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NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

U.S. National Science Foundation

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This is the Discovery Files Podcast from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Join us as we explore the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and engineering with the researchers making these discoveries. Learn how scientific innovation bolsters the U.S. economy, supports our Nation’s interests around the globe, and improves the lives of Americans.

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Notable Guests

Vera RubinVera Rubin1×Christopher MonroeChristopher Monroe1×GGlaucio Paulino1×MMingyi Hong1×Bingbing LiBingbing Li1×YYunyang Li1×KKiran Solanki1×MMaksim Plikus1×KKaiyuan Yang1×Jane DoeJane Doe1×

Episodes (175)

Lasers and Functionalized Materials

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Aug 31, 202620:39pending

AI Insect Detectives

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Aug 24, 202621:41pending

Elementary AI

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Aug 17, 202627:07pending

Legacy Survey of Space and Time

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Aug 10, 202631:32pending

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Aug 3, 202629:42pending

Monolithic 3D Chip

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Jul 27, 202624:21pending

New approach to cancer treatment

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Jul 20, 202631:07pending

Complex Materials

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Jul 13, 202619:30pending

Fighting Hypertension

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Jul 6, 202617:11pending

Quantum Cryptography

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Jun 29, 202621:13pending

BCI Exoskeleton

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Jun 22, 202625:21pending

Discovering Disinfectant Compounds

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Jun 15, 202624:33pending

Quantum Education

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Jun 8, 202625:36pending

VASCilia

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Jun 1, 202613:45pending

Autonomous Racing (Part Two)

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May 22, 202623:51pending

Autonomous Racing (Part One)

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May 18, 202624:51pending

AI Powered Surgical Robot

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May 11, 202618:30pending

AI4Shipwrecks

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May 4, 202613:55pending

Electronic Photonic Quantum Chip

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Apr 27, 202620:23failed

Recovering Critical Minerals

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Apr 20, 202621:47failed

Quantum Error Correction

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Apr 13, 202625:45failed

Accelerating Discovery with Self Driving Labs

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Apr 6, 202617:46failed

Introducing AI to the future workforce

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Aug 11, 202520:37pending

Collaborative Aerial Robots

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Aug 4, 202518:21pending

Quantum Computing in Industry

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Jul 28, 202523:53pending

Plasmas in Manufacturing

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Jul 21, 202521:33pending

Metamaterials

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Jul 14, 202520:23pending

Training Artificial Intelligence Experts

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Jul 7, 202517:39pending

Next Generation Ferroelectric Semiconductors

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Jun 30, 202515:13pending

The Matter in the Universe with Vera Rubin

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Jun 23, 202520:42pending

Light From Cosmic Dawn

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Jun 16, 202516:32pending

Smart Manufacturing

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Jun 9, 202517:01pending

Lipocartilage and Regenerative Medicine

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Jun 2, 202518:18pending

Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements

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May 26, 202514:24pending

Breakthrough Copper Alloy

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May 20, 202520:29pending

Biomedical Security

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May 12, 202520:49pending

QR Code Security

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May 5, 202518:09pending

Built Environment Materials

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Apr 28, 202522:16pending

Translational Research

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Apr 21, 202518:57pending

The Role of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

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Apr 14, 202520:16pending

Fentanyl and Illicit Trafficking

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Apr 7, 202518:49pending

Alvin

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Jan 20, 202514:29pending

NSF Engines FARMS

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Jan 13, 202527:54pending

A Look Back at 2024

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Jan 6, 202519:46pending

MXenes

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Dec 30, 202424:46pending

Treating Drinking Water

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Dec 23, 202421:21pending

Advancing Laser Technology

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Dec 16, 202417:47pending

Perovskites and Materials Science

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Dec 9, 202419:08pending

Bioengineering Kidneys

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Dec 2, 202422:17pending

History Trapped In Ice

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Nov 25, 202419:31pending