NSF announces awards for soft robotics research

NSF announces awards for soft robotics research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $20 million in 10 research awards to push forward the frontiers of engineering research in soft robotics.

"Configurable, strong, mobile robots could safely explore environments too hostile for humans, such as disaster zones and the deep ocean," said Dawn Tilbury, NSF's assistant director for Engineering. "They could allow unprecedented extension of human perception and action to places we've only dreamed about, opening up vast ...

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Published December 20, 2018 at 03:00PM
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Published December 17, 2018 at 09:05PM
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Two contract employees die in Antarctica

Two contract employees die in Antarctica

Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the station.

The incident, which still is under investigation, occurred on Dec. 12 local time (McMurdo Station keeps New Zealand time).

NSF is not releasing any personal information about the deceased at this time. Their next of kin have been notified.

The workers were ...

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Published December 12, 2018 at 04:33PM
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Number of doctorates awarded by US institutions in 2017 declined slightly

Number of doctorates awarded by US institutions in 2017 declined slightly

U.S. institutions awarded 54,664 research doctorate degrees in 2017, a slight decline from the number awarded in 2016, according to the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), an annual census of research degree recipients that provides data for the Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities report.

The report, published by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation, ...

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Published December 11, 2018 at 07:00PM
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After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

Find related stories on NSF's Critical Zone Observatories Sites. Find related stories on NSF's Long-Term Ecological Research Sites.

With fierce winds and flooding rains, hurricanes can be disasters for people -- and for ecosystems. These devastating storms have major effects on tropical forests, ...

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Published December 10, 2018 at 04:00PM
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Expeditions in Computing: 10 years transforming science and society

Expeditions in Computing: 10 years transforming science and society

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) program is recognizing a decade of investments in ambitious computing research. That research has included big data, computational neuroscience, quantum computing, computer vision and robotics. During the two-day principal investigator meeting, media are invited to join a morning session (only) on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 ...

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Published December 06, 2018 at 06:00PM
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Live from the ocean research vessel Atlantis

Live from the ocean research vessel Atlantis

Scientists and engineers on a deep-sea expedition aboard the research vessel Atlantis in the East Pacific Ocean will be broadcasting live to the American Geophysical Union fall meeting exhibit booth from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 11, Wednesday, Dec. 12, and Thursday, Dec. 13.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the expedition's scientists and engineers will talk about their research, including their use of submersibles, and answer questions from the ...

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Published December 06, 2018 at 11:00AM
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NSF, NASA announce commitments to support White House strategic plan on STEM education

NSF, NASA announce commitments to support White House strategic plan on STEM education

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is partnering with other federal agencies in support of NSF INCLUDES National Network, a program dedicated to making a lasting impact on diversifying the STEM workforce of the future. Partners include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

These partnerships are announced as the White ...

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Published December 04, 2018 at 03:10PM
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Deep biosphere beneath the seafloor explored at American Geophysical Union fall meeting

Deep biosphere beneath the seafloor explored at American Geophysical Union fall meeting

In his 1864 science fiction novel, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," novelist Jules Verne wrote: "Who in his wildest dreams could have imagined that, beneath the crust of our Earth, there could exist a real ocean ... a sea that has given shelter to species unknown?"

Fast-forward more than 150 years to the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting, where scientists affiliated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations ...

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Published December 03, 2018 at 08:02PM
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Higher education research and development expenditures increased 4.7 percent from FY2016 to FY2017

Higher education research and development expenditures increased 4.7 percent from FY2016 to FY2017

Funding of higher education research and development (R&D) in the United States reached $75.3 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, an increase of 4.7 percent from FY2016.

Federal funding of R&D increased in both current and constant dollars, the first such consecutive increase since the peak of expenditures from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 between FY2009 and FY2011. These data are from the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, conducted ...

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Published December 03, 2018 at 02:00PM
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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

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The thin veneer of Earth's surface that stretches from the top of the forest canopy to the base of bedrock is called the critical zone. It's where fresh water flows, rock turns to soil and life flourishes.

To develop a deeper understanding of the critical zone, the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports nine Critical Zone ...

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Published November 28, 2018 at 05:51PM
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2018 Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture

2018 Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture

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Published November 28, 2018 at 04:26PM
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Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

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Microbes and plant roots are hard at work under snow and ice, deep in desert soils, and in the ground beneath our feet. Their activities affect water clarity, salt marsh survival, the impact of drought and the pace of climate change.

New results presented by National Science Foundation (NSF) Long-Term ...

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Published November 28, 2018 at 11:00AM
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NSF and Internet2 to explore cloud computing to accelerate science frontiers

NSF and Internet2 to explore cloud computing to accelerate science frontiers

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new cooperative agreement with Internet2, a nonprofit computer networking consortium, to build partnerships with commercial cloud computing providers and support science applications in new and more effective uses of cloud computing capabilities.

