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Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) 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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![A conceptual view of a new pathway for methane production in the oceans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cmore_l.jpg) |
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Methane Formation in the Oceans: New Pathway Discovered Significant importance for study of greenhouse gas production on Earth Released
July 10, 2008
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![2006 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2006inreview_l.jpg) |
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released
January 9, 2007
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![Madeleine is helping scientists and engineers better understand how flippered animals swim.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/robot1_l.jpg) |
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Swimming Robot Tests Theories About Locomotion in Existing and Extinct Animals May explain why four-flippered swimmers now use only two Released
May 30, 2006
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![Watch this "Virtual Cell" animation to learn how proteins are transported in a cell.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vcell_l.jpg) |
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Virtual Tools Add New Dimension to Learning Internet-based resources educate students about archaeology, biology, computer science and geology Released
April 12, 2006
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![Culture of white fungus](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/albus_l.jpg) |
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Fantastic Fungus: Plant Biologist Discovers Natural Antimicrobial in Honduran Jungle Montana State University professor Gary Strobel travels the world in search of exotic plants and the mysterious fungi that live inside them. Among his discoveries: a smelly white fungus that acts as a natural antimicrobial. Released
October 5, 2005
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![The holes that spell "NSF" are only 10 nanometers in diameter.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nsf_red_l.jpg) |
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Researchers Carve with Electricity at the Nanometer Scale
Process may yield miniscule molecular detection devices, semiconducting connectors and molecular sieves Released
August 17, 2005
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![Young man stands in front of a row of white telescopes.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vla12_l.jpg) |
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New Mexico Graduate Student Receives Costa Rica's Top Science Honor At 26, Esteban Araya is the youngest person to ever receive the top science award from his native Costa Rica. A graduate student in astronomy at New Mexico Tech, Araya was honored for his research into the formation of massive stars. Released
August 5, 2005
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![FAST-ACT crystals](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/crystals3_l.jpg) |
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Nano-engineered Powders Tackle Toxic Chemicals Thirsty grains act fast to clean up messes Released
April 28, 2005
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![Young girl smiles at camera, science project in background.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/girl_l1.jpg) |
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Teenage Mentors Open Door to Science for Younger Girls How can schools encourage more girls to study science? Researchers have found that pairing high school girls as mentors of elementary school girls for field and laboratory science investigations boosts interest--and confidence--in both groups. Released
April 6, 2005
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![Star-nosed mole](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mole_l1.jpg) |
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News of This Speedy Mole Travels Fast Researchers need high-speed camera to catch the star-nosed mole devouring its food. Released
March 8, 2005
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![Illustration comparing two theories behind the Rio Grande rifting.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rio_grande_rift_l1.jpg) |
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Deeper View Helps Explain Rio Grande Rift Subsurface revealed down to the Earth's mantle Released
March 1, 2005
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![Student looking through large telescope](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/dsc263_l.jpg) |
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Real Science for Younger Scientists Real scientific projects go beyond "cookbook curriculum" and engage students in the unknown. Released
November 8, 2004
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![Pearson International Airport power plant](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/airport_plant_l.jpg) |
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Game Theorist Describes Unintended Consequences of U.S. Counterterrorism Policies World events might not suggest that a decline in terrorism incidents has taken place during the post-Cold War era. Yet, economists have identified just such a trend while revealing that the likelihood of death or injury from terrorism has increased. Released
July 30, 2004
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![male Black Rosy-Finch](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bird_copyright_l.jpg) |
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Tracking the Black Rosy-Finch: Hidden Treasure and Higher Learning in North America's Alpine Zone Climbing for science above 10,000 feet, a University of Wyoming student makes a rare discovery that yields new genetic data about one of North America's highest breeding species. Released
July 30, 2004
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![The waveguide as it appears within the femtosecond laser amplifier system.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090118042752im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/euvapparatus5_l.jpg) |
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Breakthrough Brings Laser Light to New Regions of the Spectrum Researchers have created a "waveguide" that coaxes extreme-ultraviolet light waves into forming a tightly focused laser-like beam that will allow researchers to "see" tiny features and carve miniature patterns. Released
December 9, 2003
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