<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/link-2025-03-us-department-of-energy-approves-construction-of-485m-project-high-transmission-beam-line-at-frib.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>U.S. Department of Energy approves $49.7M FRIB project</title><description><span>On Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) approved construction of a $48.5 million instrument at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). </span></description><pubDate>03/26/2025</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/frib-380-380.png" alt="The exterior of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://frib.msu.edu/news/2025/hrs-htbl</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Discovery Science,Grant,STEM Education</categories><broadcast/></item>