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On March 5, 2024, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) held a symposium entitled “Enabling the Nanotechnology Revolution: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act” The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) posted a readout of the symposium on March 6, 2024.
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Alfred University News March 14, 2024 Mauro earned bachelor’s degrees in glass engineering science and computer science in 2001 and a doctoral degree in glass science in 2006, all from Alfred University. In his lecture, titled “There and Back Again: A Journey in Glass” he will talk about his career as a glass scientist and educator and the role his time at Alfred University prepared him for professional success.
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It's a chandelier that may soon shed light on the true nature of nature, a quantum computer designed to understand the rules of the physical world to find new ways to cure diseases, stop pandemics, develop renewable energy, and tackle the climate emergency.
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In people with post-traumatic stress disorder, this dread often reappears even when there is no longer a threat. In the future, this could be the basis for a drug therapy against fear. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego studied the parts of the brain involved in this state. They found that after acute stress, certain nerve cells in the dorsal region of the raphe change the molecules they use to send signals to other nerve cells.
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Deborah DeGraff teaches kinder through 5th grade science at Bell's Hill Elementary, and she’s been preparing her student with different safe ways to view the solar eclipse. Other things you can do—use your hands, layer them on top of one another to create a shadow, you can also make a pinhole in a card and watch the shadow that way. If you do purchase some eclipse glasses, you’ll want to make sure their authentic.
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Sergeant Marco Borrego informed students about the U.S. Army Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), a comprehensive scholarship that covers full tuition for students pursuing a career in medicine, nursing, dentistry. Students accepted to the program also receive a monthly stipend.
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Nan Jiang, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. They are bestowed on early-career scholars judged to be the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
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Nan Jiang, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. They are bestowed on early-career scholars judged to be the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
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Summer camp registration is now underway at two new STEM museums in Pitt County. The Greenville Science Museum and the Contentnea Creek Science Museum in Grifton will offer a total of 11 camps this summer. There are half-day, full-day and week-long camps.
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The Dallas Cowboys and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas teamed up Thursday to introduce kids to the science behind football. Kids were shown how science, technology, engineering, and math can be applied to the game.
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