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Director Panchanathan met with leaders from around the world at the Global Research Council 11th Annual Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, for the Global Research Council's (GRC) 11th...
June 2, 2023
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The NSF/NCAR C-130 sits in its hangar at the Research Aviation Facility in Broomfield, Colo.
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $91.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to the University Corporation...
June 1, 2023
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California black worms tangled together into ball-shaped blob
For millennia, humans have used knots for all kinds of reasons — to tie rope, braid hair or weave fabrics. But there are organisms that are better at...
May 31, 2023
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Security of communication between wireless devices is critical to maintaining privacy and preventing theft.
From access cards and key fobs to Bluetooth speakers, the security of communication between wireless devices is critical in maintaining privacy and...
May 30, 2023
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A bone researchers found belonged to an ancient individual the Wrangell Cooperative Association named Tatóok yík yées sháawat (young lady in cave).
The first people to live in the Americas migrated from Siberia across the Bering Land Bridge more than 20,000 years ago. Some made their way as far...
May 30, 2023
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At NSF headquarters, the Director also welcomed Juliet Gerrard, chief science adviser to the prime minister of New Zealand
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan received an honorary degree and delivered the keynote address at the University of Vermont's...
May 26, 2023
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The unique array of hooks on hitchhiker plants led researchers to develop improved surgical suturing techniques.
For most people, getting burrs stuck on your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get...
May 24, 2023
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Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, delivering the 2023 Commencement Address at the University of Vermont.
U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered the address at the University of Vermont’s 222nd Commencement Ceremony on...
May 23, 2023
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Polymer scientists are creating artificial fluids that mimic many of the properties of natural proteins.
Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, specialized proteins. They...
May 23, 2023
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