U.S.National Science Foundation update

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.





NSF Stories
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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