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microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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Guam's Birds Gone: Can Forest Survive? With NSF support, a University of Washington graduate student and her colleagues use 'screen door netting and lots of PVC pipe' to study how the loss of birds affects the dispersal of seeds in Guam's forests Released
January 30, 2009
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New Galactic Distance Measurements Increase Milky Way's Mass and Rotation Speed Galaxy is spinning faster and is 50 percent more massive than earlier studies indicated Released
January 30, 2009
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Pore-free Ceramics Shine New Light on Lasers, Electronics and Biomedical Implants Novel process for developing transparent ceramics from powder eliminates pores Released
January 29, 2009
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Synthetic Brains Researchers study the feasibility of brains made from carbon nanotubes Released
January 27, 2009
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![Photo of logs that were from cut from the Amazonian rainforest.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/deforestation1_l.jpg) |
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Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered NSF-supported researchers explore the links between globalization, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region and the country’s dynamic cattle economy Released
January 23, 2009
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Pedal-Power Supercomputing Green supercomputing paves the way for sharing scientific research and collaboration Released
January 14, 2009
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![Illustration depicting the relative sizes of the sun and Earth.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/solar_conversion1_l.jpg) |
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Cheaper Plastic Solar Cells in the Works South Dakota State University’s Diane Hinkens describes her work in an interdisciplinary research collaboration that is trying to design, synthesize and eventually fabricate a more efficient and less costly solar cell Released
January 13, 2009
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![Photo of the diatom, <em>Stenopterobia curvula</em>.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/crimes1_l.jpg) |
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Crimes to Climate History: Tiny Diatoms Offer Big Clues NSF-supported botanist Peter Siver of Connecticut College studies microorganisms that shed light on climate change dating back millions of years. Released
January 7, 2009
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![A drawing of Mahatma Gandhi on the wall separating the West Bank from Israel.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/conflict_res1_l.jpg) |
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Respect for Sacred Values is Key to Conflict Resolution Ethical and religious beliefs can trump material gains in motivating human behavior Released
January 7, 2009
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For the "Few-Body Problem," a Solution From Another Plane Complex ionization collisions can be explained with a "simple" classical model Released
December 29, 2008
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Noyce Scholars Learn Classroom Survival Skills Program benefits future STEM teachers and high-need schools Released
December 18, 2008
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![Counterfeit (left) and genuine (right) samples of artesunate from Cameroon.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fake_drugs1_l1.jpg) |
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Fake Drugs Exposed by Rapid Chemical Assay Forensic chemistry leads to shut down of large-scale drug counterfeiting operation in Southeast Asia Released
December 18, 2008
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Image Building New computer technology mines photo databases for missing imagery Released
December 18, 2008
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![Researchers collect data in Greenland.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/GreenlandCReSIS.jpg) |
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Researchers Peek Under Ice Sheets for Clues on Climate Change Synthetic aperture radar technology provides world-class data Released
December 18, 2008
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A Crowded World Researchers use computer scenarios to study crowd behavior in time and space Released
December 18, 2008
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Jellyfish Researcher Explains How and Why Jellyfish Swarms Form Why are large swarms of jellyfish and other gelatinous animals being reported in many of the world's popular fishing and vacation spots? Released
December 16, 2008
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Unraveling the Wonders of Spider Silk University of California, Riverside researcher Cheryl Hayashi closely studies spiders and spider silk to discover the elusive genetic blueprints for silk making Released
December 9, 2008
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Volcanoes, Not Asteroid, May Have Taken Out the Dinosaurs New theory of dinosaurs’ demise looks to India Released
December 8, 2008
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Offering New HOPE in the Balance Of Security and Civil Liberties Data analytics gives law enforcement and intelligence agencies powerful tools that still protect privacy and civil liberties Released
December 2, 2008
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Estimating the True Costs Of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Graduate student John Rothlisberger describes his research to measure losses caused by non-native species that were introduced by ocean-going ships Released
December 1, 2008
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![Photo of Raul Cal modeling the cool laser eye-protecting glasses used during the experiments.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/turbine1_l.jpg) |
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Lab Tests Show Wind Turbine's Air Flow Researcher describes NSF-supported wind tunnel experiments that mimic atmospheric airflow around wind turbines to advance our understanding of real wind farm conditions Released
November 25, 2008
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Nanoparticles Taught to Swim NSF-supported research team at Penn State creates nanoscale motors powered by catalytic reactions that convert chemical energy into motion Released
November 20, 2008
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Batteries Made of Bacteria? Researchers believe the energy produced by Geobacter microbes can be harnessed for electrical power, environmental remediation and biosensors Released
November 19, 2008
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![Photo of Duke University Lemur Center director Anne D. Yoder with a Coquerel's Sifaka.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090131161724im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/yoder1_l.jpg) |
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Islands: Exquisite Labs of Evolution Anne Yoder, director of the Duke University Lemur Center, and colleagues are using genetic and genomic approaches to unravel the history of lemurs and the primate family tree Released
November 14, 2008
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Unlocking the Secrets of Atomic Nuclei Rare isotope research at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory leads to important new applications in areas such as medical treatments and security technology Released
November 13, 2008
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Magnetic Fields in Far Away Galaxies Observed to be 10 Times Stronger than those in Milky Way Conventional theories of star and galaxy formation challenged Released
November 12, 2008
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Placing a Dollar Value on Services Provided by Bats Advanced imaging and information technology reveals economic and ecological impact of agricultural pest control Released
November 12, 2008
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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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Foamy Invention Could Save Energy and Lives NSF CAREER awardee Afsaneh Rabiei's ultra-high-strength composite metal foam could revolutionize impact protection Released
October 29, 2008
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First Ultracold Polar Molecule Gas Ready for Research Groundbreaking technique could lead to quantum computers, molecular clocks and super-efficient power plants Released
October 29, 2008
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