NSF Discoveries http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/ Discoveries posted on the NSF website, http://www.nsf.gov. en Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:33 EDT Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Seed Dispersal, Environmental Conditions Matter in African Forests http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127949&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in Central Africa, site of the scientists' research. Ecologists discover when, how tropical trees regenerate
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127949&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 New Technique Opens Window Into Brain Research http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127977&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Graphic illustration showing a beam of light hitting a neuron Optogenetics allows researchers to control neuronal activity in the brain via light stimulation
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127977&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Math Institute Serves as Bridge for Pure and Applied Mathematics http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127979&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 photo of Jill Pipher Best mathematical minds from around the world collaborate on projects with a strong computational component
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127979&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Life on a Coral Reef: Insult Is (Sometimes) Added to Injury http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127834&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Giant barrel sponges off Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean next to a researcher. Overfishing removes predatory fish that keep sponges from smothering corals
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127834&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Helping People through the Decision-Making Process Using a Web-Based Application http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127901&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 photograph of Ali Abbas Researcher was part of inaugural group of NSF Innovation Corps awards in 2011
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127901&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Studying Molecules That Regulate the Body’s Circadian Rhythms http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127796&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Researcher Carla Finkielstein examines mutations of circadian proteins. Researcher examines behavior of genes to understand breast cancer risks and other health issues
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127796&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Trail of Fire Leads to Less Snow, Threatened Water Resources http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127739&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Photo of smoke from a forest fire going up in to the sky Scientists study New Mexico's Rabbit Mountain, where forests burned in the 2011 Las Conchas fire
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127739&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Energy Efficient Brain Simulator Outperforms Supercomputers http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127617&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Graduate students Sam Fok and Alex Neckar hold a brain-inspired computational platform Neurogrid brain simulator ushers in new level of research
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127617&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Engineers Use Brain Cells to Power Smart Grid http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127605&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy in his lab, surrounded by computers Studying how neural networks integrate and respond to complex information could inspire methods for managing power supply and use
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127605&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Earth Week: The Search for White Gold--Snowmelt http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127580&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Image of melting snow and the text Photo Gallery Thin snowpack puts ecosystems and water resources in critical condition
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127580&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Understanding How Space Turbulence Works http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127634&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Graphic showing daughter Alfven wave Researcher conducts supercomputer simulations to learn impacts on Earth's magnetic field
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127634&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Mind-controlled Devices Reveal Future Possibilities http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127576&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Bin He standing next to a subject wearing a hat with electorodes Researchers are giving new meaning to the old adage: "mind over matter"
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127576&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Scientist Studies How to Turn Cancer Drugs Into Their Own Delivery Systems http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127536&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Schematic illustration of the design concept for self-assembling drug amphiphiles Key is incorporating water properties into effective nanoscale systems
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127536&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 New Implant Holds Promise for Improved Hearing http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127530&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Pamela Bhati holding a cochlear implant Researchers are developing a device that could improve sound resolution for deaf individuals who opt for cochlear implants
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127530&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Advances in Computational Research Transform Scientific Process and Discovery http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127385&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 Map of Antarctica NSF-supported supercomputers enhance union between technology and the human mind
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