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Hosted by the NSF's Dena Headlee, NSF Science Now is a newscast covering some of the latest in NSF-funded innovation and advances across all areas and disciplines, from astronomy to zoology.... more
FAQs about NSF Science Now:How many episodes does NSF Science Now have?The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.
February 18, 2016NSF Science Now-Episode 40In this week’s episode we create an ice storm lab, discover gravitational-waves, track the path of chemo drugs, and finally test out new deep-sea ROV grippers for handling fragile coral and sponges.-Check it out....more7minPlay
October 16, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 37In this week's episode, we examine tunable prosthetics, explore origami engineering and duck-billed dinosaurs, and discover how king crabs are migrating to the warming seas off the Antarctic Peninsula. Check it out!...more7minPlay
August 14, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 36In this week's episode we discover a protein that could someday eliminate malaria, learn about microbes battling it out in Antarctica, explore super Wi-Fi that uses UHF channels and virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll....more5minPlay
July 01, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 35In this week's episode we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can eat locally grown food, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and, finally, we explore a future forest....more6minPlay
May 15, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 34In this week’s episode we learn about an app to detect sleep apnea, teen risk-taking, a new Wi-Fi booster and, finally, we explore a first-of-its-kind rehab robot....more6minPlay
April 17, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 33In this week's episode we learn about: an app designed to detect depression, walking efficiency and how babies learn from being surprised. We also explore how high-tech tools are helping researchers better understand how granular materials like snow and sand behave....more6minPlay
March 27, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 32In this week's episode we learn about smart bandages, magnetic organ retractors, floating wind turbines--and finally we examine how our brain remembers words....more5minPlay
March 12, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 31In this week’s episode we explore the Earth’s inner-inner core, spot fires, haptic technology for touchscreens, and finally we examine the recent water contamination in Pennsylvania and West Virginia....more4minPlay
February 06, 2015NSF Science Now-Episode 30In this week’s episode, we explore how babies learn, discover what is threatening coral reefs, see how coffee house hackers are stealing computer data and, finally, we explore our memories. Check it out!...more8minPlay
December 12, 2014NSF Science Now-Episode 29In this week’s episode we discover a new genetic toolkit for achieving increased plant production, explore what our brain is doing when we read, discover ways of making a more reliable prosthesis, and, finally, we learn how researchers are working to better forecast the size of future earthquakes and tsunamis. Check it out!...more6minPlay
FAQs about NSF Science Now:How many episodes does NSF Science Now have?The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.