Learn about NSF-funded infrastructure and tools that turn scientific inquiry into discovery. NSF investments in centers, facilities & networks, telescopes & observatories, and aircraft & vessels enable research across the country. Learn about many of these investments, the area of science they impact, and the outcomes they have enabled.
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Cedar Creek Long Term Ecological Research SiteManaging a long-running experiment on forest fires and fire suppression, this Midwest site has found that biodiversity helps ecosystem stability.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing LaboratoryResearchers use MAST Lab equipment to twist, compress or stretch components of large structures to study what happens during earthquakes and other extreme events.... Type: Facilities & Networks |
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