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NSF statement on President’s FY 2022 discretionary budget request

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Model predicts urban development and greenhouses gasses will fuel urban floods

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Study shows how varying Arctic climate conditions impact vulnerable species

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Chip delivers COVID-19 test results on a phone

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Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing

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Can bacteria make better crack-resistant materials?

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'Smart Bandage' detects, may prevent infections

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Standard water treatment eliminates 'enveloped' viruses

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Economic value of insect pollination services in U.S. much higher than thought, study finds

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Food contamination sometimes starts in the soil

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An origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries

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Even machines need their greens

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Tiny wireless device might help in combating obesity

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Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration

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Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems

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Applying compost to landfills could have environmental benefits

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Sensor can detect scarred or fatty liver tissue

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Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams

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Blue whirl flame structure revealed with supercomputers

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Researchers engineer tiny, shape-changing machines that deliver medicine to the GI tract

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NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)

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Bridges with limb-inspired architecture can withstand earthquakes, cutting repair costs

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New technology tracks role of macrophages in cancer spread

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Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report

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Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology

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'Like a fishing net,' nanonet collapses to trap drug molecules

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

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Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea

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Conversation quickly spreads droplets inside buildings

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