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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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![Photo of the submersible Alvin that was used to collect sediment from methane seeps.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/methane1_l.jpg) |
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Exploring the Mysteries of the Ocean Floor Scientists travel to the seafloor to learn how deep sea organisms use the sun-less chemical environment to thrive Released
October 14, 2009
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![Photo of Alexis Webb, in brain hat and in front of an actual brain, answering a visitor's question.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/brain_science1_l.jpg) |
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How Jellybeans Can Reveal Neuroscience to the Public Graduate student Alexis Webb describes her experiences in partnering with fellow neuroscience students to create a program to help neuroscientists communicate with the public Released
July 7, 2009
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![Photo of William Stillman in the lab evaluating the effects of focused terahertz radiation.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/terahertz1_l.jpg) |
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Plasma Waves Studied for New Electronics With NSF support, long-time electrical engineer William Stillman talks about his return to school and the focus of his research involving terahertz radiation Released
July 1, 2009
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Students Venture Into the Hearts of Violent Storms Texas Tech grad student and IGERT trainee Tanya Brown describes conducting research amid thunderstorms and hurricanes Released
April 22, 2009
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![Photo of a Louisiana crayfish caught from Lake Liangzi, China, with help from local fishermen.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/crayfish1_l.jpg) |
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Louisiana Crayfish: Good, Bad and Delicious University of Notre Dame graduate students Matthew Barnes and Ashley Baldridge travel to China to better understand why some welcome the introduction of Louisiana crayfish despite the damage the invaders do to native fishes and crops Released
April 15, 2009
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![Cross-sectional view of a cadmium telluride thin film on glass via a scanning electron microscope.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nano_film1_l.jpg) |
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Making Nanoscale Solar Cells in China Graduate student Meghan Schulz talks about conducting research and engaging in cultural exchanges during an international internship in Shanghai Released
April 7, 2009
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![Photo of Joshua Atwood removing an invasive plant from Manoa Valley on the island of O'ahu.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/hi_invasives1_l.jpg) |
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Saving Hawaii From Alien Plants Graduate student Joshua Atwood talks about analyzing state environmental policies and participating in surveys to detect non-native plant species on O’ahu during his NSF-supported internship Released
February 13, 2009
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![Photo of a seed trap created by Rogers and her colleagues out of screen and PVC pipe.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/guam_birds1_l1.jpg) |
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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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![Photo of Susannah Gordon-Messer working on the fluorescence microscope used for her research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gordon_messer1_l.jpg) |
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Teaching Is in This Scientist's Genes Doctoral student Susannah Gordon-Messer talks about her research and her science outreach using “bouncy, sticky, slimy chemistry” to educate and inspire young minds Released
October 10, 2008
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![Photo showing area one year after the 2006 Tripod Complex fires in northern Washington.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fire_risk1_l.jpg) |
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Economist Hedges Bets on Wildfires in California Social scientist Joanne Ho describes an interdisciplinary approach to researching the risks to residents, homes and firefighters in areas threatened by wildfires Released
September 8, 2008
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![John Chmiola holds an electrochemical capacitor's electrode.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/chmiola_electrode_l.jpg) |
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Supercapacitors Could Be Key to a Green Energy Future John Chmiola, a doctoral student at Drexel University, is doing groundbreaking work on supercapacitors Released
July 30, 2008
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![Mike Wininger at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu Xian, Taiwan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20091025031956im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mwininger_l.jpg) |
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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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