Science Matters

From Earth’s poles to black holes, NSF stories about transforming the world through science.

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HeartFlow's AI-powered medical technology debuts on Nasdaq

August 13, 2025

Recent rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have led to the emergence of innovative interdisciplinary fields such as computational medicine — a domain that leverages AI's strength to identify…

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'NSF was there at the start' — an experimental quantum chip may yield more robust qubits

July 21, 2025

A prototype chip revealed earlier this year by Microsoft has become the latest contender in the race to create useful quantum computers.

New sensors and devices for the advancement of medicine

July 11, 2025

Imagine there was a way to detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages. Or that a device the size of a pill could identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in real-time.

Improving America's workforce: Promoting American prosperity through STEM education

July 2, 2025

Today, science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are advancing rapidly and taking the economy with them.

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NSF M3X: Integrating human expertise and AI to transform health care

June 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced robotics are dramatically transforming society, and health care is one of the areas where these technologies could solve many of the issues…

From structure to function: Unpacking how genome organization shapes cell behavior

June 26, 2025

Every cell in the human body contains about 2 meters of DNA, roughly the length of a bed.

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NSF support puts engineering curriculum in high schools

June 24, 2025

High school students take many classes that prepare them for college: English, history, physics, art, math and more.

Researchers reveal new cellular architecture that could revolutionize farming

June 11, 2025

Researchers, with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, discovered the "nitroplast," the first known nitrogen-fixing organelle, or part of a cell, in a multicellular organism.

Fighting the spread of Lyme disease

May 21, 2025

Lyme disease is emerging as one of the fastest-growing threats to human health globally. In the U.S.

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Pocket-sized progress: Smartphones and NSF innovations

May 19, 2025

There's a good chance you're reading this story on a smartphone. Every day, more than 90% of the U.S.