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Why Frances Arnold’s Nobel Prize is a significant achievement for engineering

Easy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials

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Researchers stop 'sneaky' cancer cells in their tracks

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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NSF announces awards to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity

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Penn engineers develop ultrathin, ultralight 'nanocardboard'

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Flipped cells cause blood vessels to leak in diabetes and other diseases

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Robert B. Stone to lead NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

Origami, 3D printing merge to make complex structures in one shot

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Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats

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Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioresorbable electronic medicine

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Statement on 2018 Manufacturing Day

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NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

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New 3D printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks -- just like structures in nature

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Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity

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NSF to build capacity for convergent engineering research centers with national impacts

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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UT engineers develop first method for controlling nanomotors

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

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

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NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks

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Self-healing reverse filter opens the door for many novel applications

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'It's all in the eyes': The role of the amygdala in the experience and perception of fear

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Biofilm Project Takes Aim at Erosion Control

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