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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2. AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY DEVELOPMENT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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3. ANTARCTIC
OZONE HOLE RESEARCH
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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4. ANTIFREEZE
PROTEINS—SECRETS FOR MANKIND
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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5. ARABIDOPSIS --A
PLANT GENOME PROJECT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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6. BAR CODES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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7. BLACK HOLES
CONFIRMED
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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8. BUCKY BALLS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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9. CAD/CAM
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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10. COMPUTER
VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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11. THE DARCI
CARD
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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12. DATA COMPRESSION
TECHNOLOGY
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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13. DISCOVERY
OF PLANETS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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14. DOPPLER
RADAR
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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15. EARTHQUAKE
MITIGATION
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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16. EDIBLE
VACCINATIONS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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17. EFFECTS
OF ACID RAIN
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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18. EL NIÑO
AND LA NIÑA PREDICTIONS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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19. THE "EYE
CHIP" OR RETINA CHIP
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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20. FIBER OPTICS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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21. FIRE RESEARCH
MANAGEMENT
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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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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23. GAMMA RAY
BURSTS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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24. GEMINI
TELESCOPES
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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25. GENOMICS
BIO-PHARMING WITH PLANTS
Updated April 1, 2000 |
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