See what exciting research and education has been funded by NSF in each state or U.S. territory. Award Highlights provide a snapshot about select NSF awards and their impacts.
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Replacing organic solvents with waterNanoscale molecular containers just need water to form... Research Areas: Chemistry & Materials, Nanoscience |
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Toward a more realistic view inside black holesLoop quantum gravity theory helps explain inner workings of these celestial powerhouses... Research Areas: Physics |
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Clues to the Origins of SupernovaeLack of companion star suggests alternative theory of supernovae formation... Research Areas: Astronomy & Space |
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Marine Robots Track PollutantsMore precise control of robots improves oil spill studies... Research Areas: Engineering |
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Big Computer PowerMany computers working together ease processing needs ... Research Areas: Computing |
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Business Recovery After a Natural DisasterMom and pop shops first to reopen after Hurricane Katrina... Research Areas: People & Society |
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Keeping Big Firms on the Innovation TrackNSF researchers devise method to help companies harness wide-ranging, in-house expertise... Research Areas: People & Society |
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Why Is Arsenic in the Bengal Basin?More clues discovered regarding unsafe levels of arsenic in groundwater... Research Areas: Earth & Environment |
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Rethinking Quantum MechanicsIs a classical observer necessary to make sense of quantum mechanics?... Research Areas: Physics, Mathematics |
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Preparing for the Aftermath of CrisesResearch shows that beliefs about a crisis guide citizen response.... Research Areas: People & Society |
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Designing Mini-mixers for MicrodevicesSoftware ensures optimal mixing of chemicals in microscopic laboratories.... Research Areas: Engineering, Chemistry & Materials, Biology |
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Unique Amino Acids May Play Role in New Anti-Fungal DrugsResearchers synthesize amino acids for possible use in medicine.... Research Areas: Biology, Chemistry & Materials |
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Simulating the UnseenAn award-winning, interactive computer simulation of black hole collisions ... Research Areas: Astronomy & Space, Computing |
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Students Engage in Innovative Ventures for Emerging TechnologiesNew course spurs innovation and commercialization in rural northern Louisiana.... Research Areas: Education |
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Reducing Threats to Coastal EnvironmentNovel methods for more accurate prediction of the path and intensity of hurricanes and understanding the limits of protective levies are being investigated by a multidisciplinary team of computer science, hurricane, and oceanic modeling researchers from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, together with civil engineering researchers from the University of Notre Dame.... Research Areas: Computing, Earth & Environment |
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Interdisciplinary Study toward Management of a Crucial ResourceFrom watershed hydrology to saltwater intrusion monitoring and modeling to numerical modeling of the hydrodynamics in the lower Mississippi River - the issues of water intensive ecosystem and environmental management, monitoring and understanding are critical for our country.... Research Areas: Education, Biology, Earth & Environment |
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Scientists Attempt to Answer Mars Water QuestionBin Chen and his colleagues at Louisiana State University are attempting to discover water molecules on Mars.... Research Areas: Astronomy & Space |
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Exploring the Evolutionary History of BirdsThe"Early Bird" project is creating a phylogenetic tree based on the DNA sequences of various bird species.... Research Areas: Biology |
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High-Speed Computer Network Connects ResearchersLONI is a high-speed fiber optic network and high-performance grid computing environment that connects Louisiana's major research universities and health science centers. The system enables cutting-edge research and stimulates economic development.... Research Areas: Computing |
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People Prefer the Simplest Possible Function for Transmitting Complex InformationThomas Griffiths of the University of California, Berkeley, and Michael Kalish of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, have explored how knowledge changes when passed from person to person and what these changes tell us about how people learn.... Research Areas: People & Society |
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Uneven Patterns Characterize Return of Businesses in Post-Catastrophe New OrleansA large number of New Orleans businesses were damaged by flooding and related disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Researchers have found that the post-catastrophe return of businesses has been slow and uneven.... Research Areas: Earth & Environment, People & Society |
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