What’s hot in science and engineering? Check out NSF news for the day of May 5, 2025
05/05/2025
Keep up with the latest from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at notable news, scientific findings and stories brought to you by NSF.
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From electronic bugs to real ones, methods for listening provide insights into communication and hearingMay 2, 2025
A new study by U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers on how members of the animal world sense and react to sounds provides insight into…
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In extreme conditions, heat does not flow between materials. It bounces off.May 1, 2025
A new study supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation shows, for the first time, how heat moves — or rather, doesn't — between materials in a…
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2025 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar
05/05/2025
2025 NSF CAREER Program Informational Webinar
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Monday, May 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT
During these webinars, U.S. National Science Foundation program directors will provide information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 22-586. The agency-wide NSF CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
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What’s hot in science and engineering? Check out NSF news for the day of May 13, 2025
05/13/2025
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Lab-synthesized botanical compound shows promise for fighting aggressive breast cancerMay 8, 2025
Chemists funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have developed a new process to synthesize a plant-based compound that shows effectiveness against triple-negative breast cancer cells. According to the American Cancer Society…
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Using machine learning to speed up discovery for drug delivery and disease treatmentMay 7, 2025
A new computational tool developed with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation could greatly speed up determining the 3D structure of RNAs, a critical step in developing new RNA-based drugs, identifying drug-binding sites…
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4 planets discovered around Barnard's star, one of the closest stars to EarthMay 7, 2025
Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered four tiny exoplanets orbiting Barnard's star, a red dwarf at the center of the nearest single-star system to Earth…
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Leopard spots and protein nanoclusters: How pattern rules could advance muscular dystrophy treatmentMay 6, 2025
Although a leopard cannot change its spots, new research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation uses the principles that govern patterns like leopard spots to understand biological processes at the nanoscale…
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What’s hot in science and engineering? Check out NSF news for the day of May 14, 2025
05/14/2025
Keep up with the latest from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at notable news, scientific findings and stories brought to you by NSF.
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Preparing science educators to use and teach AI in the classroomMay 13, 2025
An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation has created a teacher-driven curriculum called Shark AI. This…
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