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Brains in Space The infinite adventure of space travel has us reaching for the stars, but the harsh environment of space poses serious physical challenges on our bodies. Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=188223&from=?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published May 26, 2022 at 09:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

Discovery Files – Upcycling with Sunlight Researchers are using the power of the sun to upcycle plastic waste. Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=188209&from=?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published May 23, 2022 at 09:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

The Discovery Files – Enhancing AI Diagnosis When you pair up humans and artificial intelligence, it could mean earlier and more accurate cancer detection, EHR-DGE Grant Award # 1922658.. Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=188194&from=?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published May 12, 2022 at 09:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

We got it! Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy Washington, D.C.  –  During a press conference hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration in Washington, D.C. today, astronomers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the center ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305148&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published May 12, 2022 at 08:55AM Read more at nsf.gov

Listen to “The Discovery Files” Radio Feature Making Biopsies Obsolete What if invasive biopsies were a thing of the past? A team of researchers has developed a high-speed, 3D microscope, called MediSCAPE, that might someday make biopsies obsolete. Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=188180&from=?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published May 08, 2022 at 09:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

Discovery Files - Crowdsourcing Research Citizen Scientists have helped researchers document how coyotes and small gray foxes have found a way to become surprising, surprising, new woodland neighbors, BIO-EE Grant #1232442 and EHR-DRL Grant #1319293. Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=188162&from=?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published April 28, 2022 at 09:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration to announce groundbreaking results about the center of our galaxy The U.S. National Science Foundation with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration will hold a press conference to announce a groundbreaking discovery in the Milky Way. LOCATION – The National Press Club, 529 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C., 20045. The event will also be streamed live online.  Who : NSF's Chief Operating Officer Karen Marrongelle will deliver opening remarks. A panel of Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, researchers ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305028&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published April 28, 2022 at 01:34PM Read more at nsf.gov