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NSF and Germany's Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation join forces to accelerate innovations
The transatlantic partnership aims to propel innovative technology translation, lay the foundation for new industries and positively impact people's lives in the U.S. and Europe The U.S. National Science Foundation, through its Directorate for…
Folding the future: The rise of origami-inspired robots
Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, is taking a futuristic turn with the work of Cynthia Sung at the University of Pennsylvania. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, " Computational…
U.S. releases National Spectrum Research and Development Plan to guide spectrum innovation
The U.S. government has released the National Spectrum Research and Development Plan, a crucial step forward in maintaining America's global leadership in wireless spectrum innovation. The Wireless Spectrum Research and Development Interagency…
NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Baker and his colleagues revolutionized protein design enabling the creation of protein structures…
NSF Growing Convergence Research awards advance innovation across disciplines
The U.S. National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research (NSF GCR) awards are fostering deep integration across disciplines and pushing the boundaries of current research paradigms. The awards bring together experts from multiple science…
NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their Nobel Prize in physics. Their research and innovations helped make possible "machines that learn" — artificial neural networks with the ability to…
NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Their breakthrough discovery of microRNAs, a fundamental component of how gene activity is regulated, transformed our…
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
The U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan had a dynamic week as he met with domestic and international partners to emphasize NSF's commitment to unite global talent and unlock the potential of research and innovation. On…
MRR: Taking a groundbreaking technology from basic research to commercialization
The development of a cutting-edge technique to monitor and control chemical reactions in real time has the potential to transform pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industries. Molecular rotational resonance (MRR) spectroscopy provides high-speed…
Creating the largest, most comprehensive picture of neural connections to date
Flip a switch on the wall, and it turns on a light across the room through a simple circuit. Now add 140,000 other switches and try and figure out which one controls the light. That is similar to the challenge undertaken by an international…
NSF, NIH and FDA support research in digital twin technology for biomedical applications
The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has awarded over $6 million in research funding across seven projects to explore the development of…
Scientists discover new way of predicting where and when rivers suddenly change course and flood
An avulsion is a river term referring to the rapid abandonment of a channel and the formation of a new one, often resulting in devastating flooding. Now, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Indiana University researchers have…
Impact of NSF commitment to basic research reflected in 2024 Golden Goose winners
All three research projects that received the 2024 Golden Goose Award celebrating the wide-ranging impact of federally funded research that has led to breakthroughs for science and society trace their roots back to support for basic research provided…
Spanish cave's submerged land bridge reveals that humans colonized the western Mediterranean earlier than thought
When did humans colonize the western Mediterranean? New U.S. National Science Foundation -supported research shows that it may be much earlier than archaeologists thought. The study was conducted on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where a 25-foot…
Not just a bunch of hot air: Plant responses to higher temperatures change depending on how hot it gets
How plants balance carbon dioxide intake with water loss in the face of rising temperatures has implications for water use in agriculture and the resilience of critical crops to environmental change. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported…
NSF and international partners to invest $82M in Six 2024 Global Centers
The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom today announced funding awards totaling nearly $82 million in their Global Centers competition. 2024…
Statement by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan
"On behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation, I extend my warmest congratulations to NSB Board Member Keivan Guadalupe Stassun on receiving the prestigious MacArthur Foundation 2024 'Genius' Grant. NSF is proud to have supported Keivan…
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with key leaders, celebrated scientific breakthroughs and highlighted NSF's vital role in bolstering research initiatives for artificial intelligence. On Monday at NSF headquarters, Panchanathan…
U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce announce a new $30M funding opportunity, funded by the CHIPS & Science Act, to prepare talent for semiconductor jobs nationwide
The Network Coordination Hub for the National Network for Microelectronics Education will establish and operate regional nodes to offer consistent, rigorous, engaging curricula, instructional materials, experiential opportunities, teacher…
NSF and Quad partners launch AI-ENGAGE to encourage collaboration on emerging technologies and agriculture
The U.S. National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO) signed a memorandum of cooperation…