NSF funds network of AI-enabled cloud labs for autonomous science
ProfBuehlerMIT · x · 2026-07-25
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced awardees for its Programmable Cloud Laboratories test bed. This national investment aims to build a network of AI-enabled, remotely accessible cloud labs, allowing researchers anywhere to design, run, and analyze experiments.
Synthetic biology company Ginkgo is partnering with several winning teams to help bring the autonomous science program to life.
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