Turnable, twistable robots
Research News International robotics collaboration aims to create artificial muscles June 15, 2016 Forget steel and aluminum. The robots of tomorrow may be able to squish, stretch and squeeze. Novel…
For 2016 Week of Making, highlighting connections between informal STEM environments and learning
Research News NSF-funded science and engineering research helps advance maker activities and understanding of potential benefits June 17, 2016 The 2016 National Week of Making, an event with significant potential…
Atmospheric scientists boldly go into the heart of a tornado
Research News TWIRL project researchers plant instruments directly in tornado’s path June 24, 2016 Find related stories on NSF’s geosciences risk and resilience interest area at this link. It was…
Tackling intractable computing problems
Research News Theoretical computer science project helps solve long-standing questions with benefits for security and machine learning June 29, 2016 Computers have proven capable of helping scientists solve many research…
Analyzing how gun violence affects high-risk populations
Research News Research treats shootings like an epidemic — by applying public health models June 30, 2016 Yale University sociology professor Andrew Papachristos leads a team of researchers that collects…
Beautiful fractals help solve ‘wiggly’ problems
Research News Mathematicians explain how beauty of fractals goes far beyond pretty pictures July 1, 2016 When Harry Potter first went to Hogwarts, he caught his train from Kings Cross,…
Researcher ethicist Q&A: 5 considerations for a transforming society
Research News Looking to answer questions raised by new technologies July 1, 2016 New technology often raises new ethical questions — and those questions only multiply as technology advances. Up…
Passion makes perfect
Research News NSF-funded mathematician, coach, head cheerleader of U.S. Math Olympiad team on the all-American pursuit of information and happiness July 7, 2016 Po-Shen Loh loves math. He doesn’t say…