National Science Foundation

1. Statement by Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on his departure

   "Today, I am announcing my decision to step down as Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), effective today. It has been an honor and privilege to serve as the Director of NSF for the last five years. I believe I have done all I can…

2. Atmospheric winds have surprising impact on ocean weather

   U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers published a new paper that explains how atmospheric wind affects eddies, an ocean weather phenomena of spinning ocean currents. "Our theory and findings provide a roadmap for incorporating…

3. 10 billion Milky Way stars might have habitable exoplanets after all

   A research team led by the recipient of a U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant used computer simulations to determine that white dwarf stars have greater potential to host habitable planets than previously realized…

4. Molecular nanocages remove 80-90% of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' from water

   Researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created a molecular nanocage that captures the bulk of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found in water — and it works better than traditional filtering techniques that use…