Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Discoveries

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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		Computer Science--A Growing Field That Needs a Few (More) Good Women Women involved in computer science say more girls should consider a career in this exciting field Released  March 30, 2009
		2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released  March 13, 2009
		A New Vision for Scientific Visualizations New technologies create a relatively easy and inexpensive way for researchers to create high-quality visualizations from large data sets Released  March 3, 2009
		Synthetic Brains Researchers study the feasibility of brains made from carbon nanotubes Released  January 27, 2009
		Pedal-Power Supercomputing Green supercomputing paves the way for sharing scientific research and collaboration Released  January 14, 2009
		Image Building New computer technology mines photo databases for missing imagery Released  December 18, 2008
		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
		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
		'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology New scientific discipline studies bats, birds and other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface Released  October 28, 2008
		Using Your Computer to Grow More Nutritious Rice for a Hungry World Computational biologists use a powerful distributed computing network to research rice genome for increased yields of more nourishing rice varieties Released  October 14, 2008
		Mysteries of the Unregulated Internet Researchers develop an alert system and protocol improvements to keep Internet traffic flowing smoothly Released  September 29, 2008
		Finding the Switches to Our Cells' 'Computer' Thousands of memory switches inside our cells help them remember and function Released  September 24, 2008
		Teaching Computers How to Write Fast Software Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University develop a framework to replace the human programmer in high performance numerical library development Released  August 8, 2008
		The Man Behind Amazing Movie Simulations He may not be as famous as Johnny Depp or Jessica Alba, but Oscar-winner Ron Fedkiw creates 3-D models of liquids that have had a major impact on Hollywood and our lives Released  July 24, 2008
		Computer Program Reveals Anyone's Ancestry Researchers develop computer algorithm that can trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals in minutes Released  May 5, 2008
		Using Abstract Mathematics to Solve Real-World Problems Researcher's mathematical theory used in new technologies to destroy cancerous tumors Released  March 5, 2008
		2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released  January 30, 2008
		Brain Surgery: It Really Is Brain Surgery Dynamic 3-D computer modeling tracks brain changes during surgery Released  August 31, 2007
		Helpful Robot Alters Family Life A relationship with your vacuum cleaner? Robotic vacuums are warming their way into homes and even taking on a personality for some families. Released  June 8, 2007
		2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released  January 9, 2007
		New Technologies Could Make Airport Screening More Effective and Less Cumbersome Experts focus on identifying passenger ability and intent Released  October 24, 2006
		A Better Algorithm for Detecting Cancer Genes Process detects known cancer-related genes as well as new ones Released  May 12, 2006
		Virtual Tools Add New Dimension to Learning Internet-based resources educate students about archaeology, biology, computer science and geology Released  April 12, 2006
		Device Only Atoms Across May Allow Infinitesimal But Powerful Computers Single-molecule diode may change Moore's "law" of microchip memory Released  April 3, 2006
		Getting a Message Across the Universe: Would E.T. Send a Letter? Snail mail from outer space Released  March 10, 2006
		Ben Franklin Web Portal Brings the Man to the Masses Driven by search-engine technology, site highlights three centuries of revolutionary influence Released  January 9, 2006
		Small, Unmanned Aircraft Search for Survivors in Katrina Wreckage Hurricane search and rescue is one of first domestic uses of such vehicles Released  September 14, 2005
		Man Against Machine Computer-generated method outperforms human-designed program for fingerprint improvement Released  September 1, 2005
		New Analysis Method Ranks National Science Foundation As Tops For Computer Science Funding New data shows NSF has the highest ranking among national and international agencies for funding high-impact computer and information science research. Released  December 16, 2004
		Network Telescope Offers Global View of Internet's Dark Side UCSD's network telescope looks at the dark side of the Internet--traffic destined for a part of the Internet with legal addresses but no active computers. By watching this supposedly dark Internet, researchers have shed light on malicious activities. Released  October 13, 2004