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'Like a fishing net,' nanonet collapses to trap drug molecules

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

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Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea

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Conversation quickly spreads droplets inside buildings

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Velcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contamination

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How do stone forests get their spikes? New research offers pointed answer

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Shekhar Bhansali to lead NSF Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Human/mechanical powered plasma: Researchers help create the future

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Dynamic kirigami shoe-grip is designed to reduce risks of slips and falls

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Researchers identify structure of 'blue whirls'

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NSF renews investment in National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure

NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)

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Flipping a metabolic switch to slow tumor growth

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Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials

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Nanocrystals from waste of recycled wood make carbon-fiber composites tougher

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Tree cover increased in Southeast Michigan over the past 30 years

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Better wastewater treatment? It's a wrap

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Physicists count sound particles with quantum microphone

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NSF recognizes innovative science of chemist and aeronautical engineer as 2020 Waterman awardees

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New research findings in origami materials promise wide applications

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Novel, label-free imaging technique brings out the inner light in T cells

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Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

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Ridgecrest earthquakes could cause a San Andreas chain reaction

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Harmful microbes found on sewer pipe walls

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New director takes helm at National Science Foundation

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Adhesive film turns smartwatch into biochemical health monitoring system

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Taking a landslide's temperature to avert catastrophe

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Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage

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Autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy

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Statement on NSF Proposal Deadlines

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