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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Discoveries
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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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![Photo of Jonathan Arnold and Heinz-Bernd Schuttler discussing their work on biological clocks.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bio_clock1_l.jpg) |
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The Biological Clock's Incredible Influence Revealed University of Georgia researchers find that the number of genes under the control of the biological clock in bread mold is dramatically higher than previously reported Released
November 5, 2008
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![Three-dimensional reconstructions of magnetic resonance images of the rat gastro-intestinal tract.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gut1_l.jpg) |
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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
October 17, 2008
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![Illustration of a bioparticle (left) ready to bind antigens (yellow) from tumor cells.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/antigen_l.jpg) |
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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
August 8, 2008
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![Photo of Todd McDevitt pointing to an aggregate of embryonic stem cells with blue-stained nuclei.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/stem_cells1_l.jpg) |
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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
July 17, 2008
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![Photo of Professor Israel Wachs with the combined Raman-Infrared spectrometer/microscope.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanocatalysis2_l1.jpg) |
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Scientist Explores Invisible Environmental Helpers Researcher uses his expertise in catalysis to impact major environmental issues Released
April 25, 2008
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
January 30, 2008
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![Pancreatic cancer affects intestinal tissue. There are changes at the nano-level, not the cellular.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/photons_video_l.jpg) |
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Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer
Experimental techniques show promise in screening for one of the nation’s deadliest diseases Released
August 1, 2007
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![Researchers have created bricks from fly ash that look and perform like normal bricks.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/various_bricks_l.jpg) |
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Follow the "Green" Brick Road?
Bricks made from coal-fired power plant waste pass safety test Released
May 22, 2007
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!["NanoBucky" is a 3-D nanoscale model made from tiny, carbon nanofiber "hairs."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nano1_l.jpg) |
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Getting a Feel for the Nano World
New models help introduce the blind to careers in nanoscale science and engineering Released
March 27, 2007
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![Princeton REU student Claire Woo at work in the laboratory of Jay Benziger.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Claire-Woo_l.jpg) |
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Hydrogen-Powered Lawnmowers?
New design could open door to small-scale fuel cells Released
January 22, 2007
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![Researchers hold the polymer that is critical to their water filtration system.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/water_l1.jpg) |
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You Still Can't Drink the Water, But Now You Can Touch It
Laboratory filtration system kills 100 percent of dangerous microbes in water taken from Hurricane Katrina disaster Released
January 9, 2007
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![Silicon-oxygen nanoparticles aggregate to form zeolites.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/crystal1_l.jpg) |
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Crystal Sieves, Born Anew
Hard data resolves decades-old mystery of how certain zeolites form Released
April 17, 2006
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High-Tech Sieve Sifts for Hydrogen
New polymer use may yield cheaper way to separate hydrogen from impurities Released
February 2, 2006
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Managing Metal
New study raises questions about sustainability of metal resources Released
January 17, 2006
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![Water travels through carbon nanotubes faster than models predict.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nano_l.jpg) |
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Slippery When Wet
Fluids race through nearly frictionless carbon nanotubes Released
November 10, 2005
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![The crew of the B'Quest before their departure](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ca1_l.jpg) |
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Overcoming Adversity, "Challenged America" Team Finishes Strong
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July 26, 2005
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![Jim Halverson, one of the Challenged America crew, boards the <i>B'Quest</i>](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/getting_on_boat_l.jpg) |
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Ability, Not Disability, at Heart of Yacht Trek
Student projects help physically challenged sailors competitively race across Pacific Released
July 11, 2005
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![Some day, nanowires routed to the brain through the circulatory system may help patients.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/BrainNanowire_l.jpg) |
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Wiring the Brain at the Nanoscale
Nanowires in blood vessels may help monitor, stimulate neurons in the brain Released
July 7, 2005
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![A Duke University researcher studies the properties of granular materials.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/granular_materials2_l.jpg) |
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The Shifty Nature of Grains
Qualities of granular materials provide insight into both nature and industry Released
June 22, 2005
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![Illustration shows how a tiny needle full of carbon nanotubes could work as glucose sensor.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106020932im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/sensor_new_l.jpg) |
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The Tiniest Test Kits: A Medical Future for Carbon Nanotubes? Imagine if diabetics could read blood-glucose levels by reading a watch. Or if researchers could monitor hormone levels, in real-time, in their subjects. What sounds like science fiction today could be reality soon, thanks to carbon nanotubes. Released
May 20, 2005
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