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Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (75+ words) U. S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Tao Zhou discusses the development of a new 3 D-printed hydrogel-based bioelectronic device for hypertension treatment. Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension] Hypertension affects nearly half of U. S. adults, and 10% of those cases don't respond well…...
NSF Discovering Our Universe' gallery to open July 1
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) The new "U. S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" gallery is opening to the public July 1 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C. , in celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary. The gallery illuminates how the development of new, more…...
Podcast: The future of quantum cryptography
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (62+ words) Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. NSF-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan discusses quantum cryptography and the future of encryption. Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. U. S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan…...
NSF SBIR/STTR Office Hours: Research. gov Technical Guidance for Phase I Proposal Submission
1+ week, 2+ day ago (171+ words) Please join America's Seed Fund, powered by the U. S. National Science Foundation, for an NSF SBIR/STTR office hours session, "Research. gov Technical Guidance for Phase I Proposal Submission." Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 11 a. m. EDT This technical webinar will provide an overview of the…...
NSF statement on Executive Order: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (134+ words) The U. S. National Science Foundation supports the Administration's commitment to securing American leadership in quantum information science and technology. This executive order reflects a clear-eyed recognition that quantum innovation is not a" NSF statement on Executive Order: Ushering in the Next…...
Update from the Assistant Director
3+ week, 24+ min ago (212+ words) Updates to reflect the new organizational structure of BIO are in progress. Some information on this page may no longer be current. My three years at NSF have been professionally rewarding and challenging. The past year has been particularly challenging…...
Podcast: Combating antibiotic resistance with AI
2+ week, 6+ day ago (73+ words) U. S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Kevin Minbiole discusses his work using artificial intelligence systems to discover new compounds to fight drug resistant bacteria. .. Nearly 3 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur every year in the United States. U. S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Kevin Minbiole discusses…...
NSF EPSCo R Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII) Office Hours
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (125+ words) All E-CORE RII virtual office hour sessions will be held from 3-4 p. m. EDT: To register to attend the E-CORE RII virtual office hour sessions, please use an institutional email address for registration. You will not be able to use the same…...
NSF-supported teams advanced through the Presidential AI Challenge, with North Carolina teacher named national champion
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (201+ words) A team supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation and sponsored by North Carolina State University emerged as a national champion of the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge through a project led by a second-grade educator, demonstrating how mentored, hands-on artificial intelligence…...
Building the STEM Workforce of the Future
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1198+ words) In the early 1990s, when the internet was still small and difficult to navigate, two graduate students supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation developed a tool that could map how webpages link to one another. This early prototype laid the foundation…...