National Science Foundation

1. NSF launches $20M pilot to accelerate commercialization of promising deep technologies from small businesses

   The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $20 million investment to launch a two-year pilot supporting small businesses in commercializing their deep-technology ventures. The pilot aims to address a persistent gap separating federally…

2. Podcast: Creating thermal cloaking and new structures

   Shelly Zhang, an NSF-supported researcher, discusses her work using additive manufacturing and topology optimization to create new structures, including a 3D thermal cloaking device...

3. NSF leadership in a new golden age of science

   The U.S. National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to keep American discovery at the frontier. That mission has not changed. The science and technology ecosystem around it has...

4. Podcast: AI and wearable devices

   Mark Hersam an NSF-supported researcher, discusses nanoelectronic materials and how a cerebellum-inspired approach may transform how AI performs in wearable devices...