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Environmental engineers study West Virginia chemical spill
Environmental engineers collect water samples near a chemical spill by Charleston, West Virginia for further analysis. The spill prompted officials to advise about 15 percent of the state's residents to not use the water. In the...
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Cultivating higher-quality watermelons!
Introducing wild melon genes into cultivated watermelon could result in high-quality watermelons that can grow in more diverse climates -- important as climate change increasingly challenges farmers. Bigger, crisper, sweeter melons!
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Health care that follows you from home to hospital and back: Smart America Expo
Professor Marjorie Skubic from the University of Missouri has created a suite of health care technologies that identify when an individual falls in their home or when their physical behavior changes over time. However, how does a...
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Blurring boundaries between animate & inanimate - Science Nation
Scientists at the Bioinspired Soft Materials Center at Brandeis University are using fundamentally new approaches to study bioinspired soft materials, with the ultimate goal of developing new materials for artificial muscles,...
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Drone monitors construction site activity-NSF Science Now 43
In this week’s episode we follow a construction site drone, examine tunable window technology, learn how words are represented in the brain and finally we examine 240-million-year-old fossils.
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Ask a Scientist – Superhero Edition 4
We polled top nano experts for their nanotechnology enabled superpower of choice! In this edition, we hear from Kevin Walsh, from the University of Louisville and the Director of the NSF NNCI KY Multiscale Manufacturing and Nano...
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Ask a Scientist – Nano expert: Karen Wooley
You sent us your nano questions, and we answered! In this Ask a Scientist – Nano Edition, we join nano expert Karen Wooley, from Texas A&M University. See more nano videos and check out our Generation Nano: Small Science, Superheroes...
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Why must science be a group effort?
Why must science be a group effort? Dr. Saul Perlmutter answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.
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When Did People First Believe It Possible? - History Of Climate Change Research
When did people first believe it might be possible for them to influence climate?
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Off-roading Salt content rises in freshwater lakes
National Science Foundation-funded researchers affiliated with the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network discover an issue with road salt used to melt away snow and ice. Turns out, it's contributing to rising salinity in many North...
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NSF GenNano Competition 2015 - 16 Finalist Nine
The third-place winner of the Generation Nano science comic competition in 2016. A little girl becomes the next victim of two notorious kidnappers. Nine, a rising superhero, takes this as an opportunity to test his new Nanosuit.This...
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High-tech Harvest: Engineering agriculture's future
What if emerging technologies for agriculture were put into practice? Researchers are engineering a sustainable balance of crops with more resilience and higher yields. They are exploring computer vision, robotics and intelligent sensor...
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Needle Through Balloon - Little Shop of Physics
You can push a knitting needle through a balloon if you take certain precautions. Parts Needed 1 Balloon 1 Sharpened knitting needle (or similar) 1 Oil This demonstration is only for the experienced! Little Shop of Physics took several...
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KIdding Around about Earth Day
What happens when you ask a group of excited children about #EarthDay? Find out in this new NSF video celebrating Earth Day!
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The power of a wandering mind - Finding Your Science
1993 Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp talks about why some answers are revealed only when we are not looking for them. Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration...
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Math Textbooks in the Future
Ken Koedinger is professor of human-computer interaction and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, he talks about the mathematics textbooks of the future, offering customized instruction, real-time feedback on work, online...
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In shielding law enforcement, Kevlar origami is on target
Engineering professors funded by the National Science Foundation have designed a new barrier to better protect people in danger during a crisis situation. The origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield could protect law enforcement...
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How FabLab went viral - Neil Gershenfeld
FabLab creator Neil Gershenfeld of MIT describes the emerging science of fabrication. For more information visit: http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=131761
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Biologist is Real-Life Mother Goose
Biologist Jessica Meir isn't just researching bar-headed geese--she's parenting them too. She's raised a brood of twelve goslings since birth, in a process known as imprinting. But the imprinting is just a tool. The real question behind...
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3-D-printed, WiFi-connected plastic objects could advance the Internet of Things
A novel approach to connecting everyday appliances via the Internet manages to wirelessly link objects without the use of batteries or electronics. Three-dimensionally printed, plastic objects, developed by researchers at University of...
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Ask a Scientist – Superhero Edition 1
We polled top nano experts for their nanotechnology enabled superpower of choice! In this edition, we hear from Nicole Steinmetz, from Case Western Reserve University; Karen Wooley, from Texas A&M University and Director of TAMU...
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Home sensors enable seniors to live independently - Science Nation
People are living longer and they desire to live as independently as possible in their senior years. But, independent lifestyles come with risks, such as debilitating falls and deteriorating health resulting from inadequate care. To...
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Going Beyond Pokémon GO!
Lions, Tigers and BULBASAURS! Join us for an exciting journey as we explore groundbreaking Augmented Reality research that takes us Beyond Pokémon and (GO)es into some of the latest AR applications. Augmented reality integrates...
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Ocean Acidification -- Changing Planet
As higher amounts of carbon dioxide become absorbed by the oceans, some marine organisms are finding it's a struggle to adjust. The Changing Planet series explores the impact that climate change is having on our planet, and is provided...