The NSF-funded Internet2 project, Exploring Clouds for Acceleration of Science (E-CAS), will investigate the viability of ...

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Published November 15, 2018 at 06:00PM
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NSF awards $50M in grants to improve STEM education

NSF awards $50M in grants to improve STEM education

With the 2018-2019 school year underway, K-12 students have new opportunities for learning. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers also have new prospects to sharpen their skills and innovate in their classrooms.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program aims to help students and teachers accomplish all of the above. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, DRK-12 ...

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Published November 15, 2018 at 03:00PM
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Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life

Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life

The discovery of fossil teeth from two marsupial species that lived 43 million years ago on what was at that time an island provides key insights into the influence of geological changes on the evolution of mammals, according to newly published research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The dominant model for understanding animal movement is that the most important factors are an island's size and its distance from the colonizing animals' territory. However, the ...

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Published November 14, 2018 at 07:00PM
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Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior

Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior

Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a first-of-its-kind seismic study that spans the Mariana Trench, a crescent-shaped trench in the Western Pacific that measures 1,500 miles long and is the deepest ocean trench in the world.

The observations from the trench have important implications for the global water cycle, according to researchers at Washington University in ...

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Published November 14, 2018 at 06:00PM
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Processing human urine to recycle nutrients into fertilizer

Processing human urine to recycle nutrients into fertilizer

Engineering a system that transforms human urine from a waste product into a fertilizer for more sustainable agriculture

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Published November 13, 2018 at 05:00AM
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Construction begins on research ship funded by NSF, operated by Oregon State University

Construction begins on research ship funded by NSF, operated by Oregon State University

Construction began today in Houma, Louisiana, on the R/V Taani, a new research ship that will advance the scientific understanding of coastal environments by supporting studies of ocean acidification, hypoxia, sea level rise and other topics.

Operated by Oregon State University (OSU), Taani (pronounced "tahnee"), a word that means "offshore" in the language of the Siletz people of the Pacific Northwest, will be the first in a series of Regional Class Research ...

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Published November 08, 2018 at 12:30AM
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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

Today, Popular Science magazine and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announce the winners of the 16th Annual Vizzies Challenge, celebrating the use of visual media to artfully and clearly communicate scientific data, principles, and research.

The competition recognizes the best visualizations of all types, including photographs, illustrations, posters and graphics, interactives, videos, GIFs and other submissions produced by artists, hobbyists or academic ...

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Published November 07, 2018 at 05:01PM
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Deficits in executive functions predict longer term difficulties in STEM

Deficits in executive functions predict longer term difficulties in STEM

Kindergarten children who exhibit poor executive functions are at elevated risk for repeated academic difficulties across elementary school, including in mathematics and science, according to a new longitudinal study of 11,000 students attending U.S. elementary schools.

Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes that manage and regulate our goal-directed behavior. They are like the mind's "air traffic control system," helping people plan, shift their attention and organize ...

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Published November 06, 2018 at 06:43AM
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Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

Scientists have found a way to fight arsenic in well water, which accounts for one of every 20 deaths in Bangladesh.

Arsenic, often referred to as the "king of poisons," has a long, sordid history as a poison once used in high doses to assassinate aristocrats. It's also a common natural element found in well water around the world.

In groundwater, too much arsenic is still a killer, nowhere more so than in Bangladesh. The South Asia country's 10 million or more shallow, ...

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Published November 05, 2018 at 06:00PM
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NSF announces awards to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity

NSF announces awards to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing over $25 million in 26 projects to advance the cognitive and physical capabilities of workers in the context of human-technology interactions. These new awards will address critical social, technical, educational and economic needs in the workplace.

The awards were issued under the Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF), one of 10 Big Ideas for ...

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Published November 05, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Media invited to NSF for distinguished lecture with evolutionary biologist Sheila Patek

Media invited to NSF for distinguished lecture with evolutionary biologist Sheila Patek

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences invites media and members of the public to a distinguished lecture series with Sheila Patek of Duke University. From the extraordinarily powerful acceleration of the mantis shrimp's hammer-like claws to the superfast jaws of trap-jaw ants, Patek studies, among other things, the mechanics of animal motion and will discuss how this translates into human-designed and engineered systems.

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Published November 01, 2018 at 05:54PM
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Predicting Seasonal Weather

Predicting Seasonal Weather

Large-scale weather patterns play a large role in controlling seasonal weather. Knowing the conditions of these atmospheric oscillations in advance would greatly improve long-range weather predictions.

