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
Superconducting material stabilized at everyday pressure, another step toward real-world applications U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers have stabilized a composite material in a superconducting state at ambient or normal, everyday pressure. Their technique, called the "pressure-quench protocol," offers a new approach for exploring… Read more at nsf.gov
Chemical process more efficiently converts carbon dioxide to methanol, a chemical used in manufacturing and a potential fuel A new chemical process funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation has produced methanol — a type of alcohol essential for manufacturing many common products and a potential fuel source — more efficiently than ever before. The method generates… Read more at nsf.gov
NSF invests $25.5M in research to drive new U.S. manufacturing technologies and talent pipelines The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a $25.5 million investment to support fundamental research and workforce development aimed at enabling future generations of U.S. manufacturing. This year's awards will support seven research grants… Read more at nsf.gov
NSF Graduate Research Fellow's work on light contributes to nanodot breakthrough Americans spend a lot of time on their screens. The images on those screens are made of pixels — tiny dots that represent a single point of color. Scientists from Penn State, including NSF Graduate Research Fellow Nicholas Trainer, recently… Read more at nsf.gov
Ever-changing universe revealed in first imagery from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a major new scientific facility jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, released its first imagery today at an event in Washington, D.C. The… Read more at nsf.gov
Microbes from Brooklyn could help mitigate industrial contamination Microorganisms with extreme abilities have laid the groundwork for decades of biotechnologies from the PCR technique that enables amplification of DNA for diagnostics and drug development to the gene editing tool CRISPR, and now researchers supported… Read more at nsf.gov
NSF ZEUS becomes the most powerful laser in the U.S. The U.S. National Science Foundation Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (NSF ZEUS) laser facility at the University of Michigan now has the most powerful laser in the U.S., with roughly double the peak power of any other laser in the… Read more at nsf.gov
Sparking curiosity in the future semiconductor workforce The United States semiconductor industry is projected to have between 60,000 and 100,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. As the need for semiconductor technicians, engineers and scientists continues to increase, there is also a growing demand for innovative… Read more at nsf.gov
Researchers discover microplastics at all ocean depths Researchers with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation published a global benchmark of microplastic distribution in the ocean, revealing thousands of plastic specks even at the extreme depths of the Mariana Trench. The study's findings… Read more at nsf.gov
Light from dawn of the universe observed by Earth-based telescopes For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to look back over 13 billion years and measure how the first stars in the universe affected light emitted from the Big Bang. Using the NSF… Read more at nsf.gov
Cholesterol crystal formation captured on video for first time, may lead to more effective treatments for high cholesterol With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Houston have captured the dynamics of microscopic cholesterol crystal formation on video for the first time. Understanding these mechanisms could help scientists… Read more at nsf.gov
Predictive AI model could help forecast neurodegenerative diseases Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are a growing concern in the U.S., with over 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease today. By 2060, that number is expected to grow, affecting nearly 13 million people. These diseases are not… Read more at nsf.gov
NSF announces new NextG wireless funding opportunity The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a new funding opportunity to support research and technology development that will improve the next generation of wireless communication systems known as NextG. In collaboration with industry… Read more at nsf.gov
