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On-location for Astronomy on the Mall
In Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2017 visitors were given a free guided tour of the sky at the 8th annual astronomy festival on the National Mall. This free public stargazing was organized by Donald Lubowich, coordinator of astronomy...
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How infants retain information! NSF Science Now 55
In this week’s episode, we learn how infants retain information; how loud noise can affect birds; we explore snake locomotion, and finally, we discover an ancient Native American population. Check it out!
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How NSF helps drive our nation’s economy
A look at how National Science Foundation investments in basic research and people are critical to maintaining the scientific and technological edge that drives U.S. economic growth.
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 17
Spooky Antarctic vibes, moving magma matters, tracking the tropics and aging ancient animals. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week. Oldest clue of animal life...
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Local 3D printing hubs bring manufacturing back to U.S. Smart America Expo
Imaginestics is a start-up out of West Lafayette, Indiana, founded by Nainesh Rathod. At the Smart America Expo, Rathod was part of a team that demonstrated the potential impact of "Smart Shape Technology" on 3D printing and local...
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How Do U.S. Students Fare in Math vs. the Rest of the World?
William Schmidt is university distinguished professor of statistics and education at Michigan State University. He has conducted numerous studies using student achievement data gathered through the Third International Mathematics and...
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Technology - Climate Modeling
Scientists need computers to create climate models. Is the technology keeping up with their needs?
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Making Sci-Fi a Reality - Innovators
Much like the early Star Trek tricorders, a new and advanced camera for high-resolution, single particle, cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), will help reveal the secrets of biological structures. With support from the National Science...
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Home grown
In episode 29, Charlie and Jordan talk about life at home... microscopic life, that is. This research highlights the impressive amount of microbial diversity in the average household and the degree to which these organisms can tell a...
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What is Behavioral Science?
Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept within the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in...
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Materials scientist Nikhil Gupta - ScienceLives
Materials scientist and mechanical engineer Nikhil Gupta conducts research designed to improve the performance of materials used in safety helmets, armor and other protective gear. His experiments in bone breakage revealed that bone...
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DigiMorph: Bringing Fossils to Life - Science Nation
High tech x-ray scanning equipment has opened up a whole new world to scientists studying delicate specimens such as fossils, skeletons and ancient manuscripts. It's called "high resolution X-ray computed tomography," and it essentially...
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AI helps medical professionals interpret, perform ultrasounds – Bay Labs
Bay Labs, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), uses artificial intelligence to help medical professionals perform and interpret ultrasounds. Bay Labs is using deep learning technology to enable a wider range...
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Helping health care technologies communicate: Smart America Expo
Julian Goldman, a physician at Mass General Hospital, knows better than most the frustrations that doctors face when they're confronted with computer systems and devices that just won't communicate with each other. His lab has been a...
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New cyber-physical system enables drone-carried broadband in disaster zones - Science Nation
Networked UAVs: Arming drones with Wi-Fi to support emergency response With support from the National Science Foundation, electrical engineer Yan Wan and a team at the University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new generation of...
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Using light to move wireless data faster - Science Nation
Computer science team lights up faster, more secure data transmission to meet future demands Mobile computing is accelerating beyond the smartphone era. Today, people wear smart glasses, smart watches and fitness devices, and they carry...
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NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses his research on the brain
NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses the work of his research team on the brain. Zhang is an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and a core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week Episode 16
Mammals gone wild, blue star mystery, muscle rescue, and taming a berry. We’re back with four awesome discoveries you probably didn’t hear about this week, with funding from NSF. CRISPR tames the wild groundcherry Boyce Thompson...
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The spy who hacked me - Measuring the security vulnerabilities of 3-D printing
In episode 65, Jordan and Charlie explore how a smartphone can hack a 3-D printer by measuring leaked energy and acoustic waves. Despite features such as encryption and watermarks, researchers at the University at Buffalo have found...
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Slippery when wet
In episode 30, Jordan and Charlie investigate man-made rough, yet slippery, surfaces. Enhancing the mobility of liquid droplets on rough surfaces could improve condensation heat transfer for power-plant heat exchangers, create more...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer
Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.
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King Crab Encroachment Could Threaten Antarctic Ecosystems
An NSF-funded research team lead by the Florida Institute of Technology or FIT, has documented for the first time, a population of King Crabs that has migrated to shallower, warming seas off the Antarctic Peninsula. The team believes...
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Unmanned Aircraft to Cooperate in Daring Hurricane Missions - Innovators
Getting unmanned aircraft to fly in coordination with one another, while in the throes of hurricane force winds, is no easy feat. It calls for a lot of mathematical formulas, tricky steering algorithms and prototype testing. But,...
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The incredible shrinking chip - CES 2015
A significant amount of real estate inside your cell phone is taken up by a chip called a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). The chip delivers power from the battery to different areas within the phone, an efficient but bulky...