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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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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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
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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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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
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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/eot2008/20090507200752im_/http://www.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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Synthetic Brains Researchers study the feasibility of brains made from carbon nanotubes Released
January 27, 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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Image Building New computer technology mines photo databases for missing imagery Released
December 18, 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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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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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
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Mysteries of the Unregulated Internet Researchers develop an alert system and protocol improvements to keep Internet traffic flowing smoothly Released
September 29, 2008
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Finding the Switches to Our Cells' 'Computer' Thousands of memory switches inside our cells help them remember and function Released
September 24, 2008
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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
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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 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
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Cracking the Code of Images New software easily detects pictures' hidden messages Released
July 15, 2008
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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
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At the Crossroads of Stem Cells and Computer Science A Rutgers University graduate student takes readers on a journey from Piscataway, New Jersey, to Hsinchu, Taiwan, and shares some experiences with East-West collaboration, stem cell sorting and computer science Released
March 20, 2008
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Using Abstract Mathematics to Solve Real-World Problems Researcher's mathematical theory used in new technologies to destroy cancerous tumors Released
March 5, 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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Brain Surgery: It Really Is Brain Surgery Dynamic 3-D computer modeling tracks brain changes during surgery Released
August 31, 2007
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The Evolution of California Firefighting What does high performance wireless networking have to do with fighting wildfires? Plenty, according to California fire captain Ron Serabia. Released
May 25, 2007
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Life Can Be a Strain From enormous mining trucks to human knee implants, sensor technology is teaching us when enough is enough Released
February 21, 2007
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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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Purple Haze Ancient pigment reveals secrets about unusual state of matter Released
July 11, 2006
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Earth's Biodiversity Now on Your Desktop Global Web service connects vast networks of primary biodiversity data Released
April 20, 2006
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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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Electronic Braille Tutor Teaches Independence Bilingual system reborn in new hardware Released
February 13, 2006
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Computer Program Streamlines Complex Work Scheduling Chemical engineers develop an algorithm that could transform scheduling Released
December 6, 2005
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