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Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) 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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Foamy Invention Could Save Energy and Lives NSF CAREER awardee Afsaneh Rabiei's ultra-high-strength composite metal foam could revolutionize impact protection Released
October 29, 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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Team Selected for the Proposed Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
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July 10, 2007
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Follow the "Green" Brick Road?
Bricks made from coal-fired power plant waste pass safety test Released
May 22, 2007
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The Longest Carbon Nanotubes You've Ever Seen
Crafted with breakthrough manufacturing technique, centimeter-long fibers are visible to the naked eye Released
May 10, 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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The Smell of Money
Research suggests an absence of metallic chemicals in the strong metallic odors that result from people handling coins and other metals Released
November 20, 2006
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Self-Cooling Soda Bottles?
Researchers work to shrink technology that harnesses sun's energy to both heat and cool Released
July 11, 2006
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Researchers Release Draft Final Report on New Orleans Levees
700-page report suggests mechanisms for levee failures Released
May 22, 2006
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Micro Pills Could Deliver Drugs on Demand Temperature-sensitive capsules release chemicals at tightly controlled rates Released
March 27, 2006
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Large Centrifuge Helps Researchers Mimic Effects of Katrina on Levees
Part of nationwide "co-laboratory" of earthquake engineering facilities, the technology proves critical for studying soils beneath New Orleans Released
March 21, 2006
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Electronic Braille Tutor Teaches Independence Bilingual system reborn in new hardware Released
February 13, 2006
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Managing Metal
New study raises questions about sustainability of metal resources Released
January 17, 2006
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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
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Istanbul Overdue for Earthquake Retrofit Researchers present concerns to Turkish Prime Minister Released
January 5, 2006
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New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear Precision micromachining yields life-size, precise, artificial cochlea Released
November 3, 2005
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Earthquake Study Suggests Simple Building Fixes Can Save Lives Code enforcement may have prevented dozens of deaths in Turkish temblor Released
October 13, 2005
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The World’s Smallest Fountain Pen? New microscope tips use capillary action to print patterns tens of nanometers across Released
October 5, 2005
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Robot Assistant Reports to Surgery
Machine lets nurses focus on patient care Released
June 21, 2005
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Robots in the OR -- Stat! Penelope the robot may free nurses to do more "human" tasks Released
April 28, 2005
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Nano-engineered Powders Tackle Toxic Chemicals Thirsty grains act fast to clean up messes Released
April 28, 2005
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Shoebox-sized Robots Deployed in Rescue Effort at Ground Zero Graduate students and the experimental robots they helped to develop were among the early responders who joined the search and rescue efforts shortly after the Sept. 11 collapse of the World Trade Center towers. Released
March 24, 2004
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