Podcast: Lasers and materials of the future
Mon Aug 31 3:02 pm
Chunlei Guo, an NSF-supported researcher, discusses his work using femtosecond lasers to design materials with highly functionalized purposes...
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NSF launches three new Science and Technology Centers with $90M investment in transformative research
Wed Aug 26 12:09 pm
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to support three new NSF Science and Technology Centers (NSF STC). These centers will advance American leadership in science and technology, strengthen the nation's STEM…
Eight NSF research institutes to propel U.S. quantum science with $290M investment
Tue Aug 25 10:00 am
Understanding and wielding the quantum properties of nature is the ambitious objective of eight research institutes that will collectively receive more than $290 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The investment is an expansion of the…
Podcast: Educator wins Presidential AI Challenge
Tue Aug 25 1:32 pm
U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers are behind an educational effort to introduce artificial intelligence techniques to elementary school children...
Podcast: Researchers bring AI to elementary schoolers
Tue Aug 25 1:31 pm
Researchers discuss the challenges of introducing artificial intelligence concepts into elementary school curriculum and how the project led to a win in the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge...
NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership
Mon Aug 17 11:00 am
The U.S. National Science Foundation today released 12 new notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) providing over $1.5 billion for foundational research, including basic and use-inspired inquiry...
Podcast: The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
Mon Aug 10 2:40 pm
NSF Noirlab's Robert Blum discusses NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's signature mission, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, and how it will transform the way we study the universe...
Podcast: New telescope to transform study of universe
Fri Aug 07 9:18 am
As the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time officially starts, Edward Ajhar discusses the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and how it will transform the way people study the universe...
New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country
Tue Aug 04 11:00 am
New initiative will accelerate AI-enabled scientific discovery by expanding access to compute for researchers, students and educators through regional partnerships among state and local governments, academic institutions, industry and philanthropy…
NSF stands up 2 Materials Innovation Platforms with $50M investment
Mon Aug 03 10:00 am
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $50 million in research infrastructure to enable the discovery and development of materials that can withstand extreme conditions, from lightweight composites for better armor to superalloys for…
Building the future, atom by atom — NSF deploys $108M for materials science at 6 research centers
Thu Jul 30 10:00 am
The U.S. National Science Foundation is pushing materials science beyond the state-of-the-art with an investment of $108 million in six advanced research centers. The centers will explore a broad range of scientific frontiers, such as exotic…
NSF partners with universities and industry on pilot initiative for four-year Ph.D. programs with real-world research placements
Wed Jul 29 8:00 am
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over five years, along with additional financial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry...