Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Discoveries and Innovations that began with NSF Support

Gazing up at the Man in the Star?
Researchers take picture of the face of Altair, a first for a star like our own
Released May 31, 2007
Follow the "Green" Brick Road?
Bricks made from coal-fired power plant waste pass safety test
Released May 22, 2007
Berkeley Nanotechnology Pioneer to Receive $500,000 Waterman Award
Annual prize from NSF recognizes outstanding young individual who is revolutionizing research
Released May 15, 2007

"The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"

As described in our strategic plan, NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences. NSF is tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in a wide range of scientific areas, from astronomy to geology to zoology." Read more...

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