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Social and developmental psychologist Kristina R. Olson wins 2018 Alan T. Waterman Award
The National Science Foundation bestows upon University of Washington social and developmental psychologist Kristina R. Olson the nation’s highest honor for a young scientist or engineer: the Alan T. Waterman Award, for 2018. Olson’s...
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National Science Foundation FY17 Budget Request presentation
NSF Director France A. Córdova outlines how President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2017 request for NSF supports research into critical national issues, including clean energy technologies, food sustainability, disaster response and...
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The Learning Bridge Resource for Civil Engineering Laboratory Development and Learning - Innovators
With support from the National Science Foundation, Franklin Moon, an associate professor of civil engineering at Drexel University, along with a number of collaborators are using modern technology to help manage and preserve bridges...
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Detecting danger
In episode 54, Jordan and Charlie explore a new nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of “special nuclear materials” concealed in cargo containers. This method relies on a combination of neutrons and...
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Timberrr! Could new structural designs withstand earthquakes?
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), engineers are designing and testing buildings to be more resilient to earthquakes and other seismic events. Large facilities, such as the NSF-funded shake table at the University...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Motion
The Olympics are a unique chance to marvel at the physical abilities of these world-class athletes. But what makes them unique? After all, they're made of the same flesh and blood as the rest of us--how did they become Olympians? Dan...
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Dead Trees & Dirty Water In The Rockies
The Rocky Mountains supply water to more than 60 million homes in the West, but this crucial water shed is in peril due to a tiny insect called the mountain pine beetle. Scientists Reed Maxwell of Colorado School of Mines and John...
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Engineering earthquake resilience in downtown skyscrapers - Science Nation
Building sensors feed new community models to maximize function, minimize disruption after an earthquake Description: Structural engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) are using downtown Los Angeles as a testbed...
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What is the future of synthetic biology?
What is the future of synthetic biology? Zan Luthey-Schulten, co-director at the Center for the Physics of Living Cells, answers the question on this edition of Ask a Scientist.
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Discovery of fossil “voice box” of Antarctic bird suggests dinosaurs couldn't sing.
Researchers have found the oldest known fossil vocal organ of a bird … in Antarctica. The voice box is from a species related to ducks and geese that lived during the age of dinosaurs more than 66 million years ago. A National Science...
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How tiger sharks affect Shark Bay’s ecosystem
For the last two decades, Michael Heithaus has been studying how tiger sharks affect one particular ecosystem – Shark Bay, Australia, one of the world’s most pristine seagrass ecosystems. The Florida International University biologist...
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NSF Physics Frontiers Centers Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution for ...
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET: NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution of the...
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Virtual Reality - The new classroom! Archaeology using VR
This video shows how researchers found a way to use VR (virtual reality) in the archaeology classroom. The team designed a virtual cave modeled in part on a real cave excavated in the 1930's.
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Heat and motion-powered wearable electronics for improved health - CES 2015
At NSF-funded Engineering Research Centers across the United States, interdisciplinary university teams turn knowledge into new systems technologies. Working closely with industry and regional stakeholders, the centers ultimately aim to...
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PAEMST Awardee and Math Teacher Matthew Owens Sees a Digital Age of Math and Science Students
Matthew Montgomery Owens is a 7th-12th grade math teacher at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C. He is also a 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching awardee. For more information go to...
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Nutrient Loading In Lake Erie
Part of the earth's largest surface freshwater system, Lake Erie is a vital source of drinking water for 11 million people. Researchers Anna Michalak, Tom Bridgeman, and Pete Richards are studying how farming practices and severe weather...
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Computational biology of cancer
Endometrial cancer affects 48,000 women per year in the United States. For patients with tumors greater than two centimeters in diameter, the effected organ(s) and lymph nodes may be surgically removed. Yet post-surgery analysis shows...
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NSF-funded research to forecast space weather, protect the power grid - Science Nation
Multidisciplinary approach to developing next-generation space weather modeling tools, with the goal of a five-day forecast capability Description: While Earth's weather reports center on precipitation, temperature, wind direction and...
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Catching early signs of autism in infants
Catching early signs of autism in infants. About one in fifty-nine children in the U.S. has an Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD. Diagnosis usually takes place on or after the age of three. Is it possible to spot ASD earlier? A new study...
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Human Water Cycle - Agriculture
Water. It's an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth's surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle -- the...
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Fire it up! 'Blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
In episode 63, Jordan and Charlie discuss the "blue fire whirl", a type of fire whirl that could lead to beneficial new approaches for reducing carbon emissions and improving oil spill cleanup. Fire whirls, otherwise known as fire...
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Ancient shark in 3D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, crops in deep water: 4 Awesome Discoveries
Ancient shark in 3-D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, and crops in deep water. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About. 3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed...
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Scientists detail Front Range air pollution - FRAPPE
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and partner organizations are using specially equipped aircraft, mobile radars, balloon-mounted sensors, and sophisticated computer simulations to measure local and...
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Engineering slick solutions for sticky problems - Science Nation
The natural world has many tricks to teach us about efficiency and design. Take the carnivorous pitcher plant: its super slippery surface acts like a slide for unsuspecting ants that can't stop themselves from sliding right into the...