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| News From the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) — For more information about NSF and its programs, visit www.nsf.gov NSF Press Releases
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Public Release: 15-Mar-2013
Chile is latest to partner with NSF through GROW National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh and National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research President José Miguel Aguilera announced today a new research partnership with Chile through Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide. Contact: Maria C. Zacharias
Public Release: 15-Mar-2013
 NatureNSF funded telescopes in Antarctica/Chile discover bursts of star formation in the early universe Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting with newborn stars much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to newly published research. 
National Science Foundation
Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 12-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesAntarctic and Arctic insects use different genetic mechanisms to cope with lack of water Although they live in similarly extreme ecosystems at opposite ends of the world, Antarctic insects appear to employ entirely different methods at the genetic level to cope with extremely dry conditions than their counterparts that live north of the Arctic Circle, according to National Science Foundation-funded researchers.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
ScienceHow to thrive in battery acid and among toxic metals In the movie Alien, the title character is an extraterrestrial creature that can survive brutal heat and resist the effects of toxins. In real life, organisms with similar traits exist, such as the "extremophile" red alga Galdieria sulphuraria. In hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, Galdieria uses energy from the sun to produce sugars through photosynthesis.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
ScienceEarth is warmer today than during 70 to 80 percent of the past 11,300 years With data from 73 ice and sediment core monitoring sites around the world, scientists have reconstructed Earth's temperature history back to the end of the last Ice Age. The analysis reveals that the planet today is warmer than it's been during 70 to 80 percent of the last 11,300 years.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
Highlights on women, minorities and persons with disabilities in science and engineering Women, persons with disabilities and three racial and ethnic groups -- African-Americans, Hispanics and American Indians -- continue to be underrepresented in science and engineering according to a new report released by the National Science Foundation. Contact: Deborah Wing
Public Release: 7-Mar-2013
Incoming! Then outgoing! Waves generated by Russian meteor recorded crossing the US A network of seismographic stations recorded spectacular signals from the blast waves of the meteor that landed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, as the waves crossed the United States. Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 4-Mar-2013
Journal of Field RoboticsIn Greenland and Antarctic tests, Yeti helps conquer some 'abominable' polar hazards A century after Western explorers first crossed the dangerous landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers funded by the National Science Foundation have successfully deployed a self-guided robot that uses ground-penetrating radar to map deadly crevasses hidden in ice-covered terrains.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 28-Feb-2013
International team targets innovations in STEM learning Students in Finland have a reputation for doing well on international assessments in science and mathematics, an accomplishment that's long been of interest to educators and policy makers here in the US. A new research collaboration between the two countries is aimed at advancing the best ideas from both sides of the ocean, with the goal of bringing new innovations to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in environments from kindergarten through undergraduate education. Contact: Maria C. Zacharias
Public Release: 22-Feb-2013
NSF collaborates with federal partners to plan for comprehensive public access to research results Today, the National Science Foundation, along with federal partners, announced its commitment to expand public access to the results of its funded research. Public access is intended to accelerate the dissemination of fundamental research results that will advance the frontiers of knowledge and help ensure the nation's future prosperity. Contact: Deborah Wing
Public Release: 22-Feb-2013
ScienceNSF-funded researchers propose promising new technique for probing Earth's deep interior National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Amherst College in Massachusetts and the University of Texas at Austin have described a new technique based in particle physics that might one day reveal, in more detail than ever before, the composition and characteristics of the deep Earth. Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 22-Feb-2013
New grants to innovation corps 'nodes' further enhance public-private partnership Today the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the latest round of grant awards made under the NSF's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) effort. I-Corps is a public-private partnership to help develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies. Contact: Maria C. Zacharias
Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Biodiversity protects against disease, scientists find The richer the assortment of amphibian species in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe deformities, including the growth of extra legs. Contact: Cheryl Dybas
Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Artificial retina receives FDA approval The US Food and Drug Administration granted market approval to an artificial retina technology today, the first bionic eye to be approved for patients in the United States. The prosthetic technology was developed in part with support from the National Science Foundation. Contact: Joshua A. Chamot
Public Release: 7-Feb-2013
Current BiologyAnimal magnetism: First evidence that magnetism helps salmon find home When migrating, sockeye salmon typically swim up to 4,000 miles into the ocean and then, years later, navigate back to the upstream reaches of the rivers in which they were born to spawn their young. Scientists, the fishing community and lay people have long wondered how salmon find their way to their home rivers over such epic distances.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lily Whiteman
Public Release: 5-Feb-2013
Antarctic ice core contains unrivaled detail of past climate A team of US ice-coring scientists and engineers in Antarctica, funded by the National Science Foundation, have recovered from the ice sheet a record of past climate and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that extends back 68,000 years. Contact: Peter West
Public Release: 4-Feb-2013
President Obama awards nation's top scientists and innovators highest honor President Obama today awarded 12 eminent researchers the National Medal of Science and 11 extraordinary inventors the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the US government upon scientists, engineers and inventors. Contact: Lisa-Joy Zgorski
Public Release: 4-Feb-2013
Academic institutions added more science and engineering research space in last several years Science and Engineering research space at the nation's research-performing colleges and universities increased 3.5 percent from fiscal year 2009 to FY 2011, growing to 202.9 million net assignable square feet, according to recent data from the National Science Foundation's Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities. Contact: Deborah Wing
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