NSF renews cybersecurity workforce development projects
The U.S. National Science Foundation CyberCorps ® Scholarship for Service program is renewing funding for seven academic institutions, providing more than $24 million over the next four years. These awards build on a prior investment of $29 million… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Geoscientists probe geochemistry, microbial diversity of Peruvian hot springs
South America ' s Andes Mountains, the world ' s longest mountain range and home to some of the planet ' s highest peaks, feature hundreds of hot springs. Driven by plate tectonics and fueled by hot rock and fluids, their thermal discharges vary widely in … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer
As Earth ' s climate continues to warm, extreme and anomalous weather events are becoming more common. But predicting and analyzing the effects of what is, by definition, an anomaly can be tricky. Scientists say museum specimens can help. In the first … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF, EDA announce official coordination on regional innovation programs
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) signed a memorandum of understanding to officially enable cross-agency coordination on regional innovation programs. " Innovation and collaboration go hand in … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Masters of acclimation: Octopuses adjust to cold by editing their RNA
Each cell comes with a finite set of instructions encoded in its DNA. Life, however, is unpredictable, and when circumstances change, animals need flexibility to acclimate. Now, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research led by Joshua … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
Discussions centered on shared priorities and strengthening and scaling the innovation capacity of both … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF, NGA and NRO extend ArcticDEM availability until 2032
The U.S. National Science Foundation, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) have finalized an agreement to provide continued public access to historical and new digital elevation models created … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Stellar demolition derby generates powerful gamma-ray burst
While searching for the origins of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB), an international team of astrophysicists may have stumbled upon a new way stars might be destroyed. Although most GRBs originate from exploding massive stars or neutron-star mergers … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Low-cost, waterproof sensors may create new possibilities for monitoring health
A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible, affordable, waterproof and wearable sensor to monitor multiple vital signs. The team published the details of the pencil-on-paper sensor in Chemical … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Bio-inspired device captures images by mimicking human eye
Drawing inspiration from nature, Penn State scientists have developed a new device that produces images by mimicking the red, green and blue photoreceptors and the neural network found in human eyes. The research findings, reported in Science … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Advanced electrode to help remediate stubborn new'forever chemicals '
As new environmental regulations are rolling out to mitigate the industry-retired long-chain chemicals known as PFAS in drinking water, there are concerns regarding a new breed of these " forever chemicals " called short-chain PFAS. PFAS is an … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Biological clocks of people and malaria parasites tick in tune
Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent progress against malaria, particularly in Africa and southeast Asia. Now, researchers looking for other ways to fight the mosquito-borne parasites that cause the disease have zeroed in … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, network operators and vendors, academia, federal agencies and public interest representatives gathered at the Federal Communications Commission for a workshop co-hosted by NSF and the FCC to discuss the opportunities and challenges of … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF announces 54 teams picked for the VITAL Prize Challenge Semi-Final Round
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced that 54 teams have been selected to advance to the Semi-Final Round of the Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning (VITAL) Prize Challenge. The $6 million, multiphase challenge supports … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics
Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a caterpillar-like soft robot can move forward, backward and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot ' s movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver nanowires that use heat to … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - July 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
