NSF Director Panchanathan joins heads of funding agencies from around the world at The Hague for the Global Research Council's annual meeting
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, for the Global Research Council ' s (GRC) 11th Annual Meeting, from Monday, May 29 to Friday, June 2. He met with delegates and heads of publicly … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - June 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF announces investment in research infrastructure to improve life-saving weather predictions and climate projections
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $91.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to create the Airborne Phased Array Radar. APAR will be a state-of … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - June 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots
For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons — to tie rope, braid hair or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at tying knots and far superior — and faster — at untangling them. Tiny California blackworms… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Using quantum physics to secure wireless devices
From access cards and key fobs to Bluetooth speakers, the security of communication between wireless devices is critical in maintaining privacy and preventing theft. Unfortunately, these tools are not foolproof and information on how to hack, clone … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery
The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering Land Bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far south as Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America. Others settled in areas much closer to their … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan received an honorary degree and delivered the keynote address at the University of Vermont ' s graduation ceremony for the class of 2023. His speech was framed around the letters in " Vermont, ” and to each… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone
For most people, getting burrs stuck on your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get home. But for researchers at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, or CEMB, the hooks on these … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF Director Panchanathan speaks at University of Vermont commencement and receives honorary degree
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered the address at the University of Vermont ’s 222nd Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The livestreamed event took place on the University Green and inspired… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests
Calm body, calm mind, say the practitioners of mindfulness. A new study, partially funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, indicates that the idea of the body and mind being inextricably intertwined is more than just an abstraction. The study … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Can synthetic polymers replace the body's natural proteins?
Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle, and generate movement. But is all that variety necessary … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Astronomers find a remarkably small and distant galaxy
Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past. There the researchers … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
New study uncovers spicy ancient history of chili peppers
Botanists and paleontologists led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a fossil chili pepper that may rewrite the geography and evolutionary timeline of the tomato plant family. The U.S. National Science Foundation … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats
Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso to pick fruit in forests, but new research by scientists at the University of Michigan suggests a life in open woodlands and a diet that included leaves drove apes ' … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
New study detects inaudible sounds of volcanic mudflows
A study published in Nature Scientific Reports shows that catastrophic volcanic mudflows, known as lahars, can be effectively monitored with infrasound remote sensing technology. Infrasound airwaves are low-frequency sounds below the threshold of … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF-NOAA partner to promote the creation of centers for modeling catastrophic impacts and risk assessment of climate change
Whether you own a home, a business or other assets, insurance is an important part of any budgetary calculation involving protection of property. While the insurance and reinsurance sector are at the forefront of translating weather and climate … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - May 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
