NSF X-Labs Initiative funds interdisciplinary teams to pursue groundbreaking research and develop transformative platform technologies in key science and technology fields.
The NSF X-Labs Initiative funds interdisciplinary teams to develop groundbreaking platform technologies in fields like sensing, imaging, and quantum systems, advancing U.S. science and technology leadership.
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems funds pioneering research in AI-driven robotics, sensing, and cyber-physical systems for real-world environments.
Supporting novel research tools and methods for biological sciences, the Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program advances Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods to enhance researchers' abilities in manipulating, controlling, analyzing, and measuring biological systems.
Life Sciences supports researchers studying biological mechanisms, genetics, and intelligence in living and synthetic systems to deepen fundamental understanding and advance crop resilience and sustainability.