The U.S. speed skating team has two best hopes against a powerful South Korean team that took three- of-a-possible-four golds in Torino: Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski--an 18-year-old World Champion in his first Olympics. Speed skating is...

BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Dietze:



"Solving the challenge of predicting nature: How close are we and how do we g

et there?"

Is nature predictable? If so, how can we better manage and conserve...

What happens when there isn't any wind to spin the blades of a wind turbine? Or there's no sun to charge those solar panels? National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Harvard University may have a solution. In episode 69, Jordan...

It's been called "the Queen of Sciences"--mathematics. It might not be as obvious in Olympic sports as physics or materials-engineering, but math--from simple arithmetic to calculus--is part of every jump, every spin, every move the...

Researchers lay the groundwork for high resolution “heat maps” to protect residents and improve city planning



A quick check on a smartphone will provide you with the day's expected high temperature, but what if you...

Press conference announcing the first direct detection of gravitational waves -- February 11, 2016

The hangout covers the benefits of biodiversity—and which benefits have been scientifically tested; how biodiversity boosts innovation; and how researchers are measuring biodiversity in the face of environmental...

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...

There’s nothing like being stuffed into a cramped, hot airplane cabin to make you feel sick. NSF-funded researchers at Florida State University say passenger movement patterns in these cabins actually can make you sick. In...

BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Sheila Patek



"From fast to ultrafast: Evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary principles of extreme biological

movement."

On November 7, 2018, the National Science...

As the global population continues to increase, scientists and farmers are concerned about the impacts that climate change could have on the world's crops. To better understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants use water and...

This panel was held by the British Embassy in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020 in partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Axios.



For more in this series, watch "Designing Our...

DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE



Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the modern world, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Three leading AI experts weigh...

Learning the language of math can be enlightening. Just ask Tony Chan, who heads the Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF); David Bressoud, president of the Mathematical Association of...

NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) tackles the big questions in cosmology — dark matter, dark...

Why does diversity in schools matter?



Sandra Graham, University of California Presidential Chair in Education and Diversity and Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA, discusses why diversity in schools matters in this...

Triton Algae Innovations, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation, uses algae to make a protein that mimics the unique benefits of breast milk.



Triton Algae Innovations creates the protein additive by...

In response to one of the worst wildfires in Colorado history, scientists from the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (CSU) are leading a first of its kind, large-scale wildfire impact...

Harnessing entangled photons to image fragile samples, such as living cells



With support from the National Science Foundation, this University of Michigan team has built a new laser-based instrument called a quantum...

The National Science Foundation bestows upon University of Washington social and developmental psychologist Kristina R. Olson the nation’s highest honor for a young scientist or engineer: the Alan T. Waterman Award, for 2018. Olson’s...

NSF Director France A. Córdova outlines how President

Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2017 request for NSF supports research into critical national is
sues,
including clean energy technologies, food sustainability, disaster response...

Join NSF for a discussion on the value of mentors to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Panelists include awardees of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering...

With support from the National Science Foundation, Franklin Moon, an associate professor of civil engineering at Drexel University, along with a number of collaborators are using modern technology to help manage and preserve bridges...

In episode 54, Jordan and Charlie explore a new nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of “special nuclear materials” concealed in cargo containers. This method relies on a combination of neutrons and...