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.
![Photo of the submersible Alvin that was used to collect sediment from methane seeps.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/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 two Long Beach City College ROV Team members launching the ROV in the pool.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mate1_l1.jpg) |
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Engineering Students Build Underwater 'Bot Long Beach City College's Ian Jasper tells what it's like to be a member of a student team participating in an international remotely operated vehicle competition Released
September 16, 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/web/20091025031626im_/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/web/20091025031626im_/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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![Photo of Ryan Miyakawa warming up the orchestra before recording The Nano Song.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nano_song1_l.jpg) |
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Nanotechnology Video Wins Competition, Scores Big Hit on YouTube While nanotechnology is a field that is generally not well understood by the public, Ryan Miyakawa and fellow graduate students at the University of California Berkeley found a way to both enlighten and entertain non-scientists with this topic Released
May 11, 2009
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![Photo of a rat neuron filled with an agent.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rodent_brain1_l.jpg) |
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How to Listen to One Brain Cell at a Time NSF Graduate Research Fellow Carl Schoonover presents his take on some of the intangibles of a complex method that measures neural activity Released
May 10, 2009
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![Photo of a transmission tower that failed.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/tornado1_l2.jpg) |
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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/web/20091025031626im_/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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Changes in Altitude/Changes in Attitude: Scientists and Policymakers Share Views in the Treetops Excursion to a rainforest canopy creates a communication bridge between scientists and policymakers Released
April 13, 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/web/20091025031626im_/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 Michael Loranty wiring one of many sap flow sensors in the aspen stand.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/forest_water1_l.jpg) |
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Taking the Pulse of the Forest Michael Loranty describes 'wiring' a forest for research to determine how much water the trees use Released
March 18, 2009
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![Photo of Randy Davis discussing his research on Weddell seals.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/outreach1_l.jpg) |
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More and More Scientists Serve Up Science for Mass Consumption Scientists use innovative, barrier-busting methods to educate the public and decision-makers about cutting-edge science Released
March 16, 2009
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![Eight thumbnail images and 2008 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/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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![Photo of rapper C.A.U.T.I.O.N. engaging kids from Washington State exploring the forest environment.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/arboreal_rap1_l.jpg) |
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Rap Music Brings Science to Urban Youth Evergreen State University researcher Nalini Nadkarni tells how she incorporates rap music in a science outreach program to interest urban youth in forest ecology Released
March 9, 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/web/20091025031626im_/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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Noyce Scholars Learn Classroom Survival Skills Program benefits future STEM teachers and high-need schools Released
December 18, 2008
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![Photo of Susannah Gordon-Messer working on the fluorescence microscope used for her research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/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/web/20091025031626im_/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/web/20091025031626im_/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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![Photo of insect mine on a 53 million-year-old fossil from Wyoming's Bighorn Basin.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bighorn_basin1_l2.jpg) |
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Hunt for Fossils Finds Warning for Warming Earth Graduate student Ellen Currano provides a glimpse of paleontological fieldwork, describing how she collects fossil leaves for research studying the effects of climate change on plants and insect herbivores Released
May 27, 2008
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![Photo shows Gretchen Hofmann and Tom Crombia carrying out a "field repair" on the rover.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rover_1_l.jpg) |
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High School Students Build Antarctic Submersible Two female high school graduates build an underwater, camera-equipped "rover" that can operate beneath polar ice Released
April 14, 2008
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![Mike Wininger at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu Xian, Taiwan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/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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![2007 In Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2007_review_text_l.jpg) |
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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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![Photo shows Nalini Nadkarni hanging from her canopy access gear.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/tree_climbing_1_l.jpg) |
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Tree-Climbing Scientist Makes Surprising Discovery Researcher Nalini M. Nadkarni describes how tree-top perches provide insight into Mount St. Helens' forest canopy ecology Released
December 18, 2007
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![Photo of Shirley Ann Jackson and William Bialek](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cellbio1_l1.jpg) |
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Top Scientists Promote Innovative, Multidisciplinary Global Problem-Solving Strategies Released
December 11, 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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![Watch this "Virtual Cell" animation to learn how proteins are transported in a cell.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vcell_l.jpg) |
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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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![Man helps student aim digital camera at garden.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/garden_alexy_l.jpg) |
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Science, Education and Community: Organically Grown Community gardens are sowing more than seeds, thanks to a project bringing students, educators, researchers and neighbors together to cultivate food and science together. First introduced in 11 U.S. cities, Garden Mosaics is now going global. Released
November 18, 2005
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![Child-sized robot meanders museum lobby, as people stare.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/kiru28_l.jpg) |
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Creative Minds Mingle: Robotics at the Junction of Art and Engineering What happens when the real world meets the virtual one? Or, when the art world meets the world of engineering? A New York art professor and her students find out, through the eyes of a roaming robot named Kiru. Released
May 6, 2005
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![Illustration shows circular mechanical valve inside heart.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031626im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/artificial_valve5_l.jpg) |
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Artificial Heart Valves Face the Curdled Milk Test A graduate student and her colleagues have developed what they think is a better way to test artificial heart valves. Using curdled milk as a blood substitute, their approach could improve preclinical testing of new devices, saving money and lives. Released
April 26, 2005
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