The grant will enable researchers to develop next-generation cryptographic protocols to protect sensitive communications and digital systems against future threats from quantum computers. The work aims to strengthen digital security as quantum technology advances, developing more efficient and scalable tools for safeguarding information and supporting complex security applications.

In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin used remote sensing data and statistical methods to map a municipal aquifer in Nevada. Their goal is to create a lower-cost method to measure an aquifer’s permeability, how easily water flows through rock, that could aid groundwater management.

A new NSF-supported initiative will bring professional development and evidence-based teaching practices to faculty across SUNY, helping expand student success and retention in STEM fields. As part of a $2 million statewide collaboration, the project will provide training in learner-centered instruction, undergraduate research, AI-enabled teaching tools, and faculty mentoring networks. The effort aims to accelerate the adoption of proven teaching methods across SUNY and strengthen New York’s future STEM workforce.

A Florida State University-led review shows how ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry can help researchers identify the molecular fingerprints of human activity in water systems around the world.

A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides the most comprehensive observational analysis yet of the towering ice cliffs that fringe Earth's ice sheets, giving scientists new evidence to evaluate a long-debated process that could influence future sea level rise. Improving these projections is increasingly important as rising seas threaten coastal communities and infrastructure worldwide.

Analyzing over 15,000 ice cliffs in Antarctica over a four-year period, scientists learned how the ice cliffs and the larger ice sheet behind them evolved over time. They found ice cliff collapse happened more quickly than expected, but also that the cliffs stabilized instead of continuing to erode the larger ice sheet.