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Nifty 50 (26-50)

The "Nifty50" are NSF-funded inventions, innovations and discoveries that have become commonplace in our lives.

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

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