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RARE AUDIO OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES SAVED BY INVENTION 100 YEARS LATER
Optical scan technology is helping researchers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, preserve audio of 78 indigenous California languages, most of which were recorded more than a century ago. The recordings are on approximately...
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INSIDE YELLOWSTONE'S PLUMBING
In Episode 10, Charlie and Jordan take a peek at Yellowstone's plumbing, chat about a new malaria model for blood cells and discuss the darling material of the nanotech world--graphene.
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BUILDING BETTER BONES WITH 3-D PRINTING
In episode 70, Jordan and Charlie discuss 3-D printable ink that produces a synthetic bone implant that rapidly induces bone regeneration and growth. A Northwestern University research team has developed a hyperelastic "bone" material,...
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COLLABORATIVELY EXPLORING VIRTUAL WORLDS
The Pentagon's Office of Training and Readiness Strategy's Advanced Distributed Learning laboratory worked with Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems and Training and US Ignite to create a platform for distributed, immersive training...
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ZINC-BASED BATTERIES: STRETCHABLE, FLEXIBLE, ULTRATHIN
Imprint Energy, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation, is pioneering a new way to manufacture ultrathin, flexible, high-density batteries. The zinc-based batteries overcome historical challenges by using new...
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NSF ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS TO ADVANCE U.S. HEALTH, ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
For over 30 years, National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) have promoted innovation, helped to maintain America's competitive edge and added billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. They bring together...
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PURDUE'S NEW ADHESIVE FLEXES ITS MUSSELS
A nontoxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures has been found to outperform commercially available products, pointing toward potential surgical glues to replace sutures and staples. Most adhesives...
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DIGITAL EYE IN THE SKY
The Duke University Marine Lab is the first to win Federal Aviation Administration certification to operate scientific drones and provide training. Their biggest drone is an amphibious plane with a 9-foot wingspan that can fly for 90...
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A LOW-COST MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Surgeons can now use a new type of mechanical instrument to perform complex, minimally invasive procedures, also known as laparoscopic surgery, thanks to researchers and small business entrepreneurs funded by the National Science...
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BUG BATTLES
With support from the National Science Foundation, University of Florida entomologist Christine Miller and her team are researching mate selection and animal weapons as a key to better understanding animal behavior, diversity and...
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COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY: CO-EXISTING WITH OUR COASTLINES
With our large footprint in coastal sands, how do we co-exist with our coastlines? Rick Murray, director of the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, has answers.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING ON AUGUST 21, AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE POTENTIALLY SEE?
We asked NSF's Division of Astronomical Sciences Program Director David Boboltz what's happening on August 21, and what can people potentially see. Provided by National Science Foundation
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FINDING INFANT PLANETS IN THE DEBRIS SURROUNDING A STAR
New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) contain compelling evidence that two newborn planets, each about the size of Saturn, are in orbit around a young star known as HD 163296. In studying HD...
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COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR ALL
Computer Science (CS) is taught in less than 25 percent of U.S. high schools, but several years ago Charles County, Maryland, committed to bringing CS to all K-12 students in its school district. Charles County's CS education efforts are...
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CAN EARLY EXPERIENCES WITH COMPUTERS, ROBOTS BRING GIRLS INTO STEM?
National Science Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Washington's I-Lab explore ways to spark girls' interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and computers at a young age.
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DUKING IT OUT: SCIENTISTS CAPTURE MATING BATTLE BETWEEN WILD CUTTLEFISH
Cuttlefish meets cuttlefish, a tale as old as time. Rival suitor challenges Male Cuttlefish 1 to a duel, and deep in the sea, mating games are afoot. While conducting undersea research, scientists happen to catch the encounter--the first...
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WHY WASTE WATER? THESE SOLAR PANELS RECYCLE GREYWATER, PRODUCE ENERGY
With support from the National Science Foundation, a multidisciplinary team is engineering solar panel technology that makes greywater reusable while creating thermal energy in the process. What is now wastewater would be used at least...
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RELIEF FROM PARKINSON'S
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered two groups of neurons that can be turned on and off like a light switch to alleviate the movement-related symptoms of Parkinson's disease for longer periods of time.
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DRILLING INTO THE JURASSIC IN NEW JERSEY
One hour from New York City, where the suburbs of New Jersey give way to farms, a team of scientists are drilling for ancient rocks on the edge of a cornfield. The rocks hold clues about what the earth was like about 201 million years...
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EDITORS' PICK: 'GO BABY GO!' MOBILITY FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES
The exploration experiences that children have at an early age play an important role in cognitive development. A research team from the University of Delaware, led by physical therapy professor Cole Galloway, is working on ways to help...
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O.K., SO IT'S NOT A SHARK, BUT CAN A SHARK DO THIS?
National Science Foundation fish expert and researcher Prosanta Chakrabarty, Ph.D., unearths an unusual video and answers if fish can really live in the dirt!
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KEY INGREDIENT FOR NEW, SUSTAINABLE ASPHALT--PIG POOP!
With support from the National Science Foundation, civil engineer Ellie Fini and a team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have designed a sticky binder made from pig manure that can be used to make asphalt. At...
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WAS THIS HOW DINOSAURS BEGAN FLYING?
If a Pacific parrotlet needs to get to a nearby branch, it uses its legs to jump. If a target falls just outside of its jump range, however, it can add a "proto-wingbeat," a small flapping motion that allows it to travel farther without...
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NIFTY 50
Jordan and Charlie celebrate 50 episodes with 50 National Science Foundation-funded breakthroughs, discoveries, achievements and generally amazing contributions to science.