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IoT sensor to reduce emissions – K&A Wireless
K&A Wireless, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation, manufactures an internet-of-things (IoT) emissions sensor that is placed in a vehicle’s exhaust pipe.
Globally, 80 percent of pollution comes from...
Globally, 80 percent of pollution comes from...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 36
High five… and a half, snakehead stroll, designer meat, and capturing the symphony of life
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What impact does government funded basic research have on the economy?
What impact does NSF-funded basic research have on the economy? Lara Philips Schroeder, founder and CEO of Spheryx Inc., answers in Ask a Scientist.
Spheryx is supported by America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science...
Spheryx is supported by America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science...
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Obstetrics and gynecology professor Teresa K. Woodruff - ScienceLives
Obstetrics and gynecology professor Teresa K. Woodruff - ScienceLives
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New smart bandages for burn victims and others - Science Nation
Some bandages are embedded with medicine to treat wounds, but researchers at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital have something much more sophisticated in mind for the future of chronic wound care.
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Invasive Species - Fire Ants
Invasive fire ants. Crossing the border from South America to North America, they’re on-the-march across the U.S. Southeast and beyond. How does habitat – in particular, corridors that connect one place with another – help these ants...
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Scientists satisfy our taste for blue mussels and Arctic surfclams - Science Nation
These tiny creatures are Arctic surfclams. They're getting packed up for a trip to the shore. With some help, they're about to take up residence in an intertidal mudflat on the Maine coast, or 'Downeast' as they say...
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Sound Bullets - Innovation Nation
A toy commonly seen on office desks has inspired a powerful new technology. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology modified Newton's Cradle, that series of stainless steel balls suspended by fishing wire, to create...
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Mind Reading Computer System May Help People with Locked-in Syndrome - Science Nation
Imagine living a life in which you are aware of the world around you but you're prevented from engaging in it because you are completely paralyzed. Even speaking is impossible. For an estimated 50,000 Americans this is a harsh reality....
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Make like a tree
In this episode, Jordan and Charlie explore two different ways the ponderosa pine and the trembling aspen deal with drought. In the face of adverse conditions, people might feel tempted by two radically different options—hunker down and...
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Learning fearlessly
Science teacher Marni Landry encourages students in understanding that failure is often part of the process, particularly in emerging fields like biotechnology. Landry is a recipient of the 2013 Presidential Award for Excellence in...
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Tragedy of the Commons Part 1 - Chalk Talk
What happens when many people seek to share the same, limited resource? This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to understand way. In each episode...
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Researchers virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll-NSF Science Now 36
In this week's episode we discover a protein that could someday eliminate malaria, lear about microbes battling it out in Antarctica, explore super Wi-Fi that uses UHF channels and virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll.
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Patricia K. Kuhl - ScienceLives
At birth, children’s brains are prepared to learn from social agents – other members in a group or society. New research findings also suggest this "social brain" helps a person’s learning over his or her lifetime. But beyond learning...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Aerial Physics
In the sport of freestyle aerials, skiers are judged on their ability to perform complex jumps in the air. Emily Cook, a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Freestyle team, and Paul Doherty, a Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium in San...
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New Species of Sea Anemone Discovered by NSF Scientists in Antarctica
During a routine test of an underwater robot, NSF scientists from University of Nebraska-Lincoln made a startling discovery...an entirely new species of sea anemone living inside the ice.
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Are planets still being formed?
Have you ever wondered if planets are still being formed? Dr. Debra Fischer answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.
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Exercise Scientist - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...
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What Does a Chemical Engineer Do? - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be a chemical engineer? What does a chemical engineer do all day? Anita Kalathil shows us some of the latest chemistry projects taking place at Proctor & Gamble and what her typical day is like inside and outside...
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Methods of Testing in Psychology: Observation, Self-Report, and Experimentation
Psychology may not be as rigidly empirical as physics or chemistry, but it is a science nonetheless. So how precisely do psychologists do science? What methods do they utilize to gather data? What is a case study, and how can these be...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week Episode 15
Illuminating danger, fighting ice with ice, modeling dragonfly wings and new personality choices – which is yours? It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This Week, all with funding from NSF. ...
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Navigating the New Arctic: Dr. France Córdova Presentation Interactive 2019 SXSW
Director of the National Science Foundation Dr. France Córdova took the stage at SXSW 2019 to describe the next generation of research happening in the new Arctic, from learning more about shipping routes in iceless summers to...
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Social scientist Scott Page - ScienceLives
How does diversity arise? Does it make a system more productive? How does it impact the overall strength of a system? Does it make a system prone to large events? These are some of the questions Scott Page, professor of complex systems,...
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Shock Power - Innovation Nation
What if driving over a pothole actually added to your fuel efficiency? Gen Shock is a new kind of shock absorber that generates electricity when it hits a bump. See how it works in this episode of Innovation Nation with Miles O'Brien.