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Published October 29, 2018 at 04:15PM
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Socially assistive robots for children on the autism spectrum

Socially assistive robots for children on the autism spectrum

Study to advance in-home robots that adapt to the individual needs of children with autism

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Published October 29, 2018 at 04:00AM
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NSF announces new awards for research to better understand Earth’s biodiversity

NSF announces new awards for research to better understand Earth’s biodiversity

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing over $18 million in 10 new projects to research processes in nature and their complex interactions with climate, land use and invasive species at local, regional and continental scales. The awards are funded through NSF's Dimensions of Biodiversity program in the agency's environmental biology division.

Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. The scale of the unknown diversity on Earth is ...

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Published October 25, 2018 at 04:17PM
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Contractual employee dies at NSF's Palmer Station, Antarctica

Contractual employee dies at NSF's Palmer Station, Antarctica

An employee for a subcontractor to the National Science Foundation's Antarctic logistics contractor has died of natural causes at Palmer Station, Antarctica. The death occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Chile Summer Time (CLST) on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

The employee's next of kin have been notified. NSF is not releasing any medical or personal information on the deceased.

The U.S. Embassy in Chile has been informed of the situation. Palmer Station is on the Antarctic Peninsula, ...

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Published October 24, 2018 at 07:00PM
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NSF announces $78.2 million to support frontiers of cybersecurity, privacy research

NSF announces $78.2 million to support frontiers of cybersecurity, privacy research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program announces new support for a diverse, ...

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Published October 24, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Atmospheric scientists begin field campaign to study extreme thunderstorms in Argentina

Atmospheric scientists begin field campaign to study extreme thunderstorms in Argentina

Find related stories on NSF's geosciences risk and resilience interest area.

As residents of the U.S. Midwest know, spring in the Great Plains can bring severe weather, including hail, damaging winds, torrential rains and deadly tornadoes with catastrophic impacts.

Similarly, spring in the Pampas, a vast plains region that extends from the foothills of the Andes Mountains in ...

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Published October 24, 2018 at 10:00AM
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STEM Sante Fe: Expanding Your Horizons Conference

STEM Sante Fe: Expanding Your Horizons Conference

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Published October 22, 2018 at 02:21PM
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NSF's 10 Big Ideas

NSF's 10 Big Ideas

Since 2017, NSF has been building a foundation for the Big Ideas through pioneering research and pilot activities. In 2019, NSF will invest $30 million in each Big Idea and continue to identify and support emerging opportunities for U.S. leadership in Big Ideas that serve the Nation's future.

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Published October 19, 2018 at 08:15PM
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NSF-funded ACM Turing awardees: Over 50 years of computing's greatest visionaries

NSF-funded ACM Turing awardees: Over 50 years of computing's greatest visionaries

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," is given for major contributions of lasting importance to computing. It is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits of computing. Since 1966, the ACM has been awarded annually to individuals who have contributed lasting and major technical accomplishments to computing.

Alan M. Turing is often credited as a ...

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Published October 19, 2018 at 06:34PM
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NSF Prize Competitions

NSF Prize Competitions

NSF welcomes members of the public to help solve science, technology, engineering and math challenges by submitting ideas and solutions for a chance to win prizes.

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Published October 17, 2018 at 09:07PM
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Extremely close look at electron advances frontiers in particle physics

Extremely close look at electron advances frontiers in particle physics

An unprecedented, close examination of the electron has opened a window into the mind-bending nature of particles, energy and forces at infinitesimal scales.

The findings, showing a spherical shape for the electron's charge, emerged from the Advanced Cold Molecule Electron Electric Dipole Moment (ACME) Search, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The results support the strength of the Standard Model of particle ...

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Published October 17, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Arctic & Antarctic

Arctic & Antarctic

At a glance, Earth's polar regions seem like mirror images, located some 12,000 miles apart. Both are vast, icy regions covering opposite ends of the globe. Closer examination reveals differences as well as similarities.

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Published October 16, 2018 at 10:16PM
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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics

For more than 60 years, the National Science Foundation has significantly advanced the understanding of the universe as the federal steward for ground-based astronomy.

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Published October 16, 2018 at 10:30PM
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Earth & Environment

Earth & Environment

Our planet gives up its secrets slowly. But every year we learn more about its oceans and air, its restless continents, its myriad ecosystems, and the way living things interact with their environments.

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Published October 16, 2018 at 10:21PM
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Computing

Computing

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a long history of supporting computer and information science and engineering research, education and infrastructure. NSF's investments in these fields ensure innovative advances in computing.

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Published October 16, 2018 at 10:20PM
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Remarks Before the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum Plenary Panel "Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology"

Remarks Before the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum Plenary Panel "Lights and Shadows of Science and Technology"

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Published October 12, 2018 at 04:22PM
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Businesses spent $375 billion on R&D performance in US in 2016

Businesses spent $375 billion on R&D performance in US in 2016

Businesses spent a total of $375 billion on research and development (R&D) performance in the United States in 2016, an increase of 5.3 percent from 2015. Funding from companies' own sources was $318 billion in 2016, an increase of 7 percent from 2015. Funding from other sources was $57 billion in 2016 and $59 billion in 2015.

