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![Photo showing bright red-orange photoluminescence from porous silicon nanoparticles.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/safenano1_l.jpg) |
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Safer Nano Cancer Detector Nanoparticle test in mice could pave the way for human uses Released
April 30, 2009
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Improved Lithium Ion Battery Technology Could Fast-Charge Electric Vehicles, Boost Acceleration "Beltway" coating on cathode eases ions' way into crystalline tunnels Released
April 22, 2009
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A Better Mass for the W Boson; Higgs Boson Given Less Space to Hide Analyzing several years' worth of results from Fermilab's Tevatron collider, physicists come up with the most accurate measurement to date of the mass of the W boson, and narrow down the possible mass of the still undiscovered Higgs boson Released
April 7, 2009
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Squeezing Noise Below Quantum Limits Exquisitely sensitive microwave amplifier increases nano-scale measurement accuracy; could lead to quantum computing breakthroughs Released
March 26, 2009
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![Illustration showing entanglement to and from distinct quantum memories.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/entanglement1_l.jpg) |
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A Beautiful Memory Breakthrough in "entanglement" demonstrates potential of quantum information science Released
March 17, 2009
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![Eight thumbnail images and 2008 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2008_review_l.jpg) |
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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
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New Record for World's Smallest Letters Stanford University breaks record set in 1991, promises denser information storage Released
March 10, 2009
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![Illustration of a highly-magnetized neutron star undergoing a "starquake."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/starquake1_l.jpg) |
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Shockwave of X-ray Starquake Enthralls Scientists For postdoctoral researcher Andrew Steiner and other astrophysicists, the shockwave that jolted the Earth in late December 2005 was a lucky find, providing new data on neutron stars Released
March 2, 2009
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![Illustration showing information from left atom teleported to right atom three feet away.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/teleport_l.jpg) |
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How to Teleport Quantum Information from One Atom to Another Researchers have shown for the first time how to use a process called teleportation to transfer a quantum state over a significant distance from one atom to another Released
February 25, 2009
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![Photo of end-on view of high numerical aperture custom lens system used to trap and image an atom.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/excited_atoms1_l.jpg) |
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Excited Atoms Advance Quantum Computing Scientists using a single atom to control another with the Rydberg Blockade principle have moved a step closer to unimaginable computing power Released
February 24, 2009
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![Photo of researchers Bret Flanders and Prem Thapa in their laboratory at Kansas State University.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanowire_l1.jpg) |
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Electrical Nanowires Probe Individual Cells Radically new technology for studying and controlling cells at the nanoscale Released
February 20, 2009
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![Photomicrograph of biocompatible, bioactive glass.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/glass1_l1.jpg) |
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Reflecting on the Many Uses of Glass The director of NSF's International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass at Lehigh University focuses on glass research and exciting students from underrepresented groups about glass science and engineering Released
February 20, 2009
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![Illustration showing one sphere being repelled from a plate and the other sphere being attracted.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanoscale_repulsion1_l.jpg) |
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Nanoscale Repulsion Tiny quantum force, measured for the first time, could be an aid to nanodevice designers Released
February 19, 2009
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![Image showing ball and stick model of two crossing carbon nanotubes on a graphite surface.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanotube1_l.jpg) |
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Measuring Excitement for Carbon Nanotubes Studying light pulses in nanoscale molecules brings scientists closer to understanding properties that may lead to a multitude of applications Released
February 10, 2009
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Did You Say Flexible Electronics? Organic electronic devices possible with supercritical carbon dioxide process Released
February 2, 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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![Illustration depicting the relative sizes of the sun and Earth.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://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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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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![Counterfeit (left) and genuine (right) samples of artesunate from Cameroon.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://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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![Photo of Ben Arend installing a detector during the reconfiguration of the NSCL's experimental area.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507213330im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nscl1_l.jpg) |
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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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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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How to Make Adhesive as Good as a Gecko Materials scientist Ali Dhinojwala and his team use nanotechnology to develop adhesive tapes that stick better than a gecko’s foot Released
October 16, 2008
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Klein Bottle is a Real Natural in the Zoo of Geometric Shapes Discovery could advance understanding of human vision and lead to powerful data compression techniques Released
October 7, 2008
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Archaeology of the Stars Michigan State researcher Timothy Beers studies the formation and evolution of stars born many billions of years before the Sun Released
September 17, 2008
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Students Give High Marks to First U.S.-Japan Glass Science School Meeting brings U.S. university students and researchers together with their Japanese counterparts to talk about new developments and potential collaborations in glass research Released
August 21, 2008
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Physicists Gear Up for Huge Data Flow University of Nebraska researchers build a computer center to handle the flood of data expected from the world's next-generation particle accelerator Released
August 7, 2008
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The Choreography of Dancing Molecules Photochemist Elizabeth Harbron and her students investigate the properties of conjugated polymers that can be activated by light Released
August 5, 2008
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Math Could Aid in Curing Cancer Scientists and medical doctors couple math and medicine for unusual, promising marriage Released
August 4, 2008
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