National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

"Focal Points" -- The Discovery Files

AUV SENTRY

NSF funds graduate student training program QISE-Net

Photonic switch controls light passing through optical fibers faster than ever (Image 1)

Photonic switch controls light passing through optical fibers faster than ever (Image 2)

Temperate plant species took different evolutionary path (Image 1)

Temperate plant species took different evolutionary path (Image 2)

Temperate plant species took different evolutionary path (Image 3)

Temperate plant species took different evolutionary path (Image 4)

Listening to the Arctic – an audio documentary

"Heartspeakers" -- The Discovery Files

ROV JASON

HOV ALVIN

Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on record (Image 1)

Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on record (Image 2)

Brilliant glow of paint-on semiconductors (Image 1)

Brilliant glow of paint-on semiconductors (Image 2)

Brilliant glow of paint-on semiconductors (Image 3)

Nanoparticle may replace biopsy needles in transplant organ rejection (Image 1)

Nanoparticle may replace biopsy needles in transplant organ rejection (Image 2)

Charting path to cheaper flexible solar cells

Iceland volcano eruption did not spawn extreme heat wave

Discovery of cool, interstellar gas around black hole

"Perceptible Difference" -- The Discovery Files

R/V Endeavor investigates the Amazon River plume off South American coast

Investigating the world's oceans!

Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

FMCC TECH-Lane Advanced Technological Education center

Marine Advanced Technology Education Center

Midwest Photonics Education Center