An oral history of an NSF Ideas Lab
Research News The story behind ‘Cracking the Olfactory Code’ November 3, 2015 About six months ago, a group of scientists traveled to a remote corner of Virginia to discuss olfaction.…
Grass-planting change boosts coastal wetland restoration success
Research News Marsh grasses should be spaced close together, not far apart November 3, 2015 When restoring coastal wetlands, common practice calls for leaving space between new plants to prevent…
Video: Bringing mathematics to sea ice research
Research News NSF-funded Ken Golden plays key role in better understanding sea ice changes November 4, 2015 Oceanographers, marine biologists and geologists are the scientists most commonly associated with studying…
Where do rats move in after disasters? This team finds out
Research News Post-Hurricane Katrina research aims to provide communities better data on rodent populations, dangers November 5, 2015 Imagine you’re a researcher working outdoors in a New Orleans summer. It’s…
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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…