The NSF announced $1.5 billion for the NSF X-Labs initiative - supporting independent, mission-driven research teams pursuing platform technologies that traditional institutions often aren’t built to tackle. The first two focus areas are Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging, and Quantum Systems: Interconnects and Integrated Photonics.

We’re gearing up to work with some of the world’s most technically and operationally ambitious individuals and teams — people already building in these areas, or people who have been thinking about these problems for years but haven’t yet found the right vehicle to pursue them.

If you have an idea, expertise, or want to contribute, we want to hear from you.