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May 10 | News
In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself. The team is researching the feasibility of building a computer network that could protect itself against online attackers by automatically changing its setup and configuration.
May 10 | News
Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded $3.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for research and scholarships focused on nuclear energy. The money will go to three research projects focused on developing new and advanced nuclear reactor designs and technologies, while addressing their cost, safety, and security.
Apr 25 | News
A team of Purdue
University researchers
will use a $1.6 million federal grant to advance sensor technology and
computer
simulation tools for tracking and improving the performance and
reliability of
"smart" wind turbines and wind farms.
Apr 3 | News
An ambitious new project to reinvent how robots are designed and produced is being funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and the University of Pennsylvania aims to develop a desktop technology that would make it possible for the average person to design, customize, and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours.
Apr 3 | News
The University of Pennsylvania will lead a $10 million National Science Foundation project to make computer programming faster, easier, and more intuitive. Dubbed ExCAPE for Expeditions in Computer Augmented Program Engineering, the project is a collaborative effort that will involve multiple research institutions, partners in industry, and educational outreach to the next generation of computer scientists.
Apr 2 | News
Last
Friday, the National Science Foundation held a congressional briefing
to call attention to its research successes, particularly the process of
bringing relevant fundamental research from the laboratory to the
marketplace. Particular attention was called to Small Business
Innovation Research grant beneficiaries, some of whom shared their
success stories at the briefing.
Mar 2 | News
From the time we eat breakfast to when we leave work, mechanical clocks control a large part of our lives. But we, and other creatures, also have biological clocks that regulate just about every function in our bodies. Scientists know our biological clocks are coordinated, but they aren't sure how. Using a $14 million grant from DARPA, a team from Duke and other universities will be looking more closely at the timepieces that drive life.
Feb 16 | News
The United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded $8.5 million to a consortium of seven U.S. universities that will work together to determine the best approach for generating quantum memories based on interaction between light and matter. The team will consider three different approaches for creating entangled quantum memories that could facilitate the long-distance transmission of secure information.
12/13/2011 | News
The
Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology
Transfer programs were both set to expire on Dec. 16, 2011. But on
Monday evening, Congress successfully negotiated a long-term
reauthorization.
12/1/2011 | News
A Michigan State University researcher is using a $1.92 million Department of Defense grant to develop a portable wastewater treatment system that could improve the military's efficiency. The solar-bio-nano project also will generate energy and produce drinking water, providing a potential blueprint for future municipal/agricultural wasterwater treatment systems.
