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QESST for solar power to feed an energy hungry world - Science Nation
Modern society is very much defined by its access to electricity. What if researchers could advance sustainable energy technologies to the point where everyone around the world had access to clean, cheap energy sources? Richard Smalley,...
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DNA - Chalk Talk
DNA is the Swiss army knife of biological molecules, acting as both a blueprint and a building block. This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to...
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NSF’s INTERN program prepares students for STEM careers outside of academia
NSF’s INTERN program is a new approach to how federal funding can be used to support nonacademic learning for graduate students in science, engineering and education. Through the program, NSF-funded graduate students work with and learn...
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Fire Ants: Coping with These Invasive Insects - Science Nation
Invasive animals are often most abundant in habitats impacted by humans, especially man-made habitats, such as roadsides, suburban and urban developments, and areas of intensive agricultural activity. Understanding why this is true may...
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Computer-equipped dogs lead way in search-and-rescue: Smart America Expo
Researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) showed off pioneering work demonstrating the potential of technologies that allow dogs to gather information, and stay safe, during search and rescue operations. Among the...
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Electronic Tattoo - Science of Innovation
A micro-electronic health monitor so thin, light and portable that it can attach right to the surface of skin and go wherever a person goes. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the field of healthcare technology. Provided...
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Cars Without Drivers - Science Nation
Meet Boss -- the car that can drive itself! Boss is the invention of Carnegie Mellon researcher Raj Rajkumar and his team. It has 18 sensors, including a three dimensional laser and onboard computers that connect to GPS and mapping...
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Science historian Peter Galison - ScienceLives
Peter Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. He is the director of Harvard's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, one of the three largest university collections of historical scientific...
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Turbo tongue
In episode 39, Charlie and Jordan discover one of the most explosive moments in the animal kingdom: the powerful tongue of the tiniest chameleons. This research illustrates that to observe some of nature’s best performances, scientists...
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Neuromedical researcher Matthew Kerr - ScienceLives
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researcher Matthew Kerr is interested in understanding how the brain is able to control hands and arms with such dexterity and improving methods of neural signal processing. His long-term goals include...
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Flip phones save the world - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
EcoATM founder Mark Bowles talks about the high-tech tools needed to turn flip phones and old electronics into a successful commercial enterprise that helps save the environment. Sarah Bates from the NSF sat down with Mark to discuss...
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Chemist Thom Dunning - Sciencelives
Take a closer looks at chemist Thom Dunning who talks about what inspired him to become a scientist.
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Herb, the Robotic Butler - Science Nation
His name is HERB and he's a robotic butler designed to open doors, clean tables and even retrieve your slippers. He doesn't look as human as his Japanese counterparts but HERB has a bigger brain according to its developer Siddhartha...
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Paleoclimatologists - Climate Modeling
How can the finding of paleoclimatologists help validate climate models?
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Empire Robotics demos soft gripper on ping pong balls - CES 2015
At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Empire Robotics displayed their innovative soft gripper technology by outcompeting human challengers with their precision ping pong tossing. Empire Robotics plans to use this technology for...
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Community College Innovation Challenge Innovation Boot Camp
The National Science Foundation’s Community College Innovation Challenge Innovation Boot Camp: A fun, immersive experience where teams learn concepts and skills they can apply throughout their life. Finalist teams from the National...
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Batty for Bats - Science Nation
With support from the National Science Foundation, some Brown University scientists are doing extensive research on bats, studying everything from their agility in flight to the elasticity of their bodies. Researching a bat's evolution...
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Artificial Retina - Science Nation
Using a camera to send images to the brain; it may sound like the stuff of science fiction...and just a few years ago it was. The camera is built in to a pair of glasses, sending radio signals to a tiny chip in the back of the retina....
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Origins of bird species
In a landmark study that researched the origins of bird species, evolutionary biologists have made discoveries about the age of birds, and the genomic relationships among modern birds. The genomes of modern birds tell a story: today's...
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Paleontologists discover fossil of bizarre groundhog-like mammal on Madagascar
NSF-funded scientists from Stony Brook University have discovered an almost complete skull of a previously unknown mammal that likely resembled a large modern-day groundhog and lived alongside dinosaurs. For more information visit:...
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Community College Innovation Challenge
The National Science Foundation announces its Community College Innovation Challenge. The contest challenges community college students to propose innovative STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) solutions to...
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NSF Ohio University Snake Discovery
NSF-funded researchers at Ohio University have found the oldest definitive fossil evidence of modern, venomous snakes in Africa. The newly discovered fossil was unearthed in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania. the lead author, Jacob...
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PAESMT awardee Kristina Kellogg “All the hard work paid off.”
Kristina Kellogg has served as an educator for 15 years. In 2016, as a mathematics specialist at Watkins Elementary School in Washington, DC, she was named as a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and...
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What effect does your spoken dialect have in court?
We asked John Rickford, Professor of Linguistics and the Humanities at Stanford University, what effect does your spoken dialect have in court?