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Silk Proteins for More Stable Vaccines
Almost all vaccines on the market require refrigeration to remain viable – including during transport. Continuous cooling is expensive and especially challenging in developing countries.
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LIGO detects gravitational waves - announcement at press conference (part 2)
Part 2 of the press conference announcing the first direct detection of gravitational waves -- February 11, 2016. The press conference continued after the live webcast concluded. See the remainder here for the first time.
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Researchers map Hurricane Sandy impact in New York City - Science Nation
Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest of the 2012 hurricane season and is the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history! (Only the damage from 2005's Hurricane Katrina cost more.) While many scientists will be studying "Sandy"...
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Critical Zone Observatories help U.S. plan for the future - Science Nation
From treetops to rivers to the bedrock below, there is constant activity going on in what we can think of as the “skin” of our planet. It’s called the critical zone, the active layer of the Earth where life-forms, from microbes to...
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STEM Stories - Dispatches from the Cutting Edge #36
In this episode: Fertilizer from poultry waste, ancient shark in 3D, an intelligent desk, WIFIRE, solar superstorms, Alaska Fire and Ice, what you never learned about mass, and more!
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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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Science Behind The News: Bio-Inspired Materials
In the search for the next groundbreaking tough material, scientists like David Kisalus from the University of California, Riverside are looking to nature for inspiration, including under the sea where one little crustacean packs a...
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Oceans Absorb Carbon - The Carbon Cycle
Is the oceans' ability to absorb carbon decreasing?
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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...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week - Episode 21
Lava brew, clones from seed, personal heat patches, and Hurricane Maria’s landscape legacy.
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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.
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