The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) and United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) have long advanced knowledge through the ingenuity of our researchers and the institutions ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the ...

New emphasis area as part of the NSF SBIR/STTR relaunch will pilot prioritizing instrumentation and experimental platforms that open entirely new fields of scientific discovery May 26, 2026 The U.S.

Coordinated action across disciplines can deliver transformative technologies. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Rajesh Menon discusses his work combining optical systems with ...

The peculiar world of quantum mechanics, where particles of matter and energy (like atoms and photons) behave in mind-bending ways, has fascinated scientists for a century. Investments by the U.S.

Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have captured an image of comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object that was first detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...

If you’ve ever tried to fill out a form or logged into an account online, you've probably encountered CAPTCHA, the cybersecurity tool whose squiggly characters you decipher to prove your humanity.

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements. All NSF ...

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a major new scientific facility jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, released its first ...

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NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education ...