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The United States semiconductor industry is projected to have between 60,000 and 100,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. As the need for semiconductor…
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At Brown University, an innovative new project is revealing that teaching artificial intelligence to perceive things more like people may begin with…
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Microplastics on the Beach
Researchers with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation published a global benchmark of microplastic distribution in the ocean, revealing…
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For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to look back over 13 billion years and…
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the growth of new layers on cholesterol monohydrate surfaces
With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Houston have captured the dynamics of microscopic cholesterol…
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AI and Brain Research
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are a growing concern in the U.S., with over 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease today. By…
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The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a new funding opportunity to support research and technology development that will improve the…
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Each year, preeclampsia—a life-threatening pregnancy complication—affects nearly 1 in 25 expectant mothers in the United States. Emerging suddenly…
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A grayscale image shows several neurons being activated in the mouse auditory cortex during learning of an auditory discrimination task.
Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have provided a new understanding of how and where learning occurs in the brain. The two…
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