Award Data

C53-14b-271071The increasing data rates in conventional and scanning transmission electron microscopy, afforded by the developments of faster detectors and novel in-situ methods, requires automation of post- acquisition data analysis and, ideally, identification of regions of interest during experimental data acquisition. The overarching objective of this program is to leverage a suite of cutting- ...

C53-17b-271089Neutron scattering experiments hold the keys for unraveling the fundamental properties and dynamics of novel organic and inorganic materials that are yet to be discovered. To support these experiments, the DOE currently supports numerous neutron facilities in the US. Needless to state, the future experiments will demand a much higher neutron radiation flux than what is currently avai ...

C53-16a-271092Direct X-ray detectors can provide the best possible spatial and energy resolutions required for next generation X-ray detectors with applications in multiple fields, including medical imaging, materials science experiments, and security screening. However, the only commercial large area (>10cm x 10cm) direct detector technology based on amorphous selenium has several inherent limita ...

C53-33b-271095Recently developed precision timing detector technology based on silicon Low Gain Avalanche Diode (LGAD) although exhibiting excellent timing performance, cannot attain 10µm position resolution needed for advanced 4D detectors. New small-pitch detector solutions are being developed which necessitates development of complimentary Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and r ...

C49-18b-271098Novel neutron detectors with =300 µm spatial resolution and gamma rejection = 10-6 are needed to enable efficient measurement of small single crystals for diffraction and diffuse scattering measurements, which are essential for advancing a variety of scientific research from biomedical drug discovery, materials innovation to clean energy technology. Currently used GS20 scintillator ...

C53-02a-271303Open-source standard scientific software and hierarchical data format for data management is the de facto standard for scientific and engineering applications. It is widely used in large-scale simulations of physical phenomena, aircraft flight testing, high-speed neutron and X-ray detectors data acquisition, and many more. One of the known limitations of the software is a lack of mul ...

C49-21a-271327 Many fields of science and applied science use X-rays to study matter at small and fast scales, and the knowledge from these experiments helps power the world economy. Powerful X-ray light source facilities such as synchrotrons and free electron lasers have been developed to study the structure of matter down to the atomic scale, and they can even create “molecular movies” of ch ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to benefit more than 200 million people around the globe who are currently living with limb loss or impairment. With the rapid growth of an aging population and longer life expectancies, assistive technologies that can improve the independence and self-sufficiency of people, enabling th ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to transform current eye care by providing a novel tool for ocular fluid biopsies. The fluid in the eye is isolated from the rest of the body by a blood-ocular barrier, so obtaining blood work does not help for diagnosing most ocular problems. Testing of ocular fluid has been shown to decr ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to improve the utilization of medical imaging equipment and potentially increase access to medical imaging for the population. Today, medical imaging facilities operate expensive equipment but lack access to operational data and modern tools to monitor and use them more efficiently. The co ...