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Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors

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Bioengineers add cooperative molecules to their toolkit for programming signal processing

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Can science writing be automated?

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Tiny light-up barcodes identify molecules by their twinkling

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Astronaut has no lingering, major epigenetic differences from earthbound twin brother

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New technique cuts AI training time by more than 60 percent

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How to make self-driving cars safer on roads

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Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

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Computer scientists create programmable self-assembling DNA

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Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds

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New method uses artificial intelligence to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

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How the fruit fly got its stripes: Researchers explore precision of embryonic development

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MIT robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga

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Winds of climate change affect migratory birds?

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Expeditions in Computing: 10 years transforming science and society

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Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of lab rat brain activity and where they think they are

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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NSF announces awards to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity

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Berkeley computer theorists show path to verifying that quantum beats classical

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This RNA-based technique could make gene therapy more effective

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Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used

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NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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