At the intersection of neuroscience and art
Research News Blending cognition and engineering to reveal the neural basis of creativity November 17, 2015 There is a neural orchestra inside your head. The music comes from tiny electrical…
Learning from distributed data
Research News CAREER awardee develops mathematical and computational methods to analyze de-centralized information November 17, 2015 Scientific advances typically produce massive amounts of data, which is, of course, a good…
Starving the beast
Research News New NSF-funded research finds way to withhold cancer cells’ favorite food November 24, 2015 As any good “Star Trek” fan knows, Mr. Spock was a “green-blooded Vulcan” because…
A fine kettle of fish?
Research News Long-term data help determine fluctuations in fish populations November 30, 2015 The following is part 20 in a series on the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)…
Video: Triceratops gets a new cousin!
Research News NSF-funded researchers discover a second oldest-known horned dinosaur species December 9, 2015 Triceratops has a new cousin! With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers from The…
Spreading the word
Research News ‘Educator ambassadors’ learn, then share #NSFastronomy December 10, 2015 The anticipation is contagious. On this crisp, clear night in West Virginia only two types of sounds fill the…
How someday robots may run to the rescue — literally
Research News University of Michigan engineers seek to perfect the science of balance December 14, 2015 Rescuers in Turkey are working tirelessly to free this young boy, one of the…
Making mobile health effective and secure
Research News Interdisciplinary project working to design security measures for wearables, hospitals and homes December 17, 2015 With Internet-connected medical technology and digitized health records on the rise, cybersecurity is…