NSF appoints new special assistant to the director for artificial intelligence
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the appointment of Tess deBlanc-Knowles to the position of special assistant to the director for artificial intelligence. In this position, she will serve as the lead in the Office of the Director … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF invests over $16M in six academic institutions for cybersecurity scholarships
Today the U.S. National Science Foundation announced six new academic institutions are being awarded CyberCorps ® Scholarship for Service (SFS) grants, an investment of over $16 million toward training the next generation of cybersecurity… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Notice to research community: Use of generative artificial intelligence technology in the NSF merit review process
Generative artificial intelligence1 (GAI) systems have great potential to support the U.S. National Science Foundation ' s mission to promote the progress of science. They could facilitate creativity and aid in the development of new scientific … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF announces first-ever Accelerating Research Translation awards to empower academic institutions to speed and scale translational research
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the first-ever Accelerating Research Translation (ART) investment — more than $100 million to 18 teams at academic institutions across the nation. NSF ' s investment will enable academic institutions … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Self-correcting quantum computers within reach?
Quantum computers promise to reach speeds and efficiencies impossible for even the fastest supercomputers of today. But quantum computers, unlike classical ones, cannot correct errors by copying encoded data over and over. Because of this inability … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
450 million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of a pleurocystitid, a marine organism that existed nearly 450 million years ago and is … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
The U.S. National Science Foundation mourns the passing of John Brooks Slaughter
John Brooks Slaughter, Ph.D., director of the U.S. National Science Foundation from 1980-1982, died in Pasadena, Calif., on Dec. 6 at age 89. Slaughter, the first African American director of NSF, spent his distinguished career championing diversity … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer's and Parkinson's biomarkers
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer ' s and Parkinson ' s disease. The device relies on electrical rather than chemical detection, which researchers say is more … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Inexpensive monitoring process powered by machine learning could aid in water treatment
Small, rural drinking water treatment plants typically use only chlorine to implement the disinfection process. A key performance measure for disinfection is free chlorine residual, the concentration of free chlorine remaining in the water after the … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 12, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF Director delivers keynote at Virginia Commonwealth University commencement ceremony, joins Virginia representative for roundtable
On Dec. 9, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered the keynote address at the Virginia Commonwealth University ' s winter Commencement Ceremony, where he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan underscored the agency ' s commitment to creating pathways and on-ramps for anyone to be able to join the STEM enterprise. On Friday, the director attended a roundtable hosted by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
NSF advances technologies to improve quality of life for persons with disabilities
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing in research solutions to address challenges faced by persons with disabilities, including the development of assistive and rehabilitative technologies to enhance their quality of life and provide … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Scientists isolate early-warning tremor pattern in lab-made earthquakes
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully isolated a pattern of lab-made ' foreshock ' tremors. The finding offers hope that future earthquakes could be forecast by a swarm of smaller previous tremors.The U.S. National Science … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Breakthrough synthesis method improves solar cell stability
Solar cell efficiency has soared in recent years due to light-harvesting materials like halide perovskites, but the ability to produce them reliably at scale continues to be a challenge.Now, a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported process … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment
The most lethal feature of any cancer is metastasis, the spread of cancer cells throughout the body. New research, led by Penn State, reveals for the first time the mechanics behind how breast cancer cells may invade healthy tissues. The U.S … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
