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
New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production Could curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303584&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Jet stream changes could amplify weather extremes by 2060s Drilling into the Greenland ice sheet, researchers reconstructed the jet stream's past More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303585&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Engineers grow pancreatic 'organoids' that mimic the real thing Organoids could help researchers develop and test new treatments for pancreatic cancer More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303560&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Geologists look to past for answers on future tsunami threats Work ushers in new era of research aimed at better prediction More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303557&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Giant Waikato penguin: Schoolkids discover new species Scientists compared the fossil to digital versions of the bones More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303559&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists introduce theoretical method to produce light in a vacuum New approach deepens understanding of black holes More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303556&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Hummingbirds can smell their way out of danger Vultures aren’t the only birds who can sniff More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303527&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Galaxies discharge metal-tinged gases into the universe Supernovas create interstellar emissions that seed future stars More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303521&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Baby birds tune in from egg Research moves time window for sound learning to the prenatal stage More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303519&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists solve mystery of icy plumes that may foretell deadly supercell storms Understanding how plumes take shape above thunderstorms could help forecasters More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303507&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Preventing long-term effects of traumatic brain injury New study shows an antibody treatment could help More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303508&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Study shows how aspen forests maintain the diversity needed to adapt to changing environments Aspen stands change their genetic structure over time More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303509&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Biomaterials give the fangs and mandibles of tiny invertebrates an outsized bite Extra-sharp edges of fangs, stingers, claws and mandibles puncture tough skin More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303510&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
