NSF Announces New Programs to Boost Scientific Research and STEM Education

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has unveiled new initiatives to strengthen STEM education, accelerate discovery through "super intelligence," and invest in researchers. Key programs include an Office of Metascience, the NSF X-Labs Consortium with over $300 million in partner commitments, and a forthcoming funding opportunity for Super Intelligence-Native Instruments (SINI) for programmable cloud laboratories.