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Close-up of copper target samples
A team of researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation has developed a new method of tracking the ultra-fast heat progression in warm…
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The U.S. National Science Foundation is making awards of $48M to the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing Alliances (NSF BPC Alliances), which…
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Several large radio telescopes beneath illustration of lines, dots and other imagery in the sky suggesting AI.
From the early telescopes made hundreds of years ago by Galileo to the sophisticated astronomical observatories of today, people have built…
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2024 EPSCoR NASA Award Announcement
The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested over $2.1 million in eight projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive…
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Water flowing over and eroding ancient rock
As continental landmasses rose above sea level to meet wind and rain effects around 3 billion years ago, they underwent a series of geologic processes…
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NSF logo with NSF future of semiconductors
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung, announced $42.4 million…
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Conceptual illustration of a multi-messenger astrophysical event. In the top left, two neutron stars are colliding in a bright blue burst of energy. The collision emits several different types of signals, which are being detected by different telescopes and facilities illustrated on Earth in the lower right.
Astronomy has always relied on light to convey information about the universe. But capturing photons — such as those from visible light or radio waves…
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Purple bacteria can act like microscopic factories for bioplastics.
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies…
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A variety of corals in oceans water
Warming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO…
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