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The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested $14 million in seven interdisciplinary research projects through the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence program. This…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. This investment aims to advance the development and…

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $39 million to help grow quantum research activities at more institutions across America through the NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program. This…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has made five awards totaling $75 million to support the creation of five biofoundries that will spur innovation, provide tools and technologies to researchers nationwide, and help advance biology, biotechnology…

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, a global network of radio telescopes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and international partners, has achieved the highest resolution radio observations of astronomical objects ever obtained…

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $14.5 million in the inaugural set of awards through its Innovation in Two-Year College in STEM Education (ITYC) program. The program aims to support potentially transformative projects that will…

Last week, the U.S. National Science Foundation made major strides in research, innovation and conservation, marked by key announcements and engagement with the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). On August 20…

Hurricane Beryl hit Houston, Texas, on Sunday, July 7, causing death and injury and leaving more than two million people suffering power outages and structural and environmental damages estimated at $3.3 billion. To aid in the relief effort, local…

Scientists are hot on the trail of a process called quantum coherence, the ability of particles to maintain phase relationships and exist in multiple states simultaneously. It's akin to the parts of a wave being synchronized. But whether quantum…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected David B. Berkowitz as assistant director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), starting September 9, 2024. Berkowitz will manage the NSF MPS team and oversee the investment portfolios for the…

Early detection and prevention of potential pandemics — whether they affect humans, animals or plants — are vital to the health, economy and security of the United States. The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded a series of projects totaling…

Conserving water flow to the Great Salt Lake in Utah will reduce dust exposure for all residents, especially those who are Hispanic, Pacific Islander and those with lower education levels, according to a new NSF-supported study published in One Earth…

DARPA has selected five top technology accelerators from across the nation as DARPA Commercial Accelerators to facilitate rapid commercialization and scale of DARPA-funded technologies.

Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering…

Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering…

Once upon a time, the Teton Range, a 40-mile-long mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains, may have extended much longer than it does now. A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded team thinks it might know what happened to it. The team, led…

Permafrost is permanently frozen soil in the coldest areas of the planet. Although it has trapped organic carbon from the remains of plants and animals that died and froze thousands of years ago, rising temperatures are thawing the soil, releasing…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…