What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Dec 1 & 2, 2021
12/06/2021
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.
Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Scientists fabricate material that can sense and adapt to the environment
Metamaterial is responsive and acts without external direction
Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Chicago, funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation, are developing an artificial material that can sense and respond to stimuli in the environment. The metamaterial can assess, adapt and act in response to ...
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Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Researchers conduct first study of passive solar energy as a residential heat source
Tapping into passive solar energy could be a step to carbon-free heating
Space heating is one of the largest contributors to climate change produced by industrialized nations, creating an urgent need for carbon-free heating. Recent advances suggest that passive solar energy as a heat source can and should be part of a sustainable ...
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Thu, 02 Dec 2021
Identifying proteins using nanopores and supercomputers
Proof-of-concept study shows capacity to identify proteins with single-amino acid resolution
The amount and type of proteins human cells produce provide important details about a person's health and how the human body works. But the methods of identifying and quantifying individual proteins are inadequate to the task, scientists say. Not only is the diversity of ...
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Thu, 02 Dec 2021
Fate of sinking tectonic plates revealed
Scientists discover what happens when a plate disappears into the planet's interior
Our world's surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under. The ongoing cycle keeps the continents in motion and drives life on Earth. But what happens when a plate disappears into the planet's interior?
The question ...
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Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research (FW-HTF)
12/06/2021
Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research (FW-HTF)
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This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information item.
Dear Colleague Letter: Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning and Related Areas (MoDL+)
12/06/2021
Dear Colleague Letter: Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning and Related Areas (MoDL+)
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Dear Colleague Letter: TCUP Early Access to STEM (TEAS)
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This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information - Education item.
What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Dec. 6, 2021
12/07/2021
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021
Researchers use new approach to calibrate soft robotic exosuit to an individual
New class of wearable robotic technology can assist with and adapt to a variety of everyday task
Harvard University researchers, partially funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, have developed a soft robotic exosuit that customizes itself to the user for personalized and activity-specific assistance. This new class of wearable assistive technology applies mechanical help to the user's joints and muscles. The robotic exosuit can be calibrated to the user and adapt to a variety of real-world walking
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Mon, 06 Dec 2021
Theoretical physicists observe rare phenomenon in simple material for the first time
Quantum autonomous Hall effect thought to be specific to complex, delicate materials
Theoretical physicists conducting research at The University of Texas at Dallas have observed a rare phenomenon called the quantum anomalous Hall effect in a very ...
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Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program
Solicitation: NSF 20-570
Due Date: March 09, 2022
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:
There is no limit to the number of proposals an eligible organization may submit to this program as long as each proposal pertains to a different IUCRC.
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021
New holographic camera sees the unseen with high precision
High-resolution camera can see around corners and through scattering media
Researchers at Northwestern University have invented a new high-resolution camera that can see the unseen -- including around corners and ...
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Tue, 07 Dec 2021
Research leads to deeper understanding of ocean currents
Study increases understanding of global water flow
A study of ocean currents led by Rowan University researcher Beth Christensen deepens our scientific understanding of global ...
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Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Research and Education in the Critical-Zone (ORE-CZ)
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What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Dec. 8, 2021
12/09/2021
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.
Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Low-cost iron catalyst produces less expensive pharmaceutical compounds
Researchers use iron to generate new three-component cross-coupling catalytic reaction
Cross-coupling reactions -- the joining of fragments of molecules with the aid of a metal catalyst -- are a critical part of pharmaceutical production, usually relying on expensive, rare metals like palladium. Researchers at the ...
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Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Studies find that river diversions can overcome Louisiana's rapid sinking
Research shows the likely benefits of land building by river diversions
Studies led by researchers at Tulane University and other institutions show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, ...
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