Nifty 50

The "Nifty50" are NSF-funded inventions, innovations and discoveries that have become commonplace in our lives.

1. Accelerating, Expanding Universe

2. American Sign Language Dictionary Development

3. Antarctic Ozone Hole Research

4. Antifreeze Proteins — Secrets for Mankind

5. Arabidopsis — A Plant Genome Project

6. Bar Codes

7. Black Holes Confirmed

8. Buckyballs

9. CAD/CAM

10. Computer Visualization Techniques

11. The Darci Card

12. Data Compression Technology

13. Discovery of Planets

14. Doppler Radar

15. Earthquake Mitigation

16. Edible Vaccinations

17. Effects of Acid Rain

18. El Niño and La Niña Predictions

19. The "Eye Chip" or Retina Chip

20. Fiber Optics

21. Fire Research Management

22. Fireflies, Fruitflies Aid New Research Advances in the Body's 24-HR Clock

23. Gamma Ray Bursts

24. Gemini Telescopes

25. Genomics Bio-Pharming with Plants

26. Hantavirus Identification

27. Hot Springs Bacterium Discovery Key to DNA Fingerprinting

28. The Internet

29. L.I.G.O Project: Gravitational Wave Observatory

30. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

31. Microburst Research

32. MEMS: Microelectromechanical Systems

33. Nanotechnology

34. The National Observatories

35. Overcoming Heavy Metals

36. Overcoming Salt Toxicity

37. The PACI Program

38. Panel Study on Income Dynamics

39. Persons with Disabilities Access to the Web

40. Project Listen

41. Reaction Injection Molding

42. SHEBA Program

43. Speech Recognition Technology

44. Star Tap: Science, Technology and Research Transit Access

45. Tissue Engineering

46. Tumor Detection

47. vBNS: Very High Speed Backbone Network System

48. Volcanic Eruption Detection

49. Web Browsers

50. Yellow Barrels