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
Machine learning can reduce concerns about nanoparticles in food Researchers can predict whether nanoparticles in soil are likely to be absorbed by plants More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302999&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises a clean, sustainable source of energy Discovery could open a new frontier of clean energy More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302998&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Biodiversity 'hotspots' imperiled along California's streams Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forests More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302989&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate Shift may reduce plants' ability to absorb atmospheric CO2 More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302990&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Unraveling the mysteries of trace elements in the oceans Trace elements are very challenging to study More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302987&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is ripping apart, speeding up key Antarctic glacier thinning From 2017 to 2020, large icebergs at the ice shelf's edge broke away More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302983&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Soil microbes metabolize the same polyphenols found in chocolate, wine Polyphenols are plant compounds that double as cancer-fighting antioxidants More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302967&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
What is known about water may have just changed dramatically Discovery may have strong impact, from water purification to drug manufacturing More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302968&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
A new water treatment on Earth could also help Mars explorers A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302960&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Arctic rotifers still alive after 24,000 years in a frozen state Scientists conduct research in remote Arctic locations More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302958&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Is Earth's core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet's interior Earth's solid-iron inner core is growing faster on one side than the other More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302950&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Don't like eating greens? Blame it on Brassica domestication New study shows genetic diversity of wild Brassica rapa came from domestication More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302947&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
'Surfing' particles: Physicists solve a mystery surrounding the aurora borealis Experiments confirm interaction of electrons and Alfvén waves More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302945&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Productive 3D bioprinter could help speed up drug development Pharmaceutical industry could quickly identify the most promising drugs More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302942&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
World's lakes losing oxygen as planet warms Changes threaten biodiversity and drinking water quality More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302920&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Dinosaur-age fossils provide new insights into origin of flowering plants Discovery of ancient plant fossils offers clues to the origin of flowering plants More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302921&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
