Engineering Discoveries

NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet, microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries and innovations that began with NSF support.

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		Gut Reaction: Digestion Revealed in 3-D James Brassseur and his multidisciplinary team image the dynamic mixing of fluids and nutrient exchange in the human digestive system Released  Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		How to Make Adhesive as Good as a Gecko Materials scientist Ali Dhinojwala and his team use nanotechnology to develop adhesive tapes that stick better than a gecko’s foot Released  Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		Students Give High Marks to First U.S.-Japan Glass Science School Meeting brings U.S. university students and researchers together with their Japanese counterparts to talk about new developments and potential collaborations in glass research Released  Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		Teaching Computers How to Write Fast Software Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University develop a framework to replace the human programmer in high performance numerical library development Released  Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		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  Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		Supercapacitors Could Be Key to a Green Energy Future John Chmiola, a doctoral student at Drexel University, is doing groundbreaking work on supercapacitors Released  Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		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  Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		Scientist Explores Invisible Environmental Helpers Researcher uses his expertise in catalysis to impact major environmental issues Released  Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2008
		2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released  Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2008
		The Science of All Things Squishy NSF-funded Emory researcher shares the excitement of cutting-edge physics phenomena with kids of all ages Released  Thu Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2007
		Life Can Be a Strain From enormous mining trucks to human knee implants, sensor technology is teaching us when enough is enough Released  Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2007
		2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released  Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2007
		Nanotubes Not for Toothpaste . . . Yet Researchers Squeeze Even Rock-Hard Materials Through Minuscule Carbon Tubes Released  Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2006
		Purple Haze Ancient pigment reveals secrets about unusual state of matter Released  Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2006
		Micro Pills Could Deliver Drugs on Demand Temperature-sensitive capsules release chemicals at tightly controlled rates Released  Mon Mar 27 00:00:00 EST 2006
		From Fingerprints to Fiberprints Forensic technique leads to new method for creating nanofibers Released  Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2006
		Istanbul Overdue for Earthquake Retrofit Researchers present concerns to Turkish Prime Minister Released  Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2006
		Computer Program Streamlines Complex Work Scheduling Chemical engineers develop an algorithm that could transform scheduling Released  Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2005
		New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear Precision micromachining yields life-size, precise, artificial cochlea Released  Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EST 2005
		Earthquake Study Suggests Simple Building Fixes Can Save Lives Code enforcement may have prevented dozens of deaths in Turkish temblor Released  Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		The World’s Smallest Fountain Pen? New microscope tips use capillary action to print patterns tens of nanometers across Released  Wed Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Modified Collagen Could Be a Boon for Medicine Altered protein could help shape the growth of engineered tissue Released  Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Waves of Power New buoys convert the ocean's energy into electricity Released  Tue May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Creative Minds Mingle: Robotics at the Junction of Art and Engineering What happens when the real world meets the virtual one? Or, when the art world meets the world of engineering? A New York art professor and her students find out, through the eyes of a roaming robot named Kiru. Released  Fri May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Robots in the OR -- Stat! Penelope the robot may free nurses to do more "human" tasks Released  Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Nano-engineered Powders Tackle Toxic Chemicals Thirsty grains act fast to clean up messes Released  Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Artificial Heart Valves Face the Curdled Milk Test A graduate student and her colleagues have developed what they think is a better way to test artificial heart valves. Using curdled milk as a blood substitute, their approach could improve preclinical testing of new devices, saving money and lives. Released  Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2005
		Hearing It Like It Was Your ears not only tell you what you're hearing, but also a lot about where you're hearing it. A new recording and playback method developed at the University of California, Davis, keeps your head in the mix, so you can hear it like it really was. Released  Fri Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2004
		Virtual Display Beams Images Directly into the Eye Researchers have developed a display that beams full-color images directly onto your retina. Released  Thu Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2004
		Shining Light on the Nanoscale In 2003 researchers created the highest-resolution optical image up to that point, revealing structures as small as nanotubes just a few billionths of an inch across. The new method should shed light on objects as small as proteins in a cell membrane. Released  Mon May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2004