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NSF selects Susan S. Margulies to head the Engineering Directorate

News Release

NSF statement on President’s FY 2022 discretionary budget request

Press Statement

Jeanne VanBriesen to lead the NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems

Robotic neck brace can help analyze cancer treatment impacts

Research News

José Zayas-Castro to lead the NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers

Mosquito-resistant clothing prevents bites 

Research News

Unusual "cool flames" discovered aboard International Space Station

Research News

NSF issues biennial report on I-Corps

Researchers develop a new technique to treat middle ear infections

Research News

Large-scale wetlands construction seen as effective treatment for farm runoff

Research News

Novel smart cement can be used to build more durable roads and cities

Research News

Machine learning and earthquake risk prediction

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A more robust memory device for artificial intelligence systems

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A new water treatment on Earth could also help Mars explorers

Research News

Productive 3D bioprinter could help speed up drug development

Research News

Mangrove root model may hold key to preventing coastal erosion

Research News

NSF initiates postdoctoral fellowship program for engineers

Heat stress in U.S. may double by century's end

Research News

Parks not only safe, but essential during the pandemic

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Discovery of a new genetic cause of hearing loss illuminates how inner ear works

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The microenvironment of breast cancer in three dimensions

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Researchers develop mathematical model to predict disease spread patterns

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New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch

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Researchers advance DNA as a storage material

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Why our brains miss opportunities to improve through subtraction

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Scientists propose improvements to precision crop irrigation

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Engineers find ankle exoskeletons can greatly increase walking speed

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Membranes unlock potential to vastly increase cell-free vaccine production

Research News

Norovirus clusters are resistant to environmental stresses and UV disinfection, new study finds

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Computer model fosters potential improvements to 'bionic eye' technology

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