# Accelerating Discovery with Self Driving Labs

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Podcast: [NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nsf-s-discovery-files-podcast-5593035)
Published: 2026-04-06T07:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://NSFsDiscoveryFilesPodcast.podbean.com/e/accelerating-discovery-with-self-driving-labs/
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Duration seconds: 1066

## Resource

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported engineers are developing a bold new vision for chemical and materials discovery. Milad Abolhasani, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses his work developing automated fluidic labs.

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