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![Illustration of a bioparticle (left) ready to bind antigens (yellow) from tumor cells.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/antigen_l.jpg) |
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Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer Bioengineer Tarek Fahmy and colleagues are engineering new nanoscopic and microscopic biomaterials to stimulate the body’s production of killer T-cells to fight infectious diseases Released August 8, 2008 |
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![Photo of Todd McDevitt pointing to an aggregate of embryonic stem cells with blue-stained nuclei.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/stem_cells1_l.jpg) |
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Stem Cell Research Goes Beyond Biology Todd McDevitt tells how engineering can help us understand stem cell differentiation and develop approaches to realize the potential of stem cells for regenerative therapies Released July 17, 2008 |
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![Photo of Professor Israel Wachs with the combined Raman-Infrared spectrometer/microscope.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanocatalysis2_l1.jpg) |
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Scientist Explores Invisible Environmental Helpers Researcher uses his expertise in catalysis to impact major environmental issues Released April 25, 2008 |
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![2007 In Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2007_review_text_l.jpg) |
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released January 30, 2008 |
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![Photo of Shirley Ann Jackson and William Bialek](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cellbio1_l1.jpg) |
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Top Scientists Promote Innovative, Multidisciplinary Global Problem-Solving Strategies Released December 11, 2007 |
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![Pancreatic cancer affects intestinal tissue. There are changes at the nano-level, not the cellular.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/photons_video_l.jpg) |
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Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer Experimental techniques show promise in screening for one of the nation’s deadliest diseases Released August 1, 2007 |
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![An artist's rendition of the proposed Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory design.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/dusel_2_l.jpg) |
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Team Selected for the Proposed Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory Released July 10, 2007 |
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![Researchers have created bricks from fly ash that look and perform like normal bricks.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/various_bricks_l.jpg) |
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Follow the "Green" Brick Road? Bricks made from coal-fired power plant waste pass safety test Released May 22, 2007 |
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![Chemist Peidong Yang is the 2007 winner of the National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman Award.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/yang_l.jpg) |
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Berkeley Nanotechnology Pioneer to Receive $500,000 Waterman Award Annual prize from NSF recognizes outstanding young individual who is revolutionizing research Released May 15, 2007 |
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![Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have grown the world's longest carbon nanotube arrays.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanotubes1_l.jpg) |
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The Longest Carbon Nanotubes You've Ever Seen Crafted with breakthrough manufacturing technique, centimeter-long fibers are visible to the naked eye Released May 10, 2007 |
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!["NanoBucky" is a 3-D nanoscale model made from tiny, carbon nanofiber "hairs."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nano1_l.jpg) |
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Getting a Feel for the Nano World New models help introduce the blind to careers in nanoscale science and engineering Released March 27, 2007 |
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![Layers of silica nanorods look like shag carpet when viewed with a scanning electron microscope.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/psemmultilayer_l.jpg) |
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New Coating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections Non-reflecting material may help solar cells catch more of the Sun's rays Released March 1, 2007 |
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![Illustration of computer screen and sensor embedded in a bridge span.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/page03future01_l.jpg) |
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Life Can Be a Strain From enormous mining trucks to human knee implants, sensor technology is teaching us when enough is enough Released February 21, 2007 |
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![Graphic illustrating a corncob-derived carbon "sponge" that can store natural gas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/carbon_biofuel_l.jpg) |
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From Farm Waste to Fuel Tanks Record-breaking methane storage system derived from corncobs may encourage mass-market natural gas automobiles Released February 16, 2007 |
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![Princeton REU student Claire Woo at work in the laboratory of Jay Benziger.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Claire-Woo_l.jpg) |
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Hydrogen-Powered Lawnmowers? New design could open door to small-scale fuel cells Released January 22, 2007 |
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![Researchers hold the polymer that is critical to their water filtration system.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/water_l1.jpg) |
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You Still Can't Drink the Water, But Now You Can Touch It Laboratory filtration system kills 100 percent of dangerous microbes in water taken from Hurricane Katrina disaster Released January 9, 2007 |
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![2006 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2006inreview_l.jpg) |
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released January 9, 2007 |
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![A new type of glass may one day be used to deliver medicines inside the body.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fig01_sample3_l.jpg) |
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Melts in Your Body, Not in Your Hand Super-stable glass may aid drug delivery through the body Released December 7, 2006 |
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![Researchers have found that the molecules in "metallic" smells contain no metal.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/money1_l.jpg) |
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The Smell of Money Research suggests an absence of metallic chemicals in the strong metallic odors that result from people handling coins and other metals Released November 20, 2006 |
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![Plane taking off](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/plane_l13.jpg) |
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New Technologies Could Make Airport Screening More Effective and Less Cumbersome Experts focus on identifying passenger ability and intent Released October 24, 2006 |
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![Students participating in David Snider's class measure the dimensions of a work of modern art.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/art1_l.jpg) |
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The Art of Engineering Professor uses the fine arts to broaden students' engineering perspectives Released September 11, 2006 |
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![In a snapshot from a single carrier's network in Tampa, Fla., blue dots show active mobile phones.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/traffic1_l.jpg) |
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Real-Time Traffic Routing from the Comfort of Your Car New technology uses cell phone positioning data to report traffic tangles Released August 30, 2006 |
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![A schematic representation of the miniaturization of the active building envelope (ABE) system.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/soda1_l.jpg) |
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Self-Cooling Soda Bottles? Researchers work to shrink technology that harnesses sun's energy to both heat and cool Released July 11, 2006 |
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![The Liberty Bell in the Liberty Bell Center.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bell1_l.jpg) |
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Protecting the Liberty Bell Released July 3, 2006 |
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![Geotechnical engineers inspect a portion of the floodwall along the Industrial Canal.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/levee1_l1.jpg) |
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Researchers Release Draft Final Report on New Orleans Levees 700-page report suggests mechanisms for levee failures Released May 22, 2006 |
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![Silicon-oxygen nanoparticles aggregate to form zeolites.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/crystal1_l.jpg) |
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Crystal Sieves, Born Anew Hard data resolves decades-old mystery of how certain zeolites form Released April 17, 2006 |
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![Vesicle membranes that collapse when cooled may someday deliver minute payloads of medicines.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/pills_l.jpg) |
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Micro Pills Could Deliver Drugs on Demand Temperature-sensitive capsules release chemicals at tightly controlled rates Released March 27, 2006 |
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![Video showing the RPI centrifuge experiment is available at http://www.rpi.edu/news/levees/](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/centrifuge1_l.jpg) |
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Large Centrifuge Helps Researchers Mimic Effects of Katrina on Levees Part of nationwide "co-laboratory" of earthquake engineering facilities, the technology proves critical for studying soils beneath New Orleans Released March 21, 2006 |
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![Fiberglass-polymer composites form the core of a renovated bridge deck in Springfield, Mo.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/panel_perspective_view2_l.jpg) |
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Easy Up, Not-So-Easy Down Builders replace bridge in only days using lightweight, corrosion-resistant composites Released March 2, 2006 |
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![Penelope SIS prepares for her surgical debut.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917093259im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/highlights1_l.jpg) |
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Engineers Week 2006: NSF Research Highlights Today's engineers are inspiration for the future Released February 23, 2006 |
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