The "Nifty50" are NSF-funded inventions, innovations and discoveries that have become commonplace in our lives.
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1. ACCELERATING,
EXPANDING UNIVERSE
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Hands doing sign language](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/02nifty_l.jpg) |
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2. AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY DEVELOPMENT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Researchers and ozone balloon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/03nifty_l.jpg) |
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3. ANTARCTIC
OZONE HOLE RESEARCH
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Fish](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/04nifty_l.jpg) |
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4. ANTIFREEZE
PROTEINSSECRETS FOR MANKIND
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Arabidopsis plant](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/05nifty_l.jpg) |
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5. ARABIDOPSIS --A
PLANT GENOME PROJECT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![bar code being scanned](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/06nifty_l.jpg) |
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6. BAR CODES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Black hole representation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/07nifty_l.jpg) |
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7. BLACK HOLES
CONFIRMED
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Bucky ball graphic](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/08nifty_l.jpg) |
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8. BUCKY BALLS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![CAD drawing of Boeing 777](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/09nifty_l.jpg) |
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9. CAD/CAM
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![computer-generated image of a minimal surface](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/10nifty_l.jpg) |
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10. COMPUTER
VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![boy with cerebal palsy using pen to operate computer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/11nifty_l.jpg) |
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11. THE DARCI
CARD
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![CD with binary code projection](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/12nifty_l.jpg) |
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12. DATA COMPRESSION
TECHNOLOGY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![illustration of planet in space](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/13nifty_l.jpg) |
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13. DISCOVERY
OF PLANETS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Doppler radar view of Hurricane Andrew](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/14nifty_l.jpg) |
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14. DOPPLER
RADAR
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Seismograph reading registering an earthquake](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/15nifty_l.jpg) |
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15. EARTHQUAKE
MITIGATION
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![several potatoes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/16nifty_l.jpg) |
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16. EDIBLE
VACCINATIONS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![trees damaged by acid rain](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/17nifty_l.jpg) |
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17. EFFECTS
OF ACID RAIN
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Drought-damaged earth](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/18nifty_l.jpg) |
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18. EL NIÑO
AND LA NIÑA PREDICTIONS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Eye seen through a digital camera](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/19nifty_l.jpg) |
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19. THE "EYE
CHIP" OR RETINA CHIP
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![fiber optics cables](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/20nifty_l.jpg) |
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20. FIBER OPTICS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![firefighters on the job](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/21nifty_l.jpg) |
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21. FIRE RESEARCH
MANAGEMENT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Globe and clock](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/22nifty_l.jpg) |
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22. FIREFLIES,
FRUITFLIES AID NEW RESEARCH ADVANCES IN THE BODY'S 24-HR
CLOCK
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![illustration of Big Bang theory](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/23nifty_l.jpg) |
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23. GAMMA RAY
BURSTS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![Geminii North telescope](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/24nifty_l.jpg) |
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24. GEMINI
TELESCOPES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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![cornstalks](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106010828im_/http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/_images/25nifty_l.jpg) |
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25. GENOMICS
BIO-PHARMING WITH PLANTS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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