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Mathematics is the natural language of science and engineering. It is about numbers, shapes, symmetry, chance, change and much more. Mathematics is deeply interwoven into all of modern life.

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Helping Young Children View the World Through a Math Lens

Building Blocks is designed to help children better understand the language of mathematics and learn early math skills...

Research Areas: Education, Mathematics

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Visualizing Physical Phenomena

Schroedinger's equation and the geometry of vehicle tracks...

Research Areas: Mathematics, Physics

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Mentoring Mathematicians

New collaborations grow from Mathematics Research Communities program ...

Research Areas: Mathematics, Education

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SWIM Program Produces STEM Results

Workshop encourages high-school girls to pursue math careers...

Research Areas: Education, Mathematics

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Fractal Trees and Wind Turbulence

Fractal elements enhance accuracy of turbulence models...

Research Areas: Earth & Environment, Mathematics

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Beyond Secret Decoder Rings

Middle school students learn about math and cryptography in afterschool program ...

Research Areas: Education, Mathematics

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Creating Smooth Images From Coarse Data

Success in this endeavor could greatly improve data compression schemes, noise removal methods and sensing systems....

Research Areas: Mathematics, Computing

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Drawing Better Conclusions From Noisy Data

Mathematical models help solve problems when scientific data is incomplete or unreliable. ...

Research Areas: Mathematics

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When Celestial Monsters Collide

Simulations give details of black holes collisions....

Research Areas: Mathematics, Astronomy & Space

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Rethinking Quantum Mechanics

Is a classical observer necessary to make sense of quantum mechanics?...

Research Areas: Physics, Mathematics

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Better Extrusion Means Better Manufacturing

Math modeling holds the key to manufacturing breakthroughs....

Research Areas: Mathematics, Engineering

Ultrafast speech recognition technologies in a single small appliance

Identifying Speech With Blazing Speed

Novel computing hardware implements fastest-ever speech recognizer...

Research Areas: Computing, Mathematics

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Creating Better Near-field Optical Devices

Advanced modeling techniques improve design and fabrication of optical devices...

Research Areas: Mathematics, Physics

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Shortening Cancer Therapy

Computer scientists have developed new algorithms for the planning and delivery of radiation cancer therapy and surgery...

Research Areas: Computing, Biology, Mathematics

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The Mathematics of Altruism

Vermont biologist shows that two views of altruism, kin selection and group selection, equate mathematically...

Research Areas: Mathematics, People & Society, Biology

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The High-tech Auction Block

NSF-funded researchers developed the auction method used to allocate wireless spectrum....

Research Areas: People & Society, Mathematics

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Optical Imaging Reveals Link Between Bacteria and Rock Formation

Laser microscopy unearths the role of bacteria in carbon release from rocks....

Research Areas: Earth & Environment, Mathematics

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New Algorithm Unzips Complexity

Elegant equations give answers to highly complex problems. ...

Research Areas: Mathematics

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Solution to KPZ Equation Modeling Complex Systems

Will allow researchers to better model systems such as liquid crystal growth ...

Research Areas: Mathematics

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Error-correcting Codes and Algebraic Geometry

Algebraic geometry codes move one step closer to real world applications. ...

Research Areas: Mathematics, Computing

It Takes A Village robotics team

NSF Fellows Help Brooklyn Robotics Team Win Challenge

Students build, program and operate robots--all while learning math and science ...

Research Areas: Education, Mathematics, People & Society, Computing

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e-Commerce Platform Offers Secure Web Transactions

New technology reduces risks of identity theft on the Internet....

Research Areas: Computing, Mathematics

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Economists Design Life-Saving Exchange for Kidney Transplants

System can shorten wait time for transplant patients and save thousands of lives...

Research Areas: People & Society, Mathematics, Biology

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Improved Spectral Fingerprints for Explosive Materials

Researchers develop new technology for identifying spectral fingerprints that will provide for more exact substance identification, including conclusi...

Research Areas: Chemistry & Materials, Mathematics

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Foams with Magnetic Memory

Researchers have developed a strong, magnetic, shape-memory alloy foam that has implications for use in sensors, actuators and magnetic refrigeration....

Research Areas: Mathematics, Chemistry & Materials

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