NSF Funded Research News

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Mar-2026 13:15 ET (19-Mar-2026 17:15 GMT/UTC)

19-Mar-2026

Is your brain aging faster than you are? Sleep may hold the key

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication
19-Mar-2026

Topology helps build more robust photonic networks

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication
19-Mar-2026

Electric cars can make power grids more reliable (and earn owners money) – so why aren’t we doing that?

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication
18-Mar-2026

Spin separates giant planets from ‘failed stars’

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication
18-Mar-2026

New nanoparticle could unlock universal immunotherapy for solid cancers

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication
17-Mar-2026

Novel sensing technology 20 times more responsive, even in liquids

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication
17-Mar-2026

Climate change is fueling disease outbreaks

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication