All we are is dust in the interstellar wind
Research News NSF-funded researcher creates a map of dust in the Milky Way galaxy March 9, 2016 Cosmic dust is not simply something to sweep under the rug and forget…
Fundamental science will play a key role in finding cancer cure
Research News NSF-supported research to help U.S. achieve cancer ‘moonshot’ March 15, 2016 The nation is abuzz with President Barack Obama’s “National Cancer Moonshot” initiative to eliminate cancer, and many…
After the Lecture: Lynden Archer
Research News NSF-funded materials scientist Lynden Archer on batteries, diversity and the state of materials science March 16, 2016 We sat down with Cornell University’s Lynden Archer after his recent…
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Envisioning supercomputers of the future
Research News Project to test operating systems for future exascale computers March 17, 2016 Last year, President Obama announced the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI), an executive order to increase…
On World Water Day, scientists peer into rivers to answer water availability questions
Research News NSF Critical Zone Observatory researchers study California’s Eel River for insights into water losses March 21, 2016 Find related stories on the National Science Foundation’s Critical Zone Observatories…
Acoustic technique presents fresh take on water treatment
Research News Technology could solve longstanding problem of separating suspended contaminants from water March 22, 2016 When oil and gas are extracted from the Earth, water also comes to the…
Predicting severe hail storms
Research News NSF-supported research at the University of Oklahoma uses supercomputers and simulations to improve storm forecasts March 22, 2016 When a hail storm moved through Fort Worth, Texas on…
Flint water crisis: For young engineers, a lesson on the importance of listening
Research News Students in engineering ethics class helped uncover lead levels in Flint water, learned to listen to community in distress March 23, 2016 Sheldon Masters, a former Virginia Tech…