A recent Nature Technology Feature, Probing the proteome at cellular scale, traces the remarkable development of single-cell proteomics—from a technology that was once considered nearly impossible to ...

Shocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar ejecta into the surrounding gas.

And so can you: how to reach out to Convergent about X-Labs

Launching Two New FROs in the UK

This programme is a 3.5-year effort focused on technical de-risking for low-cost, long-endurance aircraft that enable scalable high-altitude communications. To support the researchers and organisation...

We have launched a public challenge, to show people that verifying key components of a major application like Signal is doable today with existing tools. This is a similar effort to the Liquid Tensor...

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[C]Worthy scientists partnered with American University to host a workshop series in the Salish Sea Basin, bringing coastal community members into conversation about marine carbon dioxide removal usin...

Applications for our third cohort of Programmed Directors (PDs) will open in August 2026 for a May 2027 start date. Register your interest so you can be the first to hear updates on the application pr...

Building the Next Generation of Telescopes to Reveal the Invisible Universe Uncovering the hidden gas that fuels galaxies, testing the foundations of cosmic structure, and probing the nature of dark…

Metascience, AI, biotech, and more

Three principles from an engineering-heavy partnership to build out tools for probabilistic programming

Nature’s round-up of innovations that are poised to make a splash in the year ahead.

A neurotech FRO takes root

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Working with Convergent on the NSF Tech Labs Initiative

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The initiative aims to build “novel platform technologies” akin to the internet or polymerase chain reaction.

A look back at the major milestones that defined mCDR in 2025—from first verified ocean-based carbon dioxide removal credits to new permits, protocols, and growing policy momentum.

Working with Convergent on the NSF Tech Labs Initiative

We recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.

At a time when universities are already facing intense pressure to re-envision their role in the S&T ecosystem, we encourage NSF to ensure that the ambitious research acceleration remains compatible w...

A new NSF initiative will support teams of researchers, a departure from the traditional practice of giving grants to individual professors.

We recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows who developed the idea for FROs and advocated for their use in a 2020 policy memo.