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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