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New cyber-physical system enables drone-carried broadband in disaster zones - Science Nation
Networked UAVs: Arming drones with Wi-Fi to support emergency response With support from the National Science Foundation, electrical engineer Yan Wan and a team at the University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new generation of...
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Using light to move wireless data faster - Science Nation
Computer science team lights up faster, more secure data transmission to meet future demands Mobile computing is accelerating beyond the smartphone era. Today, people wear smart glasses, smart watches and fitness devices, and they carry...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week – Episode 13
Survival of the laziest, weather whiplash, and more. It's your weekly brief on new discoveries you might not hear about anywhere else, all with funding from the National Science Foundation. For more detailed information, refer to these...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week Episode 16
Mammals gone wild, blue star mystery, muscle rescue, and taming a berry. We’re back with four awesome discoveries you probably didn’t hear about this week, with funding from NSF. CRISPR tames the wild groundcherry Boyce Thompson...
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The spy who hacked me - Measuring the security vulnerabilities of 3-D printing
In episode 65, Jordan and Charlie explore how a smartphone can hack a 3-D printer by measuring leaked energy and acoustic waves. Despite features such as encryption and watermarks, researchers at the University at Buffalo have found...
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Slippery when wet
In episode 30, Jordan and Charlie investigate man-made rough, yet slippery, surfaces. Enhancing the mobility of liquid droplets on rough surfaces could improve condensation heat transfer for power-plant heat exchangers, create more...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer
Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.
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King Crab Encroachment Could Threaten Antarctic Ecosystems
An NSF-funded research team lead by the Florida Institute of Technology or FIT, has documented for the first time, a population of King Crabs that has migrated to shallower, warming seas off the Antarctic Peninsula. The team believes...
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Unmanned Aircraft to Cooperate in Daring Hurricane Missions - Innovators
Getting unmanned aircraft to fly in coordination with one another, while in the throes of hurricane force winds, is no easy feat. It calls for a lot of mathematical formulas, tricky steering algorithms and prototype testing. But,...
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The incredible shrinking chip - CES 2015
A significant amount of real estate inside your cell phone is taken up by a chip called a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). The chip delivers power from the battery to different areas within the phone, an efficient but bulky...
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NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses his research on the brain
NSF's 2014 Alan T. Waterman Awardee Feng Zhang discusses the work of his research team on the brain. Zhang is an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and a core member of the Broad Institute of MIT and...
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Careful, it's hot, hot hot!
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we discover how dangerously hot cars can get in the summer sun, new strategies for learning math; and finally, we explore how a new material can shift sound. Check it out!
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Engines of Curiosity: Award-Winning Museums Look to the Future
2015 Public Service Award winners extend their reach beyond those iconic buildings, into classrooms, curriculum and the lives of students. Winners of the Public Service Award, The Museum of Science in Boston and New York City’s American...
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Assembling water-free DNA
In episode14, Charlie and Jordan search underground caves for clues to prehistoric climate changes, explore the difference between mental maps and compasses, and look at water-free DNA assembly.
The Backyard Scientist
Sending a GoPro to SPACE with the Cub-Scouts (High Altitude Balloon)
My friend Joe and Coyt invited me to come hangout and watch the cub scouts launch a high altitude balloon for their engineering pin. Greg, one of the pack leaders, designed a GPS receiver that transmits data over amateur radio...
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Is Molten Aluminum Bulletproof?
I was curious if molten aluminum is bulletproof, and now you are too!
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Stevan Spremo Talks About Boxing Up Bacteria for Space Travel
A conversation with Stevan Spremo, Space Flight Project Manager at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
The Backyard Scientist
Aluminum Vs Melons = Hand Grenade?!
Pouring molten aluminum in a watermelon turned out to be really popular, So I poured aluminum in two more melons, honeydew and cantaloupe. It turned out really cool, giving a perfect cast of the inside of a melon. It looked just like a...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week Episode 14
Bilingual brains, computing clouds, a life-saving musical sensor and genome sequencing in medieval cemeteries. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week, all with funding from NSF. Musical sensor shows bad...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week - Episode 26
Bloody good sweat, changing climate/changing sex, sauce that delays frost, and fab fossil find! Sweat works like blood for health monitoring https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2019/03/n2074289.html University of Cincinnati Abbott Diabetes...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 35
Wildfire cocktail, electronic tattoos, chill dinosaurs, and office polluters. It's 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 35. ENG/Light-up tattoos use electronics printed right onto skin...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 31
Rugged roach bots, squishy storage solution, planting solar, and the amazing feats of bird feet. A Squishy Rubik’s Cube® that Chemists Built from Polymers Holds Promise for Data Storage...
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Hey high schoolers! Like super heroes? Love science Check out NSF’s Generation Nano competition!
The National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Initiative are excited to launch the second annual “Generation Nano: Small Science, Superheroes” competition! The competition challenges high school students to create a...
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What is the future of deep learning?
What is the future of deep learning? Charles Cadieu, Co-Founder and CEO of Bay Labs, answers your question in this edition of Ask a Scientist. Bay Labs is supported by America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation, a...