Technology | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
Technology
Paving the way for the technologies that will shape the future.
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We support research and development in critical technology areas — from semiconductors to synthetic biology.
NSF investments have given the world Doppler radar, the modern Internet, web browsers, MRI, laser eye surgery, DNA analysis and synthetic biology. And those are just a few highlights.
NSF supports the full range of critical and emerging technologies, including the key technology focus areas enumerated in the "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022."
Recently, we created our first new directorate in more than 30 years —
Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
— to quickly transform research being funded by NSF and being done across the U.S. into impactful products, services and solutions that will secure the nation's competitive edge for decades to come.
Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
Key technology areas
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Materials
Artificial Intelligence
Biotechnology
Communications and Wireless
Cyberinfrastructure and Advanced Computing
Cybersecurity
Disaster Risk and Resilience
Energy Technology
Quantum Information Science
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
What we support
Accelerating use-inspired research
We support solutions-oriented innovation, advancing breakthrough technologies for tomorrow.
Moving ideas from the lab to society
We provide innovators with tools and funding so they can translate their research results into products and services with commercial and societal impacts.
Training the 21st century workforce
We invest in education and training programs across the nation, ensuring a pipeline of diverse people and ideas ready to solve pressing global challenges in science and engineering.
Fostering innovation everywhere
We build capacity and enable partnerships to foster regional growth and innovation throughout the U.S. to help open up opportunities for future, high-wage jobs in STEM fields.
Featured news
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Podcast: Increasing domestic critical minerals supplies
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NSF initiative aims to make every American worker, business and community AI-ready
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Educational resources
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