Of the $375 billion companies spent on R&D in 2016, $25 billion (7 percent) was spent on basic research, $61 billion (16 percent) on applied research, ...

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Published October 12, 2018 at 01:00PM
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2018-2019 NSF Distinguished Lectures in Mathematical and Physical Sciences

2018-2019 NSF Distinguished Lectures in Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) invites media and members of the public to its latest distinguished lectures series. The seven lectures will reveal insights into breakthrough research and explore what discoveries science may hold for the future.

The MPS mission is to harness the collective efforts of the mathematical and physical sciences communities to address compelling questions and push the boundaries of scientific ...

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Published October 10, 2018 at 09:04PM
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Statement on the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018

Statement on the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to William Nordhaus of Yale University and Paul Romer of New York University for expanding the understanding of global scale macroeconomics. The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) has supported the research of both laureates with multiple awards, including more than three decades of support for ...

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Published October 10, 2018 at 04:40PM
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Nobel Prizes--The NSF Connection

Nobel Prizes--The NSF Connection

When a scientist who has received federal funding is awarded the Nobel prize, the public can share both the pride and the research benefits. More than 200 laureates have been supported by the public through NSF.

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Published October 09, 2018 at 02:14PM
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Statement on 2018 Manufacturing Day

Statement on 2018 Manufacturing Day

On Oct. 5, 2018, the White House released a report, Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, which highlighted the key roles that federal agencies play in fostering the growth of advanced manufacturing. Advanced manufacturing production continues to grow at a consistently strong pace, creating more U.S. economic value per dollar spent than any other sector. Federal investments, such as those made by ...

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Published October 05, 2018 at 05:00PM
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NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced approximately $22.6 million in Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) awards, supporting 13 projects involving researchers at 35 institutions nationwide.

Additionally, NSF and Mozilla announced the winners of the NSF Wireless Innovation for a Networked Society (WINS) Challenges, awarding a total of $1.6 ...

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Published October 04, 2018 at 02:00PM
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Community College Cyber Pilot Program makes first awards

Community College Cyber Pilot Program makes first awards

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) program made its first awards to community college partnerships that work to help motivated students become highly qualified cybersecurity professionals in government positions.

NSF's Community College Cyber Pilot (C3P) program issued three awards to project leads that will build research collaborations among partners in six states: California, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, ...

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Published October 03, 2018 at 08:56PM
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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Frances H. Arnold of California Institute of Technology "for the directed evolution of enzymes" and the other half jointly to George P. Smith of the University of Missouri and Gregory P. Winter at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology "for the phage display of peptides and antibodies." The National Science Foundation (NSF) supported Arnold through many awards over the course of three decades, including a ...

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Published October 03, 2018 at 06:06PM
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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics to Arthur Ashkin of the United States for "the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems" and Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada for their "method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses." Strickland is only the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. The National Science Foundation (NSF) supported Mourou with several awards beginning in 1980 for ...

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Published October 02, 2018 at 07:27PM
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Sustainable Agriculture: Engineering a win-win solution for poultry litter

Sustainable Agriculture: Engineering a win-win solution for poultry litter

New technology converts chicken manure into an eco-friendly revenue stream for farmers

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Published October 01, 2018 at 04:00AM
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NSF launches pilot for national high school engineering course

NSF launches pilot for national high school engineering course

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a pilot to prepare a curriculum and teachers across the U.S. for a nationwide pre-college course on engineering principles and design.

The three-year, $4-million pilot marks an important milestone in the creation of a nationally recognized high school engineering course intended to lead to widely accepted, transferrable credit at the college level.

"NSF plays a vital role ...

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Published October 01, 2018 at 04:00PM
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Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic

Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic

Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by certain harmful algae blooms.

In a new study appearing in this week's issue of the journal Science, researchers identified a cluster of genes related to the production of domoic acid in microscopic plants, or phytoplankton, called Pseudo-nitzschia.

The researchers, whose work is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), found that the genes ...

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Published September 27, 2018 at 06:00PM
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NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM centers

NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM centers

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) has awarded $14 million to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to establish four new centers -- the first of their kind.

The Tribal Enterprise Advancement (TEA) centers will build upon the scientific and engineering (S&E) expertise at the TCUs to prepare the next generation of scientific professionals who will serve as the decision-makers and intellectual resources for their tribes and ...

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Published September 26, 2018 at 09:09PM
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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $31 million for fundamental quantum research that will enable the United States to lead a new quantum technology revolution. The awards are announced as NSF joins other federal agencies and private partners at a White House summit on quantum information science today.

"The quantum revolution is about expanding the definition of what's possible for the technology of tomorrow," said NSF Director France Córdova. "NSF-supported ...

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Published September 24, 2018 at 05:00PM
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