This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Panchanathan traveled to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, joining Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to spotlight the launch of two NSF awards: the Technology Enabled…

Published June 30, 2023 at 03:41PM
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NSF announces $6 million investment in semiconductor fabrication

NSF announces $6 million investment in semiconductor fabrication
Through a new partnership, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (NSTC) have invested $6 million in six joint projects for fundamental research on advanced semiconductor chip design and…

Published June 29, 2023 at 02:59PM
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Scientists find double quasar in early universe

Scientists find double quasar in early universe
Scientists have made an unexpected discovery — a pair of gravitationally bound quasars inside two merging galaxies that existed when the universe was just 3 billion years old. An international group of researchers, including cosmologists at Carnegie…

Published June 28, 2023 at 01:26PM
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Scientists discover easy way to make materials with atomically thin metal layers

Scientists discover easy way to make materials with atomically thin metal layers
The secret to a perfect croissant is in the layers — as many as possible, each one interspersed with butter. Similarly, a material with promise for new applications is made of many thin layers of metal, between which scientists can slip different…

Published June 27, 2023 at 02:42PM
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Perfect 'pathogen' storm: Vibrio bacteria Sargassum and plastic marine debris

Perfect 'pathogen' storm: Vibrio bacteria, Sargassum and plastic marine debris
A new U.S. National Science Foundation-supported study has uncovered how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris andVibrio bacteria creates the perfect "pathogen" storm, with implications for marine life and public health. Vibrio…

Published June 27, 2023 at 02:40PM
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NSF Director Panchanathan meets three Members of Congress at the University of Tennessee Knoxville for project kick-off announces funding for UT's advanced materials and manufacturing center

NSF Director Panchanathan meets three Members of Congress at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for project kick-off, announces funding for UT's advanced materials and manufacturing center
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Panchanathan traveled to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for the Tennessee Mobility Showcase on Monday, June 26. He joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Rep. Tim Burchett…

Published June 26, 2023 at 05:23PM
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan
It is indeed an historic day for NSF as we advance science, technology and innovation at speed and scale. It is truly an honor to welcome the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, who is committed to unleashing talent at scale in…

Published June 26, 2023 at 04:24PM
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NSF invests $162 million in research centers to accelerate materials science from lab to factory

NSF invests $162 million in research centers to accelerate materials science from lab to factory
A $162 million investment from the U.S. National Science Foundation will drive the creation of advanced materials capable of remarkable things — from being tough enough to withstand the heat of a fusion reactor to processing information at the…

Published June 26, 2023 at 01:55PM
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Panchanathan had the honor of hosting First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at NSF headquarters. The visit began with the director, prime minister and first lady — renowned for her commitment to…

Published June 23, 2023 at 08:54PM
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NSF launches new $30 million program to assess outcomes of R&D spending

NSF launches new $30 million program to assess outcomes of R&D spending
The U.S. National Science Foundation today launched Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes, or APTO, a new $30 million program that will fund research to evaluate the effectiveness of research and development investments and create models and…

Published June 22, 2023 at 07:31PM
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Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland

Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland
During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a large swath of North America and discharged rapidly melting ice into the North Atlantic Ocean around Greenland, triggering abrupt climate change impacts…

Published June 21, 2023 at 03:30PM
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Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity use

Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity use
Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough in reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers. The findings are important because a data center can consume up to…

Published June 21, 2023 at 03:31PM
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NSF announces guidelines for agency research security analytics practice

NSF announces guidelines for agency research security analytics practice
The U.S. National Science Foundation recently released guidelines for research security analytics on the agency's research security website. Research security, defined as safeguarding of the U.S. enterprise against the misappropriation of research…

Published June 20, 2023 at 09:05PM
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Copper artifacts unearth new cultural connections in southern Africa

Copper artifacts unearth new cultural connections in southern Africa
Chemical and isotopic analyses of copper artifacts from southern Africa reveal new cultural connections among people living in the region between the fifth and 20th centuries, according to a team of researchers at the University of Missouri…

Published June 20, 2023 at 03:11PM
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Australian bushfires likely contributed to multiyear La Niña

Australian bushfires likely contributed to multiyear La Niña
The catastrophic Australian bushfires in 2019 to 2020 contributed to ocean cooling thousands of miles away, ultimately nudging the tropical Pacific into a rare multiyear La Niña event that dissipated only recently. The research was led by scientists…

Published June 20, 2023 at 03:12PM
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NSF AACC announce 2023 Community College Innovation Challenge winners

NSF, AACC announce 2023 Community College Innovation Challenge winners
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges announced the three winning teams of this year's Community College Innovation Challenge. A team of expert judges selected the Houston…

Published June 15, 2023 at 08:48PM
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Study forecasts future nitrogen loads under various drainage and crop rotation scenarios

Study forecasts future nitrogen loads under various drainage and crop rotation scenarios
Midwestern agriculture causes an oxygen-starved hypoxic zone, and challenges coastal economies by contributing most of the nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico. State and federal policymakers have tried for decades to provide solutions and incentives, but…

Published June 15, 2023 at 07:00PM
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NSF selects 34 semifinalists for the inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition

NSF selects 34 semifinalists for the inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced 34 semifinalists for the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition, spanning nearly all key technology areas and societal and economic challenges highlighted in the "CHIPS and…

Published June 14, 2023 at 01:59PM
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Indo-Pacific corals more resilient to climate change than Atlantic corals

Indo-Pacific corals more resilient to climate change than Atlantic corals
In the face of global warming and other environmental changes, corals in the Atlantic Ocean have declined precipitously in recent years, while corals in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are faring better. By describing several species of symbiotic algae…

Published June 09, 2023 at 02:44PM
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Highly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark — just like humans

Highly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark — just like humans
Think about what you do with your hands when you're home at night pushing buttons on your TV's remote control, or at a restaurant using all kinds of cutlery and glassware. These skills are all based on touch, while you're watching a TV program or…

Published June 09, 2023 at 02:46PM
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Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface
For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, partially funded by the U.S. National Science…

Published June 08, 2023 at 01:28PM
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Genomes from 240 mammalian species reveal what makes the human genome unique

Genomes from 240 mammalian species reveal what makes the human genome unique
Over the past 100 million years, mammals have adapted to nearly every environment on Earth. Scientists with the Zoonomia Project are cataloging the diversity in mammalian genomes by comparing DNA sequences from 240 species that exist today, from the…

Published June 07, 2023 at 06:59PM
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to The Hague to join international partners for the Global Research Council's (GRC) annual meeting. The GRC provides a forum for publicly funded research councils worldwide to engage with one…

Published June 02, 2023 at 08:14PM
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NSF Director Panchanathan joins heads of funding agencies from around the world at The Hague for the Global Research Council's annual meeting

NSF Director Panchanathan joins heads of funding agencies from around the world at The Hague for the Global Research Council's annual meeting
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, for the Global Research Council's (GRC) 11th Annual Meeting, from Monday, May 29 to Friday, June 2. He met with delegates and heads of publicly…

Published June 02, 2023 at 04:00PM
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NSF announces investment in research infrastructure to improve life-saving weather predictions and climate projections

NSF announces investment in research infrastructure to improve life-saving weather predictions and climate projections
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $91.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to create the Airborne Phased Array Radar. APAR will be a state-of…

Published June 01, 2023 at 01:00PM
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