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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New Radar System Provides Earlier Severe Weather Alerts Research being done through NSF’s U.S. Ignite program connects radar systems to ultra high-speed networks Released
February 12, 2013
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Next Generation High Definition Videoconferencing Will Provide Immediate Public Benefits Researchers expect it to revolutionize health care delivery and STEM education Released
January 31, 2013
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Progress Made in Developing Systems for Disaster Mitigation Pilot project in Chattanooga uses an ultra-fast, high bandwidth system to help emergency workers, local officials and the public determine how to predict and respond to disasters Released
January 4, 2013
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Sensor Network to Protect the Elderly System monitors seniors' health in the comfort of their own homes Released
December 6, 2012
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Studying Evolution in Action Researchers apply biological and digital approaches to better understand underlying factors Released
November 29, 2012
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An App to Improve Driving NSF-funded inventor is an expert in wireless networks and security Released
November 1, 2012
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The AlloSphere Offers an Interactive Experience of Nano-sized Worlds New research opportunities emerge from instrument that immerses researchers in multi-dimensional information Released
September 6, 2011
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Digital Organisms Shed Light on Mystery of Altruism NSF-supported researchers use digital evolution techniques to examine theories about the evolution of altruism Released
November 15, 2010
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Electronics Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Memory Chips Rice University graduate student Jun Yao's research with silicon-oxide circuits could be a game-changer in nanoelectronics Released
October 8, 2010
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Computer Science--A Growing Field That Needs a Few (More) Good Women Women involved in computer science say more girls should consider a career in this exciting field Released
March 30, 2009
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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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A New Vision for Scientific Visualizations New technologies create a relatively easy and inexpensive way for researchers to create high-quality visualizations from large data sets Released
March 3, 2009
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Pedal-Power Supercomputing Green supercomputing paves the way for sharing scientific research and collaboration Released
January 14, 2009
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Mysteries of the Unregulated Internet Researchers develop an alert system and protocol improvements to keep Internet traffic flowing smoothly Released
September 29, 2008
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Finding the Switches to Our Cells' 'Computer' Thousands of memory switches inside our cells help them remember and function Released
September 24, 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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Brain Surgery: It Really Is Brain Surgery Dynamic 3-D computer modeling tracks brain changes during surgery Released
August 31, 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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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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Small, Unmanned Aircraft Search for Survivors in Katrina Wreckage
Hurricane search and rescue is one of first domestic uses of such vehicles Released
September 14, 2005
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New Analysis Method Ranks National Science Foundation As Tops For Computer Science Funding New data shows NSF has the highest ranking among national and international agencies for funding high-impact computer and information science research. Released
December 16, 2004
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Network Telescope Offers Global View of Internet's Dark Side UCSD's network telescope looks at the dark side of the Internet--traffic destined for a part of the Internet with legal addresses but no active computers. By watching this supposedly dark Internet, researchers have shed light on malicious activities. Released
October 13, 2004
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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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