Icebergs near pier at Palmer Station
Low light illuminates icebergs near the pier at Palmer Station on Anvers Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. Palmer is one of three U.S. research stations in Antarctica, all of which are operated by the NSF U.S. Antarctic Program.
[The U.S. Antarctic Program is supported by the U.S. National ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - April 13, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Prototype electronic sensor detects cancer drug
This prototype electronic sensor emits current when it detects the anticancer drug afimoxifene. Researchers created the device to demonstrate a new method that could lower the cost of automated dosing systems for chemotherapies and other drugs.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - April 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Measuring polarization of coronal light during a total solar eclipse
The sun’s corona -- its outermost atmosphere -- is typically only visible to the naked eye during a total solar eclipse. The SwRI-led Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) 2024 project evaluated special cameras to measure the polarization of coronal light during the April 2023 total ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - April 4, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Researcher dives under diatom-coated sea ice in the Ross Sea
A researcher with the 2019 PolarTREC expedition dives under diatom-coated sea ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The expedition studied the thermal sensitivity of embryos and larvae of Antarctic marine ectotherms.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant OPP 1918637.]
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Sea spider of the genus Colossendeis from Antarctica
Sea spiders of the genus Colossendeis that live in Antarctica experience polar gigantism and are even larger than sea spiders found in more temperate waters. This specimen was collected during the 2019 PolarTREC (Polar Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) expedition to ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Nudibranch (Notaeolidia) from Antarctica
This nudibranch (Notaeolidia), or sea slug, a type of soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusk, is found in the icy waters around Antarctica. This specimen was collected during the 2019 PolarTREC (Polar Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) expedition to study the thermal ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Equipped with an 8.4 meter wide-field telescope and a 3.2 gigapixel camera, Rubin Observatory will be used to carry out a deep survey of nearly half the sky once its operational, enabling a broad range of fundamental astrophysical ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 16, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Capillary blood vessel network in the lungs
Confocal imaging reveals the dense network of capillary blood vessels in the lungs that allow oxygen to move into our bloodstream. Researchers have demonstrated that tissues within this complex vascular network can be repaired after being damaged by diseases like the flu and Covid-19 using a ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Soft robotic replica of marine organism pleurocystitid
Mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of a pleurocystitid, a marine organism that existed nearly 450 million years ago and is believed to be one of the first echinoderms capable of movement using a muscular stem. The team used a ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Soft robotic replica of marine organism pleurocystitids
Mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of pleurocystitids, a marine organism that existed nearly 450 million years ago and is believed to be one of the first echinoderms capable of movement using a muscular stem. The team used a ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 9, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Demonstrating 3D integration on a massive scale
In this rendering, researchers at Penn State demonstrated 3D integration -- vertically stacking multiple layers of semiconductor devices to pack more silicon-based transistors onto a computer chip -- on a massive scale, enabling more energy-efficient computing.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Fossilized marine organism pleurocystitid
A fossilized pleurocystitid, a marine organism that went extinct nearly 450 million years ago and is believed to be one of the first echinoderms capable of movement using a muscular stem. Mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University engineered a soft robotic replica of a pleurocystitid to ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Robot'built' in real time using new 3D inkjet printing system
A newly developed 3D inkjet printing system uses computer vision to continuously scan a print surface while adjusting the amount of resin deposited in real time. Here, a robot is "built" layer-by-layer. The black spheres represent the material the printer is depositing, the blue beams represent UV ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - February 24, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
Sea otter eating a marsh crab in Elkhorn Slough
A sea otter eats a marsh crab in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary on Monterey Bay in California. A study suggests the recolonization of otters has significantly slowed erosion of creekbanks and marsh edges by controlling the population of crabs, which eat roots and dig into soil.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
New synaptic transistor with brain-like computing power
An artist's interpretation of the brain-like computing power behind a new synaptic transistor developed by researchers. Experiments show the transistor goes beyond simple machine-learning tasks to categorize data and is capable of performing associative learning.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - February 17, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: video
