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Published May 22, 2019 at 04:45PM
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National Science Foundation announces new Diamond Achievement Award

National Science Foundation announces new Diamond Achievement Award

The National Science Foundation has announced a new award -- the NSF Diamond Achievement Award -- which will be presented for the first time to the international team of researchers who recently captured the first-ever image of a black hole.

On April 10, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration announced that its planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes, which was forged through international collaboration, had ...

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Published May 09, 2019 at 08:56PM
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University at Buffalo Critical Conversations

University at Buffalo Critical Conversations

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Published April 29, 2019 at 01:59PM
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Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) -- a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration -- was designed to capture images of a black hole.

Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole ...

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Published April 10, 2019 at 01:07PM
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National Science Foundation names Jennifer Dionne and Mark Braverman its 2019 Alan T. Waterman awardees

National Science Foundation names Jennifer Dionne and Mark Braverman its 2019 Alan T. Waterman awardees

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named materials scientist Jennifer Dionne and computer scientist Mark Braverman the recipients of this year's Alan T. Waterman Award.

The Waterman Award annually recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by NSF. Researchers 40 years of age or younger, or up to 10 years post Ph.D., are eligible. This year, two outstanding researchers ...

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Published April 04, 2019 at 04:00PM
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Sweat sensors: Engineering breakthrough tools for health diagnostics

Sweat sensors: Engineering breakthrough tools for health diagnostics

Multidisciplinary team tackles challenges to make sweat as important as blood for health monitoring

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Published April 01, 2019 at 04:00AM
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NSF press conference on first result from Event Horizon Telescope project

NSF press conference on first result from Event Horizon Telescope project

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold a press conference to announce a groundbreaking result.

What: Press conference on groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope. 

Who: NSF Director France Córdova will deliver remarks. A panel of EHT researchers ...

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Published April 01, 2019 at 04:01AM
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