generate extremely bright...
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 Project Grant award, totaling $199,444, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. (KSU R&SF) to design, implement, and evaluate context-aware extended reality (XR) systems. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: Building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system with a comprehensive knowledge database that integrates multimodal...
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), aims to develop a novel data acquisition strategy using multiple X-ray focal spots for ultra-high-spatial resolution computed tomography (UHR-CT). The $536,954 award to The Johns Hopkins University will fund research to create advanced system models and reconstruction approaches...
This Project Grant award for $513,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the Energized Radiology Lab (ERL) project at Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) in Maine. The project will renovate an existing 468-square-foot space into a state-of-the-art radiology training facility, including the installation of a ceiling-mounted X-ray machine and a full-body phantom for comprehensive...
Euclid Beamlabs LLC received a $199,993 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant funded the development of a novel multipactor free and deflecting force reduced dielectric accelerator x-ray source to replace Ir-192 sources through March 27, 2022. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports a research project focused on developing Intelligent Extended Reality (IXR) technologies to augment the capabilities of precision manufacturing workers in the aviation industry. The $727,282 project, awarded to Georgia Tech Research Corp, will run from January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The research aims to create new pathways for workplace-based learning and rapid upskilling...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $300,000 to support the Extreme Light in Intensity, Time and Space (X-LITES) Network. The X-LITES Network builds international collaboration at the frontiers of laser science and applications, leveraging prior U.S. and European investments in extreme light research facilities. Key activities include hosting virtual seminars and workshops, conducting...