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An upbeat, entertaining look at the latest advances in science and engineering. Often fun and always fascinating, each episode covers a project funded by NSF -- federally sponsored research, brought to you by you!

Viral Detective!

A team of NSF-funded researchers have developed a “viral detective” that uses DNA to not only detect if a virus is present, but if it is infectious. T...
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Luz Azul

La exposición prolongada a la luz azul en las bombillas LED se ha vinculado con cataratas, insomnio y cansancio. Investigadores financiados por la NSF...
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Scaling Up!

Hurricane force winds, storm surge and epic waves can be devastating to homes and other structures. An NSF-funded team of researchers are using scale ...
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Atrapando Uranio

Durante muchos años, los científicos han sabido que los pequeños filamentos encontrados en un tipo específico de bacteria podrían eliminar y limpiar a...
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Urban Beasts

For years, many scientists believed the heat generated by buildings and roads made mammals living near cities get smaller. Yet, NSF-funded researchers...
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Digitalizando La Biologia

Los herbarios son colecciones de especímenes de plantas. En los últimos 200 años, científicos han recolectado más de cinco millones de especímenes de ...
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ZAPPING URANIUM

Having known for many years that little wires found on a specific type of bacteria could zap and clean up some 75% of radioactive waste, recently a te...
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SOPORTE ROBÓTICO

Los investigadores de la Universidad de Columbia han desarrollado un collarín robótico para ayudar a los médicos a analizar el impacto de los tratamie...
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Blue Light!

Prolonged exposure to the blue-tinted light in LED bulbs has been linked to cataracts, insomnia and fatigue. NSF-funded researchers at the University ...
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Maniobras de Mangosta

¿Qué nos puede enseñar una mangosta con tuberculosis acerca de cómo se propagan las enfermedades humanas?
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