The "Nifty50" are NSF-funded inventions, innovations and discoveries that have become commonplace in our lives.
![two deer mice](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/26nifty_l.jpg) |
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26. HANTAVIRUS
IDENTIFICATION
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![DNA helix model](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/27nifty_l.jpg) |
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27. HOT SPRINGS
BACTERIUM DISCOVERY KEY TO DNA FINGERPRINTING
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![earth in information technology illustration](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/28nifty_l.jpg) |
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28. THE INTERNET
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![waves](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/29nifty_l.jpg) |
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29. L.I.G.O. PROJECT -- GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATORY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![MRI image of a woman's head](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/30nifty_l.jpg) |
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30. MRI -- MAGNETIC
RESONANCE IMAGING
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![wing of jet in flight](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/31nifty_l.jpg) |
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31. MICROBURST
RESEARCH
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![miniature gears](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/32nifty_l.jpg) |
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32. MEMS -- MICROELECTROMECHANICAL
SYSTEMS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![part of hippocampal neurons cultured on silicon pillar structure](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/33nifty_l.gif) |
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33. NANOTECHNOLOGY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Kit Peak National Observatory](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/34nifty_l.jpg) |
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34. THE NATIONAL
OBSERVATORIES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![soybean field](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/35nifty_l.jpg) |
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35. OVERCOMING
HEAVY METALS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![satellite image of evaporated salt deposits](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/36nifty_l.jpg) |
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36. OVERCOMING
SALT TOXICITY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![PACI grid image](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/37nifty_l.jpg) |
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37. THE PACI
PROGRAM
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![U.S. currency](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/38nifty_l.jpg) |
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38. PANEL STUDY
ON INCOME DYNAMICS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Man in a wheelchair using a laptop computer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/39nifty_l.jpg) |
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39. PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS TO THE WEB
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![children with headphones at computers](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/40nifty_l.jpg) |
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40. PROJECT
LISTEN
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![automobile bumper](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/41nifty_l.jpg) |
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41. REACTION
INJECTION MOLDING
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![people and ship in ice](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/42nifty_l.jpg) |
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42. SHEBA PROGRAM
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![woman and headset](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/43nifty_l.jpg) |
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43. SPEECH
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![U.S. map illustrating STAR TAP](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/44nifty_l.jpg) |
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44. STAR TAP -- SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH TRANSIT ACCESS POINT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![hands and petri dishes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/45nifty_l.jpg) |
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45. TISSUE
ENGINEERING
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![mammograms of health and cancerous breasts](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/46nifty_l.jpg) |
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46. TUMOR DETECTION
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![grid pattern](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/47nifty_l.jpg) |
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47. vBNS -- VERY
HIGH SPEED BACKBONE NETWORK SYSTEM
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![erupting volcano](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/48nifty_l.jpg) |
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48. VOLCANIC
ERUPTION DETECTION
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![detail of browser window on computer monitor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/49nifty_l.jpg) |
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49. WEB BROWSERS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![road sign](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106095256im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/50nifty_l.jpg) |
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50. YELLOW
BARRELS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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