This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan dove into a busy schedule this week, with multiple meetings with international representatives and a reception to honor a retiring congressional champion of STEM research and education. On Monday, the director…

Published September 30, 2022 at 05:07PM
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Researchers engineer novel material capable of 'thinking'

Researchers engineer novel material capable of 'thinking'
Someone taps your shoulder. The touch receptors in your skin send a message to your brain, which processes the information and directs you to look left, in the direction of the tap. This processing of mechanical information has now been harnessed by…

Published September 29, 2022 at 02:31PM
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New seafloor data upend understanding of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

New seafloor data upend understanding of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica — about the size of Florida — has been an elephant in the room for scientists trying to make global sea-level rise predictions. This massive ice stream is in a phase of fast retreat, leading to widespread…

Published September 29, 2022 at 02:30PM
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Neurons that have food on the brain

Neurons that have food on the brain
A gooey slice of pizza. A pile of crispy French fries. Ice cream dripping down a cone on a hot summer day. When people look at any of these foods, a specialized part of the brain's visual cortex lights up, according to a new study by MIT…

Published September 28, 2022 at 01:58PM
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Global tsunamis driven by underwater volcanic eruptions

Global tsunamis driven by underwater volcanic eruptions
In 1883, there was a volcanic eruption so large it killed tens of thousands of people. It expelled so much ash that, for a time, it changed the colors of sunsets and the palette with which impressionist artists painted. In history, few volcanic…

Published September 28, 2022 at 01:54PM
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NSF joins USPTO Council for Inclusive Innovation

NSF joins USPTO Council for Inclusive Innovation
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan as a co-vice chair of the Council for Inclusive Innovation, or CI2. The USPTO council will develop a national strategy for…

Published September 27, 2022 at 04:13PM
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Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae may be resistant to climate change

Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae may be resistant to climate change
The larval health of an Antarctic cold-water coral species may be resistant to warming water temperatures, a University of Maine study finds, bringing new hope for the climate change resilience of deep-sea ecosystems in the Western Antarctic…

Published September 27, 2022 at 03:21PM
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