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/20091025031529im_/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/web/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/web/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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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![Eight thumbnail images and 2008 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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 Joshua Atwood removing an invasive plant from Manoa Valley on the island of O'ahu.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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 Susannah Gordon-Messer working on the fluorescence microscope used for her research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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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![Mike Wininger at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu Xian, Taiwan](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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/20091025031529im_/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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![Man helps student aim digital camera at garden.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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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![Illustration shows circular mechanical valve inside heart.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/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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![Students watch as robot rolls down plank.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20091025031529im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/handson_l.jpg) |
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Classroom Science Gets a Makeover: NSF Fellows Bring Hands-on Lessons to Young Students For one North Carolina engineering professor, making science accessible to all means starting young. Together with a team of university engineering students, Laura Bottomley brought hands-on science to every elementary classroom in a local district. Released
April 6, 2005
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