National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

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Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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UTSA chemists make historic fluorine discovery

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Discovery: Mechanical properties of viral DNA determine the course of infection

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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In sync: How cells make connections could impact circadian rhythm

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International team makes rare discovery of new fatty acids

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The behavior of water: scientists find new properties of H2O

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NSF international MULTIPLIER program completes first expedition

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Pinpointing a molecule for sea lamprey control

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Light-controlled polymers can switch between sturdy and soft

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Research finds new molecular structures in boron-based nanoclusters

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Chemists achieve unprecedented molecular triple jump with multi-ringed metal complexes

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How antifreeze proteins stop ice cold

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Genome's gyrations fit right into Rice University model

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Researchers find, and possibly fix, toxicity in nanomaterials

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Modern alchemists are making chemistry greener

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UI researchers explain ammonia distribution in Earth's upper atmosphere

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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Electrons take one step forward without two steps back

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Simpler model gets to the point with proteins

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A change in bacteria's genetic code holds promise of longer-lasting drugs

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Less is more when it comes to predicting molecules' conductivity

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Researchers identify bacteria and viruses ejected from the ocean

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