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Since 1980, nearly 5,000 astronomers have used the Very Large Array for more than 14,000 observing projects ranging from our Solar System to the edge of the observable Universe. Nearly 500 Ph.D dissertations have been based on VLA data!
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Weather radar, safer car seats, Google Each day you encounter something made possible by the basic research
@NSF funds. As we count down to our 70th anniversary—a year from today—we're sharing all the things that were#BroughtToYouByNSF https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/btyb/yourworld.jsp …pic.twitter.com/SRu0qRtYFgGame-changing Technologies Brought to You by NSFPrikaži ovu nit -
#VLA antenna on the move! Each antenna weighs 230 tons and is 82 feet in diameter. By digitally combining all the data from 27 antennas, astronomers can simulate the sensitivity of an antenna with a diameter of 130 m (≈426 feet).#BroughtToYouByNSF Credit: George Moellenbrock pic.twitter.com/RNayFTgkel -
For the first time
#NSFfunded researchers have discovered just how enormous the Adélie penguin
colony is (more than 1.5 million) & how surprisingly old (they have been breeding for at least three thousand years
). Learn more
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Learn more about the
#NSFfunded research that is creating knowledge to help strengthen America’s security, safeguard our infrastructure, national interest, and our communities.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/d4Mxc4N1HY -
To help better understand and resist the impacts of earthquake, wind and water hazards,
#NSFfunded@NHERIDesignSafe provides a network of shared, state-of-the-art research facilities and tools located at universities around the country.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/dyD98x3jspPrikaži ovu nit -
They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so we’ll keep it short and sweet. These are a few of our favorite NSF-supported space pics, share yours this week with
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Early career research cruises prepare the next generation of scientists to effectively supervise and organize their own research voyages
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Spider silk is among the strongest
fibers in the world.
#NSFfunded researcher (and former@USArmy soldier) at@Harvard is using this natural material to develop a lighter, more flexible body armor without compromising its protective features.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/jieyl2URnD -
The “overwhelmingness”! -Ava Salzer, SIMA,
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As kids head back to school this fall, there might be a bit of
#NSFfunded research in their backpack:@Crayola’s Bluetiful crayon. The crayon’s color is based on a brilliant blue compound accidentally discovered by NSF-funded chemists.#BroughttoyoubyNSF pic.twitter.com/WD5fPkb63V
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#NSFfunded@SciGirls is the first television science series designed specifically for girls, ages 8-12, to inspire and empower them to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and math.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/CsKpWJODNy
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Nutritious, disease & drought-resistant crops;
Low-cost, low-energy ways to conserve clean water; and
Tools to help policymakers manage natural resources.
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From Mr. Wizard to Ms. Frizzle to Peep: For generations children's television and informal learning supported by NSF have sparked a lifelong interest in science. Join us this month as we share stories of After School Science, all
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In 1960 when
@GallaudetU's William Stokoe received an NSF grant to study the linguistic structure of sign language, it wasn't considered a true language. His research proved it shared the same traits as oral languages and was a language in the fullest sense.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/zJcRZTGPTk
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After
@DARPA's pioneering support for early networking and internet protocols, NSF catalyzed the creation of the internet we know today by developing the backbone that connected regional networks & supporting the development of browsers and domain names.#BroughtToYouByNSF pic.twitter.com/WQGVeAFFgD
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In some ways, we know more Mars than we do about our vast oceans. This National Ocean Month, join us as we explore the ways that our research vessels and submersibles make ocean science possible.
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The early web had fewer than 100 pages but was hard to navigate. Google founders Larry Page & Sergey Brin came up with their novel algorithm working on the Digital Library Initiative, an NSF-led effort to improve web searching. Today, Google is valued at $739B.
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So, as we wrap up this month’s
#BroughtToYouByNSF and as we continues to make the impossible possible, we’ll leave you with a quote from Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. “Things are only impossible until they’re not.” pic.twitter.com/8ymywAvPx0Prikaži ovu nit -
From hurricanes to earthquakes to oil spills and other disasters, NSF’s rapid response grants allow scientists to venture where help, and a new understanding of disasters, is needed most. Read more about this unique response award. http://bit.ly/2OZv7g9
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