Podcast: Photonic quantum chips promise fast future Miloš Popović, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses a collaboration that has built a photonic quantum system into a traditional electronic chip... Read more at nsf.gov
Geoscientists discover ancestral Puebloans survived on ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes Puebloans melted ancient ice as a water resource More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301713&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds Noise and light alter bird nesting habits and success More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301714&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
National Solar Observatory predicts a large sunspot for Thanksgiving Research team 'listens' to changing sound waves from the sun's interio More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301716&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes Leveraging public data reveals new information about genetic alterations and their roles in cancer More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301706&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Neurons stripped of their identity are hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, study finds Changes in the structure of chromatin hold new answers More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301668&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue found in 'weird and wonderful' extinct amphibians Fossils provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301669&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Soil carbon changes in transition areas suggest Amazon conservation outlook 1,600-year baseline: How human impacts and climate affect the Amazon-Cerrado transition More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301664&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Extreme rainfall projected to become more severe, frequent with warming Climate change would expose millions to severe flooding in continental US More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301666&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Wound-healing biomaterials activate immune system for stronger skin New hydrogel leads to improved tissue repair More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301662&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Birth of magnetar from colossal collision potentially spotted for first time Neutron star merger results in magnetar with brightest kilonova ever observed More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301661&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Blue whirl flame structure revealed with supercomputers Revelation may lead to cleaner-burning fuels More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301658&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists have discovered an ancient lakebed deep beneath the Greenland ice Inaccessible for now, unique site may hold secrets of the past More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301660&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Researchers engineer tiny, shape-changing machines that deliver medicine to the GI tract 'Theragrippers’ are inspired by a parasitic worm that clamps onto its host's intestines More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301630&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Heavy rainfall drives one-third of nitrogen runoff, according to new study Research looked at nitrogen runoff from farmland in the Mississippi River basin More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301631&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov