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The National Science Foundation is the government's chief agency for financing basic research in all sciences. The National Science Foundation is the funding source for around 20% of federally-supported basic research in US universities and colleges. In the fields of science and engineering, the National Science Foundation is the federal agency responsible for assessing our national capacity. The NSF provides funding many individual research projects as well as for large scale infrastructure. The NSF provides the main source of funding for scientists in the United working in many areas of biological research. The NSF provides critical funding support to scientists who are not typically supported by other agencies, including those that carry out non-medical biological research, as well as those in the physical and behavioral sciences and engineering.


Scientists Create First Working Model of a Two-Qubit Electronic Quantum Processor ..Additional information on this subject.
A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology--similar to that found in computers and cell phones. The new processor is far from conventional, however, in that it uses the potent power of quantum mechanics to bring the dream of quantum computing a small but significant step closer to reality.The work was supported in part by the Yale Center for Quantum and Information Physics ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115089&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role in Environmental Behavior ..Read full article by clicking here.
People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do--a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of a new study.The research, to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, is the first to focus on the phenomenon of social norms in the context of China's conservation efforts, said scientist Jianguo "Jack" Liu of Michigan State ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115049&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Read the whole article for full details
Desert Dust Alters Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows ..Learn more about this news item.
Accelerated snowmelt--precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains--changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results of a new study reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). These results indicate that global warming may have a greater influence on plants' annual growth cycles than previously thought.Current mountain dust levels are five times ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115053&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.
Stream of Sand Behaves Like Water ..View entire document here.
University of Chicago researchers recently showed that dry granular materials such as sands, seeds and grains have properties similar to liquid, forming water-like droplets when poured from a given source. The finding could be important to a wide range of industries that use "fluidized" dry particles for oil refining, plastics manufacturing and pharmaceutical production.Researchers previously thought dry particles lacked sufficient surface tension to form droplets like ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114907&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.
New Data Show Jump in Science and Engineering Graduate Study ..Additional information on this subject.
New data show that enrollment in U.S. science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in 2007 grew 3.3 percent over comparable data for 2006--the highest year-over-year increase since 2002 and nearly double the 1.7 percent increase seen in 2006. Science programs added the most students in absolute numbers, but engineering's percentage growth over 2006, 5.9 percent, was substantially higher than that of science, which grew by 2.4 percent. Enrollment in computer sciences programs was up ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115008&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. To learn more, use the link.
Statement by Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation, on the Death of Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald ..View complete feature using this link.
We at the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program are saddened to hear the news of the death of Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.During her time as the physician at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Dr. FitzGerald was a dedicated member of the station team, and we will always be appreciative of her service to the US Antarctic Program and the scientific mission that continues there.Dr. FitzGerald's cancer diagnosis while at the station ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115054&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
Weather Forecasts of Great Value to Americans, Survey Finds ..Learn more about this news item.
Close to nine out of 10 adult Americans obtain weather forecasts an average of more than three times each day, a new nationwide survey by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., has found.The value Americans place on forecasts appears to be far more than the nation spends on public and private weather services. While the authors cautioned that it is difficult to put a dollar figure on the value of forecasts, the survey indicated that ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115039&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.
Variation in the Same Gene Affects Rate of Parasite Infection in Both Humans and Baboons ..View complete feature using this link.
Researchers at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have found that variation in the same gene in humans and baboons produces the same kind of disease resistance. The findings were published in the June 24 online edition of the journal Nature.With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead authors Gregory Wray, Susan Alberts and Jenny Tung drew on Alberts' longtime study of the yellow baboons in Kenya's Amboseli National Park to examine ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115048&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
TeraGrid '09 to Meet in Arlington, Va., June 22-25 ..Additional information on this subject.
TeraGrid ‘09 will be held June 22-25, 2009, in Arlington, Va., at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, and will provide an opportunity to learn more about how federally funded researchers in a broad range of fields advance and accelerate their work with computational resources. The TeraGrid ‘09 program will include presentations on computational medicine, chemistry, physics, biology, social science, seismology, nanoscience, weather forecasting, cosmology, hydrology and more.
Scientists Create First Comprehensive Computer Model of Sunspots ..View entire document here.
In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the sun and its impacts on Earth, scientists have created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots. The resulting visuals capture both scientific detail and remarkable beauty. The results are published this week in a paper in Science Express. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).The high-resolution simulations of sunspots open the way for scientists to learn more ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114981&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.