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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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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![Computer graphic showing quantum vortices formed when atoms expand for 50 thousandths of a second.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cold_temps1_l.jpg) |
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Beyond Cold: How the World Works at Minus 459 Degrees Graduate student David McKay describes how atoms are cooled to near absolute zero for research using an approach called quantum simulation Released July 25, 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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Chemist 'Really Jazzed' About Creating New Molecules Lyle Isaacs talks about cool things that chemists do, such as his work to build new molecular containers that are as good as what is found in nature Released July 18, 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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Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star! Super-luminous stellar explosion observed via Caltech's Palomar Observatory, possibly resulting in a quark star Released June 26, 2008 |
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Cloaking Device Concept Moves Beyond Theory Applied mathematician Graeme Milton brings the dream of cloaking devices portrayed in "Star Trek" and "Harry Potter" closer to reality Released June 18, 2008 |
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Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale Superconducting 'universal toolkit' for scientists, engineers will conserve energy, too Released June 6, 2008 |
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![Photo of galaxy NGC 2770 showing location of star and lines from John Keats' poem.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/supernova1_l1.jpg) |
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International Gemini Observatory Captures Birth of a Supernova Stellar discovery marks a new epoc in astronomical research Released May 28, 2008 |
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![Photo of surgeon Jon Wagner holding plastic casts of fractured jaws.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/jaw1_l.jpg) |
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Engineers Create Better Fix for Broken Jaws Computer finite element modeling program used by University of New Mexico engineers in designing smaller and lighter plates for jaw repair surgery Released May 13, 2008 |
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Building a Machine to Search for Cosmic Secrets Katherine McAlpine describes the intricate lowering into place of the last large piece of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector, part of the Large Hadron Collider Released April 2, 2008 |
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Nuclear Scientists Explore the Core of Existence A journalist at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory describes physicists' experiments to understand the neutron dripline and some surprising results Released March 24, 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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Top Scientists Promote Innovative, Multidisciplinary Global Problem-Solving Strategies Released December 11, 2007 |
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Nuclear Physics Boot Camp Preps Future Scientists Exotic Beam Summer School stimulates new learning and discoveries in nuclear physics students. Released October 19, 2007 |
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Search Is on for Hot Young Stars Long duration gamma-ray bursts allow astronomers to collect more information than ever imagined Released September 21, 2007 |
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![Nattharika Aumsuwan and Marek Urban, part of team who developed antibiotic coating process.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/microbe_coating_3_l.jpg) |
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New Coating Could Prevent Infection From Surgical Tools and Implants Development of penicillin-coated surfaces could save thousands of lives from infection Released September 7, 2007 |
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UltraLight Project: Moving Huge Amounts of Data In spring 2008, the largest particle accelerator in the world will be completed Released August 24, 2007 |
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The Science of All Things Squishy NSF-funded Emory researcher shares the excitement of cutting-edge physics phenomena with kids of all ages Released August 16, 2007 |
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A New Wrinkle in Thin Film Science Simple, inexpensive way to measure material properties could impact cosmetics, coating and nanoelectronic industries Released August 3, 2007 |
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Team Selected for the Proposed Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory Released July 10, 2007 |
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Planetary Construction Zone? Astronomers detect the beginnings of planet formation in a dusty disk surrounding a nearby star Released July 5, 2007 |
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Gazing up at the Man in the Star? Researchers take picture of the face of Altair, a first for a star like our own Released May 31, 2007 |
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The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids Were the stone blocks carved from natural limestone or cast with an early version of concrete? A materials science research team provides evidence to answer this age-old mystery. Released May 18, 2007 |
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![Chemist Peidong Yang is the 2007 winner of the National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman Award.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/yang_l.jpg) |
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Berkeley Nanotechnology Pioneer to Receive $500,000 Waterman Award Annual prize from NSF recognizes outstanding young individual who is revolutionizing research Released May 15, 2007 |
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![Georgia Tech researcher Zhong Lin Wang holds a prototype nanogenerator.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080916131439im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/1_l1.jpg) |
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Minuscule Generators Convert Motion Into Nanoscale Electricity Source Energy from tiny movements, ultrasound waves and even bloodflow can charge the devices Released April 5, 2007 |
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