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Engineering innovative seismic retrofits that don’t break the bank - Science Nation
Researchers at the state-of-the-art Structural Engineering and Materials Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using a full-scale model building to test new ways to protect structures from earthquakes and...
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A polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy! NSF Science Now 13
This week’s episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and,...
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A lifetime of building learning communities
James Duderstadt has always considered himself a change agent. It might sound odd, when you consider that he’s spent nearly 50 years at one institution. Look a bit closer, however, and you quickly see what he means: Duderstadt, a...
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What video games can teach our schools - Finding Your Science
Linguist James Gee talks about the deep learning principles found in video games.
Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough...
Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Safety Gear
As athletes push themselves to their limits and sometimes crash or collide, they rely on protective gear to keep them safe. NSF-funded scientists Katharine Flores, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and...
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Engineering a Difference
Do engineers have the power to change lives and make a positive difference in the world? This inspiring, award-winning documentary clearly shows the answer is a resounding “Yes!”
"Engineering a Difference" follows three...
"Engineering a Difference" follows three...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 39
Stinging snot bombs, graphene from trash in a flash, coronavirus creature feature, and sweating robots – cool!
Researchers create 3D-printed, sweatmuscle
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Researchers create 3D-printed, sweatmuscle
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What does science tell us about false confessions?
Why would an innocent person accused of a crime confess? Saul Kassin, a psychology professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Williams College, has spent decades researching that question. He says the answer resides in...
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Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Physics of Slope-Style Skiing
Slope-style skiing is a gravity defying freestyle skiing event debuting in Sochi. Nick Goepper, a 2013 world champion, will need to follow the laws of physics and rotational motion in order to nail his tricks in his quest for Olympic...
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Los Angeles & Water Imports
The nearly 10 million people in the city and county of Los Angeles, California require a lot of water -- most of which is imported snow melt from the Eastern Sierra Nevadas and Rocky Mountains, hundreds of miles away. UCLA researchers...
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If These Teeth Could Talk - Science Nation
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Peter Ungar is revealing more details about the lives of our human ancestors, and he's doing it through dentistry -- sort of! The University of Arkansas anthropologist uses high tech...
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How to increase recall with digital storybooks
Recently, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, with funding from the National Science Foundation, have found a way to increase recall with digital storybooks and help children learn better when they are more involved in the...
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Engineering a spinal cord repair kit - Science Nation
Polina Anikeeva hopes to one day be able to regenerate the spinal cord to restore movement for paralyzed people or possibly bypass the spinal cord altogether with a device that mimics its function.
With support from...
With support from...
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Catalyzing smart and connected communities across America
America's communities are facing an unending array of challenges, but researchers supported by the National Science Foundation are racing to find solutions in collaboration with these communities.
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I am Black History - Erica Robinson
The National Science Foundation recognizes our very own Black History makers - advancing science and impacting their communities in outstanding ways!
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Extreme Microbes : Extremophiles - Science Nation
Astrobiologist Richard Hoover really goes to extremes to find living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible - from the glaciers of the Alaskan Arctic to the ice sheets of Antarctica. These so-called, "extremophiles"...
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NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential
NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support only a fraction of the proposed research with its limited resources. This video briefly...
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Engineering Safer Drinking Water in Africa - Science Nation
Access to safe drinking water is a global problem for nearly a billion people. For approximately 200 million people, many in Africa, high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the water causes disfiguring and debilitating dental and...
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Engineers re-create tsunami debris impacts to measure their force - Science Nation
In a tsunami, devastation is created by far more than the wave itself. Debris that hits homes and other structures plays a huge role in a tsunami's destructive power. But until now, engineers could only estimate the forces at work when...
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What does it mean to be a citizen of biology?
What does it mean to be a citizen of biology? Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, answers the question on this edition of Ask a Scientist.
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What does a mechanical engineer do? - 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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Spreading the Fever - Particle Fever filmmakers visit NSF's Google Hangout
Join NSF for a discussion with David Kaplan and Monica Dunford, the respective producer and featured physicist of the documentary, Particle Fever, being released in theaters around the United States this month. High school science...
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Is There A Carbon Tipping Point? - The Carbon Cycle
Is there a carbon tipping point after which consequences will become dire?
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Self-control
In (Thanksgiving-inspired) episode 34, Charlie and Jordan explore how your ability to exercise self-control may depend on how quickly your brain factors healthfullness into food choices.