2-month-old northern elephant seals sleep on beach at A ñ o Nuevo State Park
Two-month-old northern elephant seals sleep on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park. Researchers recorded the brain activity of free-ranging elephant seals for the first time, revealing that while they may spend 10 hours a day sleeping on the beach during breeding season, they average just two hours ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Polymers that repel each other can parse into phase-separated droplets
This artist's rendering depicts researchers' discovery of how mixtures of polymers that repel each other can parse into phase-separated droplets, like oils in a lava lamp. Interaction between droplets and the cell wall limits the size of the droplets and causes bubbling of the outside of the ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
NSF-supported researchers have developed a low-cost HPV DNA test.
NSF-supported researchers at Rice University have developed a low-cost HPV DNA test that could be deployed as a point-of-care test for screening one of the highest risk cancers.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Microcylinders containing colored dye
Sealed microcylinders containing colored dye are shown inside the narrow opening of a standard-sized hypodermic needle. These nontoxic, biodegradable microparticles could be used for delivering large or continuous doses of one or more drugs at a specific location, like a cancerous ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Array of hollow microparticles
An array of hollow microparticles developed in a laboratory for timed-release drug delivery. These particles, which are loaded with colored dye, are small enough to fit through a standard hypodermic needle and designed to biodegrade over time, releasing their drug payload weeks or even months after ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Microscope slide holding an array of microparticles
A graduate student displays a microscope slide holding an array of more than 300 tiny biodegradable particles that can be used for time-released drug delivery. The array was created using an encapsulation technology, co-developed by the student.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
NSF-supported researchers have pictured our galaxy using high-energy neutrinos for the first time.
NSF-supported researchers at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have used machine learning to create a picture of the Milky Way galaxy using high-energy neutrinos for the first time.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Panel artwork on Jetstream2
, a user-friendly cloud computing environment for researchers and educators that's designed to simplify data analysis, boost discovery, and increase availability of artificial intelligence resources. Jetstream2's primary system is located at Indiana University, with four ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Cholesterol in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Adult male jumping spiders H. pyrrithrix and H. hallani
Adult male jumping spiders H. pyrrithrix (left) and H. hallani in the genus Habronattus. Both were found in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Quantum dots glow under ultraviolet light
, displaying photoluminescent properties. Researchers created solar windows made with quantum dots, tiny particles that absorb sunlight and convert it into a glow outside the visible spectrum of light. The glow is then routed to solar cells at the edge of ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 3, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Tiny new centipede species (Illacme socal)
This tiny new species of centipede (Illacme socal) was discovered by researchers in the soil near Los Angeles, California.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - July 3, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
NSF-supported researchers have found the brain waves that help with retraining memory during sleep.
NSF-supported researchers at UCLA have discovered the unique brain wave rhythms that help with retraining memory during sleep. The work points towards a possible treatment for memory issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or even memory loss associated with aging.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
NSF-supported researchers have successfully transplanted an organ after cryopreservation.
Engineers and medical researchers at NSF's Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems have successfully cryopreserved a kidney for up to 100 days.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 28, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
Mills River in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
The Mills River in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. Researchers applied a machine-learning model to explore where and to what extent human activities have contributed to the hydrogeochemical changes, such as increases in salinity and alkalinity, in U.S. rivers.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video
