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Running on Oxides - Innovators
With support from the National Science Foundation, University of Wisconsin materials science and engineering professor Chang-Beom Eom and his team are looking closely at the properties of oxide materials and their potential to resolve...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 27
It's 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About. In this science video: fabric fab for rehab, cooking up eruptions, down to the wire for virus testing, and why researchers want the Blues How pyroclastic flows cheat friction...
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Microbial Life Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Researchers with the NSF/ARRA-funded WISSARD project report that hidden beneath a half-mile of ice in Antarctica is an unexplored part of our biosphere.
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Lemur lovers' synced scents reflect strength of their bond
Lemur lovers spread their scents by rubbing glands on everything from tree trunks to their partner. Researchers discovered that the more similar a lemur couples' scents, the stronger their bond. This could be a way to coordinate marking...
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Researchers develop smart bandages! NSF Science Now 32!
In this week’s episode, we learn about smart bandages, magnetic organ retractors, floating wind turbines and, finally, we examine how our brain remembers words. Check it out!
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Nobel laureate Leon M. Lederman discusses science and its impact on our lives
Leon M. Lederman, a Nobel laureate, has served a life-long distinguished career and has been giving many illustrious recognitions for his accomplishments in scientific research and study. Lederman contributed enormously to the public...
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Infrared - Chalk Talk
What do night vision, thermal imaging and remote controls have in common? This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to understand way. In each episode...
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Protecting our forests. NSF Science Now 3
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we explore the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Site, phytoplankton and climate change, how silver turns people blue and, finally, why math hurts.
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Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms - Science Nation
Virginia Tech Biologist Carla Finkielstein is using funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate a possible connection between body rhythms and breast cancer. Her lab is full of frogs because she uses their eggs to study...
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A first-of-its-kind rehab robot! NSF Science Now 34
In this week’s episode, we learn about an app to detect sleep apnea, teen risk-taking, a new Wi-Fi booster and, finally, we explore a first-of-its-kind rehab robot.
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Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Engineering the Half Pipe
Mechanical engineer Brianno Coller, a professor at Northern Illinois University, explains how engineers design the half pipe so that snowboarder Shaun White can get more air time and allow him to perform tricks. Provided by the National...
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Climate Modeling - History Of Climate Change Research
What was the origin of climate modeling?
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Doppler on Wheels the biggest 'dish' on the road! - Science Nation
For nearly a decade, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Doppler on Wheels (DOW) has been doing its best work in dangerous weather, driving into the eye of the storm to gather scientific data about wind, rain and...
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Alzheimer’s patients: A surprise finding in executive function
Deborah Zaitchik says executive function measures for Alzheimer’s patients show staggering declines. Under a National Science Foundation-funded INSPIRE project, Harvard University psychologists Susan Carey and Deborah Zaitchik are...
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Sweat sensors: Engineering breakthrough tools for health diagnostics - Science Nation
This research team is sweating the small stuff -- in sweat! With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), device engineer Jason Heikenfeld of the University of Cincinnati and a multidisciplinary team are developing new...
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How is the Web changing Astronomy?
Have you ever wondered how the Web is changing Astronomy? Dr. Philip Plait answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.
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SmarterShade uses optical filters to revolutionize window shades - CES 2014
This demo at the CES 2014 from small business SmarterShade shows one of several possible applications for their window shading technology--images hidden in glass revealed by the precise position of optical filters. Though smart window...
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Researchers discover how coffee house hackers are stealing computer data - Science Now 30
In this week's episode, we explore how babies learn, discover what is threatening coral reefs, see how coffee house hackers are stealing computer data, and finally, we explore how our brain remembers information. Check it out!
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Water and Oil Everywhere, and Now it's Safe to Drink
Paul Edmiston demonstrates the effectiveness of his Osorb water purifier by drinking from a slurry of water and engine-enhancing fuel additives. Osorb is a powder made from tiny fragments of chemically modified glass, and it works like a...
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Fashionable technology
In episode 7, Jordan and Charlie chat about eating habits in the animal world, peer inside the brain of a living mouse, and delve into some fashionable technology.
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New phone app for reporting flash floods- NSF Science Now 44
In this week’s episode, we examine electric eels, test out a new at-home screening test for people on blood thinners, learn about a new app for reporting floods and, finally, examine how RoboBees use static electricity to stick to surfaces.
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Uncertainties - How Do We Know?
How much warming do we face, and what are the uncertainties involved?
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Scientists Make Surprising Discovery Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
A National Science Foundation-funded team of researchers has made a surprising discovery 2400 feet beneath the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica...fish, invertebrates living and thriving in the brutally cold and perpetually dark waters...
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Chemist - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...