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SUMMARY:Introduction to the NSF X-Labs Funding Opportunity on Scientific In
 strumentation for Sensing and Imaging
CONTACT:Kathryn Weatherly katweath@associates.nsf.gov
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology
 , Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) invites you to attend the first of
  four introductory webinars on the recently released NSF X-Labs initiative
 . This first webinar will focus on the topic: Scientific Instrumentation f
 or Sensing and Imaging. What: Introduction to the NSF X-Labs Funding O
 pportunity on Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and ImagingWhen: Th
 ursday, May 28, 1-2 p.m. EDTRegister hereNSF X-Labs represent a bold, flex
 ible, and outcomes-driven initiative designed to build and accelerate nove
 l platform technologies capable of unlocking entirely new sectors, includi
 ng new fields of scientific inquiry. The program will support full-time re
 search and development (R&D) teams focused on use-inspired scientific brea
 kthroughs and foundational platform technologies that traditional universi
 ty and industry labs cannot easily address. NSF X-Labs teams will benefit 
 from ambitious R&D goals, operational autonomy, milestone-based funding, a
 nd the ability to engage across academia, industry, national laboratories,
  and nonprofit sectors. NSF X-Labs will bet on ambitious, full-time teams 
 working with urgency and purpose, and provide them with the structure, res
 ources, and flexibility necessary to cultivate early-stage platform techno
 logies that will accelerate breakthroughs and unlock entirely new sectors 
 of the economy. NSF X-Labs in this topic will target specific platform t
 echnologies in sensing, imaging and supporting technologies that will form
  the basis for revolutionary new capabilities in scientific discovery and 
 technology sectors. An NSF X-Labs mission in this topic must be transforma
 tive, accelerating breakthrough R&D in scientific instrumentation towards 
 creating or reshaping new lines of research and technologies. Successful t
 eams will develop platform technologies, overcome technical barriers facin
 g sensing and imaging, demonstrate measurable impact on the U.S. science a
 nd technology landscape, and position their technologies for widespread us
 e and investment.The webinar will include a brief presentation followed by
  time for questions.Additional upcoming NSF X-Labs webinarsIntroduction to
  the NSF X-Labs Funding Opportunity on Quantum Systems: Interconnects and 
 Integrated PhotonicsThursday, June 4, 2-3 p.m. EDTQ&A for NSF X-Labs on Sc
 ientific Instrumentation for Sensing and ImagingTuesday, June 23, 2:30-3:3
 0 p.m. EDTQ&A for NSF X-Labs on Quantum Systems: Interconnects and Integra
 ted PhotonicsTuesday, June 30, 2-3 p.m. EDTFor additional assistance with 
 accessibility and reasonable accommodations, contact rarequest@nsf.gov or 
 call 703-292-8020 to request support. Please contact NSF at least 14 days 
 before your meeting or event date for sessions lasting one day or less and
  30 days in advance for sessions lasting two or more consecutive days to a
 llow sufficient time to coordinate arrangements.
LOCATION:Register for Zoom webinar.
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/events/introduction-nsf-x-labs-funding-opportunity-
 scientific/2026-05-28
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