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A record-breaking motion at our fingertips November 29, 2021 Scientists discover neutron star mergers a primary source of cosmic heavy metals November 17, 2021 Fossils reveal how tusks first evolved and why they are unique to mammals November 17, 2021 NSF Social Media FOLLOW TWITTER National Science Foundation @NSF 😎😎 Scientists are preparing for a rare total #solareclipse happening this Saturday over #Antarctica! Read more about what they’re hoping to learn from this exciting event: bit.ly/3rvU6uK #eclipse View post on Twitter Favorite Share 2h National Science Foundation @NSF Monogenetic volcanoes 🌋 are those that erupt once—sometimes for years—then die. The U.S. Southwest is scarred from past eruptions. #NSFfunded volcanologists led by @UBuffalo are working to understand any future risks for the region. bit.ly/32LOQcl View post on Twitter Favorite Share 6h CaSE @sciencecampaign The @NSF has always had a proud history of global collaboration but @DrPanch stresses importance of institute-level partnerships between counties - both bilateral and multilateral - bringing together multiple geographies to find more creative/applicable solutions #caselecture21 View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 29 National Science Foundation @NSF A breath test that can tell you in 15 seconds if you’ve got severe #COVID19? Learn more about this breakthrough tech at @NSF’s The Discovery Files. apple.co/3rgJoIJ via @ApplePodcasts 🎧 View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 29 CaSE @sciencecampaign The CaSE 2021 Annual Lecture with @NSF Director @DrPanch on placing science and innovation at the heart of the US and UK's future is just about to start! You can still register to watch is.gd/ooQfGR and follow the debate #caselecture21 View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 29 National Science Foundation @NSF How did human settlement in New Zealand impact black carbon in the region? New #NSFfunded research shows an increase of black carbon in #Antarctic ice cores starting around 1297. Read the full story in @Nature: go.nature.com/3D4IrWa 📸: Jack Triest and Joe McConnell View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 29 National Science Foundation @NSF Happy #BlackHoleFriday! This simulated video shows what a #blackhole system would look like up close. We haven’t seen one with our own eyes—yet—since our Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole is over 25,000 light-years away. 📹: Chael, Wielgus, Palumbo, Johnson, Bouman View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 26 National Science Foundation @NSF We're #thankful for #science, you? Science has revolutionized our lives. NSF has supported innovations that have transformed the way we live, sparked & expanded the limits of our curiosity, opened the world to entirely new occupations & industries & enriched our quality of life. View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 25 National Science Foundation @NSF A fever detector fueled by body heat? 🔥 #NSFfunded researchers @TAMU devised cheap, wearable battery tech that runs on thermal energy to power a device that accurately detects fever – a help to rooting out viral infections like #COVID19, even in crowds. bit.ly/3r7ULCr View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 24 National Science Foundation @NSF What's on deck for today: #Thanksgiving prep + 🐧🐧 The Antarctic research season is underway, which includes research on Adelie #penguin colonies. Check out our penguin cam for an ‘up close’ look at the colony (other animals may also pop by!) bit.ly/3xjgNmY View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 24 National Science Foundation @NSF #NSFfunded scientists @LehighU trained artificial neural networks to spot symmetry, patterns & trends. This could help us learn more about the complex structure & dynamics of materials, increase the efficiency of experiments & accelerate research. bit.ly/2ZdXgaS View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 23 National Science Foundation @NSF Global supply chains keep society humming, making sure manufacturers have what they need to get products like medicines, computer chips or #Christmas toys to market. See how NSF is leading efforts to bolster legal supply networks & break illicit ones. bit.ly/3xfyUtV View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 22 National Science Foundation @NSF A ray gun that can pinpoint plant #DNA? That's not sci-fi. Let @NSF 's The Discovery Files fill you in: apple.co/3Cwm4sh via @applepodcasts View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 20 Embassy of Switzerland in the USA @SwissEmbassyUSA Another highlight this week as we continue to enhance our scientific ties between 🇨🇭 and 🇺🇸. The signing of the MoU between @snsf_ch & @NSF expands the bilateral cooperation & underlines the will to join together on #research and more in the future. #science View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 19 National Science Foundation @NSF US-Switzerland science agencies sign collaboration to advance research & innovation efforts: bit.ly/3qR4bSL "International collaboration has always been at the heart of scientific progress and is built into our agency's DNA" - NSF Director Panchanathan View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 19 ALMA Observatory at Home📡 @almaobs From ALMA📡☀️🌎🌓 The longest partial #LunarEclipse in over 500 years, next to the Pleiades above San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. 📷by our photo-ambassador @_ansack View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 19 National Science Foundation @NSF Did you know that only mammals 🐘 have tusks? No fish or reptiles or birds have them. #NSFfunded scientists @UW & @Harvard found that the very first tusks belonged to “very weird animals” called dicynodonts that pre-date the dinosaurs. bit.ly/3oHthRw #FossilFriday View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 19 National Science Foundation @NSF Today is the International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM. NSF is committed to supporting and enhancing diversity in STEM fields and we’d like to give a big round of applause to all of our LGBTQ+ scientists for all the amazing work that they do! #lgbtqiastemday #PolarPride View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 18 National Science Foundation @NSF The long-running NSF-produced Discovery Files radio series has a new look! Check out the latest episode here: apple.co/3ntnfo7 via @ApplePodcasts Often fun & always fascinating, each episode will give you a closer look at the latest advances in science and engineering. View post on Twitter Favorite Share Nov 18 National Science Foundation @NSF Ready for tomorrow's partial #lunareclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through a shadow created by Earth. This occurs only when the sun, Earth & moon are aligned exactly or very close w the Earth in the middle blocking the light from the sun. 📸S. 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