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Emerging Technologies Institute - Labs & Technologies

ETI Technologies and Labs

ETI currently features three core technology labs—Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Cymatics—along with four additional emerging-tech areas hosted through our Prototype Lab: Renewable Energy, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and Space Sciences.

Together these labs offer a broad, interdisciplinary foundation for you to explore, experiment, and build real-world skills across the most cutting-edge areas of technology.


Three Foothill College students collaborate on a technology project using electronic equipment, circuit boards, and a computer monitor in a lab.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab

Machine learning, robotics, and large language models in an applied, hands-on environment.

Two students interact with a transparent digital display showing data visualizations and a robotic vehicle in a technology lab.

Blockchain Technologies

Distributed ledger technologies that power secure, decentralized systems and emerging business applications.

Two students examine a digital cybersecurity visualization showing network connections and security threats in a technology lab.

Cybersecurity Lab

Tools and practices for protecting systems, data, and networks.

Two Foothill College students examine geometric patterns formed by sound vibrations on metal plates while using electronic equipment in a cymatics lab.

Cymatics Lab

The intersection of sound, vibration, mathematics, and physics, visualizing how sound waves shape patterns and forms.

Four Foothill College students collaborate on an energy technology project using electrical equipment, a small wind turbine, and a computer displaying a circuit diagram.

Energy Technologies Lab

Sustainable energy sources and technologies for a more resilient future.

Four students collaborate in a life sciences laboratory equipped with microscopes, test tubes, and a digital display showing molecular structures.

Life Sciences Lab

Technologies and methods focused on living systems and life science applications.

Two students work with electronic circuit boards and testing equipment in a quantum technology lab, with computer monitors displaying code and circuit diagrams.

Quantum Technologies Lab

Concepts and tools based on quantum theory and next-generation computing.

Two students examine a satellite model with solar panels in a space science lab, with a telescope nearby and digital displays showing the solar system.

Space Sciences and Technologies Lab

AstroTech projects, space science exploration, and student-driven research.

Two students interact in a technology lab, with one wearing a virtual reality headset and gesturing while the other smiles.

Virtual Reality (VR) / XR Lab

Non-immersive, semi-immersive, fully immersive, and holographic environments that support interactive, experiential learning.

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