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The Discovery Files

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 t... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Stimulating research could be moving for people with spinal cord injuries

Stimulating research could be moving for people with spinal cord injuries

Using physical therapy combined with a noninvasive method of stimulating nerve cells in the spinal cord, University of W... Read more

28 Jan 2021

1min

Ranked #2

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Tiny wireless device might help combat obesity

Tiny wireless device might help combat obesity

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a medical device that might help with weight loss while requiring a ... Read more

3 Feb 2021

1min

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Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration

Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration

Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin a... Read more

11 Feb 2021

1min

Ranked #4

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Not so fast! New model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system

Not so fast! New model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system

MIT researchers devised a new way to computationally look at viral escape, based on models that were originally develope... Read more

17 Feb 2021

1min

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‘Iron Man’ bacteria could become economic and environmental heroes

‘Iron Man’ bacteria could become economic and environmental heroes

Michigan State University researchers have shown that soil bacteria known as Geobacter are effective cobalt "miners," ex... Read more

24 Feb 2021

1min

Ranked #6

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In your dreams! Researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people

In your dreams! Researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people

By monitoring electrical signals from the sleeping participants' brain and eyes, researchers at Northwestern University,... Read more

3 Mar 2021

1min

Ranked #7

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Economic value of insect pollinators in U.S. much higher than thought

Economic value of insect pollinators in U.S. much higher than thought

A University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University study finds bees and other pollinators play an extremely important ... Read more

11 Mar 2021

1min

Ranked #8

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Endangered species get help from an unexpected source - wolves!

Endangered species get help from an unexpected source - wolves!

By modeling wolves in Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered that how a population is organized into soc... Read more

18 Mar 2021

1min

Ranked #9

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New bandage could outsmart infections

New bandage could outsmart infections

University of Rhode Island researchers embedded nanosensors in the fibers of a bandage, creating a continuous, non-invas... Read more

24 Mar 2021

1min

Ranked #10

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Sounds Hum-mazing!

Sounds Hum-mazing!

A TEAM OF ENGINEERS FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY, SORAMA AND EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MEASURED FOR THE FIRST TIME,... Read more

30 Mar 2021

1min

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