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Mystery Solved: We Finally Know Why Betelgeuse Suddenly Faded | SciShow News
Our neighboring star Betelgeuse got noticeably dimmer a few months ago, and thanks to the Hubble telescope, we recently figured out what was going on. Also, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffered some damage this week.
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OTD In Space - April 13: NASA Launches Nimbus 3 Weather Satellite
On April 13, 1969, NASA launched a new weather satellite called Nimbus 3. This was the third in a series of second-generation research and development satellites NASA launched to test new technologies for weather forecasting. Nimbus 3...
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US Submarines Special Technique to Resurface Through Thick Ice
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel to explore the cold waters of the Arctic with the powerful Stealth Submarines breaking through ice. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an...
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Hydrogen: Future of Fuels Finally Drives Up
What emits no carbon, stores electric energy from renewable sources, and makes engines run fast and powerfully? Hint: the Universe is mostly made of it (so it should be cheap).
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Inside the Bizarre Bubble Where Matter Moves Faster Than Light
How a black hole's ergosphere may help us go faster than the speed of light.
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Advanced Wireless Research Initiative - Webcast from 7/15/2016
NSF leads federal effort to boost advanced wireless research
The National Science Foundation announces it will invest more than $400 million over the next seven years to support fundamental wireless research and to develop platforms for...
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Inventing the Way Forward - Graduate Education for the STEM Workforce (2)
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Division of Graduate Education Open House: Inventing the Way Forward: Graduate Education for the STEM Workforce
The first panel, The Big Picture: Challenges and Opportunities in Graduate Education, six...
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Improving Outcomes by Reducing Red Tape for Financial Assistance
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards Please submit your questions to cofar@omb.eop.gov. For more information on this guidance...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Short Track Speed Skating
The U.S. speed skating team has two best hopes against a powerful South Korean team that took three- of-a-possible-four golds in Torino: Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski--an 18-year-old World Champion in his first Olympics. Speed skating is...
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BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Dietze
BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Dietze: "Solving the challenge of predicting nature: How close are we and how do we get there?" Is nature predictable? If so, how can we better manage and conserve ecosystems? Near-term...
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A battery inspired by vitamins
What happens when there isn't any wind to spin the blades of a wind turbine? Or there's no sun to charge those solar panels? National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Harvard University may have a solution. In episode 69, Jordan...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Mathletes
It's been called "the Queen of Sciences"--mathematics. It might not be as obvious in Olympic sports as physics or materials-engineering, but math--from simple arithmetic to calculus--is part of every jump, every spin, every move the...
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Hyperlocal mapping within urban heat islands for future forecasting - Science Nation
Researchers lay the groundwork for high resolution “heat maps” to protect residents and improve city planning A quick check on a smartphone will provide you with the day's expected high temperature, but what if you could find out how hot...
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LIGO detects gravitational waves -- announcement at press conference (part 1)
Press conference announcing the first direct detection of gravitational waves -- February 11, 2016
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Surprising Reasons Why We Need Biodiversity
The hangout covers the benefits of biodiversity—and which benefits have been scientifically tested; how biodiversity boosts innovation; and how researchers are measuring biodiversity in the face of environmental change. Guests: Bradley...
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What does an environmental engineer do? - 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...
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Airplane disease transmission!
There’s nothing like being stuffed into a cramped, hot airplane cabin to make you feel sick. NSF-funded researchers at Florida State University say passenger movement patterns in these cabins actually can make you sick. In response to...
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BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Sheila Patek
BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Sheila Patek "From fast to ultrafast: Evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary principles of extreme biological movement." On November 7, 2018, the National Science Foundation's Directorate for...
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Withering Crops -- Changing Planet
As the global population continues to increase, scientists and farmers are concerned about the impacts that climate change could have on the world's crops. To better understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants use water and...
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DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A panel discussion on the future of clean growth and sustainability
This panel was held by the British Embassy in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020 in partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Axios. For more in this series, watch "Designing Our Future: A panel discussion on the future...
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DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the modern world, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Three leading AI experts weigh in on the current state of...
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The Language of Math
Learning the language of math can be enlightening. Just ask Tony Chan, who heads the Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF); David Bressoud, president of the Mathematical Association of...
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NSF Physics Frontiers Centers The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) tackles the big questions in cosmology — dark matter, dark energy and...
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Why does diversity in schools matter?
Why does diversity in schools matter? Sandra Graham, University of California Presidential Chair in Education and Diversity and Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA, discusses why diversity in schools matters in this episode of...