Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Award

Mapping brain function, safer autonomous vehicles are focus of Schmidt Transformative Technology fund
May 8, 2024
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Two projects — one that maps the function of the brain’s neuronal network in unprecedented detail and another that combines robotics and light-based computer circuits to create safe self-driving vehicles — have been awarded funding through Princeton’s…

What is the universe made of? AI could help us find out.
Oct. 20, 2023
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Written by Alaina O'Regan, Office of the Dean for Research

Artificial intelligence could be the secret to uncovering theories of the universe that no one has thought of yet, and Princeton physicists at the world’s largest particle collider are gearing up to use AI advancement to their advantage.

Scientists have confirmed many theories about how the universe works by accelerating particles to near…

Schmidt funding awarded to investigations into life’s electrical landscape, miniaturized sensors and gene editing
May 5, 2023
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Three projects with the potential to open new avenues in science and engineering have been selected for funding through Princeton’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

Solar-powered gel produces enough clean water to meet daily needs
Feb. 10, 2023
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Written by Colton Poore, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Worldwide, over two billion people lack reliable access to clean water. And one potential solution for meeting that need works a lot like a sponge, soaking up clean water while leaving contaminants behind.

Researchers at Princeton University have developed the next generation of their solar absorber gel technology, a device that could be…

Health, environment and imaging are focus of this year’s Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund grants
April 28, 2022
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

New research endeavors with potential benefits for health, the environment, and molecular imaging have been awarded support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

The…

Quantum science, particle physics and nanoscale motors awarded support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Tech Fund
May 11, 2021
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

New quantum materials that promise to propel the communications of the future, an AI-driven search to uncover the fundamental laws of physics, and a project to build biomolecular motors have been selected for funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt…

Three innovative projects selected to receive funding from the Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund
May 11, 2020
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Three research endeavors aimed at fundamental challenges in health, information technology and water conservation have been selected for funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

The funding will support…

Schmidt fund awarded to two transformative bioengineering projects
June 10, 2019
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Two research initiatives that aspire to engineer new biomaterials for unmet medical and research needs have been awarded funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

The awards will go to cross-disciplinary…

Transformative technologies selected for Schmidt funding
March 6, 2018
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Written by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

Three projects, each with the potential to be groundbreaking in a field of science or engineering, have been selected for funding through Princeton University's Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

Schmidt Fund awards go to three innovative projects
Feb. 21, 2017
Three Princeton projects with transformative potential in science and technology — revolutionizing medical imaging, optimizing biofuel production and enhancing wind power — have been awarded funds through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund. Eric Schmidt will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award at Alumni Day this Saturday.