NSF bets $1.5B on X-Labs to unlock breakthrough science
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The National Science Foundation announced NSF X-Labs, a decade-long initiative pledging up to $1.5 billion to fund independent, milestone-driven research teams outside traditional institutions, aiming to turn early concepts into commercially viable platforms. Initial topics cover Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging and Quantum Systems: Interconnects and Integrated Photonics, with additional areas to be announced as the program progresses.
NSF announces $1.5B NSF X-Labs initiative to pursue generational breakthrough science efforts U.S. National Science Foundation (.gov)See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
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