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What About Climate Change And The Global Water Cycle? - The Water Cycle
Does the ocean reveal anything about the impact of climate change on the global water cycle?
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Discovery made beneath Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys
Using a novel, helicopter-borne sensor to penetrate the surface of large swathes of terrain, a team of researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has gathered compelling evidence that beneath Antarctica's ice-free...
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A laser-focused, scalable process to make materials repel water
Mool Gupta, a researcher in the University of Virginia School of Engineering supported by the NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research program, is developing a low-cost, scalable process to make surfaces repel...
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Touch Photography: Capturing the Feel of Surfaces
"If you can see something on your computer, why shouldn't you be able to feel it? Touch is an important part of the sensory experience of being a human," says Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering...
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Even healthy corals have viruses - Science Nation
Corals are important ecosystem engineers, providing habitat and nutrient recycling to tropical reefs. However, coral species' richness and abundance are in decline worldwide, due in large part to the impacts from global industrialization...
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Lab on a chip
In episode 22, Charlie and Jordan discuss a new way to diagnose asthma, a more affordable prosthetic knee and synthesizing bio-surfactants.
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Cavitation bubbles bursting with cleaning power - Science Nation
It's easy to think of soap suds when one thinks of bubbles, but these bubbles can clean without chemicals. These are cavitation bubbles, which are created when air is churned up in water. And what researchers are learning could...
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Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill - Science Nation
In January, 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply and...
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NEON begins to monitor changing ecology of the U.S. - Science Nation
The National Ecological Observatory (NEON) is a large-facility project managed by NEON, Inc., and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NEON is a continental-scale research platform for discovering and understanding the...
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Preventing proteins in medications from clumping - Biotech's Future
Protein Dynamics Solutions LLC, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program, is developing a technology to address protein aggregation, a key bottleneck in the development of new...
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Climate Change Clues from Ancient Volcano
South Dakota State University chemistry professor Jihong Cole-Dai and colleagues have discovered evidence of a previously undocumented volcano whose eruption may have contributed to the climate change in the early 1800s. Their ice core...
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Alfred Russel Wallace's personal cabinet
Take a look inside Alfred Russel Wallace's personal cabinet full of bugs and butterflies collected over his lifetime. Discovered by a Washington, D.C., lawyer in search of antique furniture, this is truly a Cabinet of Wonders, for inside...
The Backyard Scientist
Underwater Explosions - Slow Motion Dry Ice Bomb.
Underwater explosions using Dry Ice, and Liquid Nitrogen, and captured in high definition slow motion. Hey guys, Backyard Scientist here. I this video I throw water bottles filled with dry ice, and liquid nitrogen into my pool. This is...
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Testing Ways to Protect Against Natural Hazards - NHERI
The National Science Foundation's NHERI Experimental Facilities allow researchers to test ground-breaking concepts to protect our infrastructure against natural hazards, and enable innovations that help prevent natural hazards from...
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Self-Sacrifice Among Strangers Has More to Do with Nurture than Nature
Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. This is the...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions - History Of Climate Change Research
When was it first determined that greenhouse gas emissions were causing warming?
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Stretchable, flexible, ultra-thin batteries made with zinc – Imprint Energy
The rapidly growing portable electronics industry means huge demand for affordable, durable batteries that pack more energy. Imprint Energy, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation, is pioneering a new way to...
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NSF Director on 1st cosmic event seen in gravitational waves and in light
Excerpts from National Science Foundation Director France Córdova's remarks at the press conference announcing the first gravitational wave detection of a neutron star collision and the first time a cosmic event was seen both in...
Healthcare Triage
Acetaminophen, Risk-Taking, and Covid-19
Does the world’s most common pain relief drug do more than just reduce pain? Recent headlines would have you believe that it also reduces your perception of risk, resulting in more risk-taking behaviors. We think it’s time to take a...
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Research gov Site Demonstration Part 1 Public Services
Research gov is an exciting initiative that enables organizations and researchers to access streamlined research grants management services and other resources for multiple federal agencies in one location. This video provides an...
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Listener fatigue prompts research and in-ear headphone redesign
A novel device with rock 'n' roll roots may protect listeners from potential dangers of personal listening devices and hearing aids. Engineers investigating "listener fatigue"--the discomfort and pain some people experience while using...
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Human Spark Project - Webcast with Alan Alda
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the television series, The Human Spark, engages host Alan Alda with dozens of scientists across three continents to get at the sources of human uniqueness through the lenses of...