Fraunhofer USABuilding for the future of space and semiconductors
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9/24/2026
With a new $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Fraunhofer USA and Michigan State University will establish IDiCaRS (Integrated Diamond and Carbon Research in Space Applications), a facility for developing diamond-based electronics that can survive the radiation spacecraft face beyond low Earth orbit.
It will build on existing Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest capabilities and the heavy-ion beams at Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), bringing diamond and carbon materials development, device fabrication, and radiation-effects testing together under one roof. Behind it is a Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest team including Wen Li, executive director; Matthias Muehle, PhD, manager of diamond technologies; and Rebecca Anthony, R&D director.
Thomas Schuelke, President of Fraunhofer USA, called the grant "the culmination of decades of collaborative research between Michigan State University and Fraunhofer USA in advanced diamond and carbon materials science."
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