National Science Foundation

1. Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

   U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Jonathan Zuegel discusses the future of high-powered laser research in the United States, the ambitious NSF Optical Parametric Amplifier Line (NSF OPAL) laser facility. NSF OPAL is designed to…

2. Podcast: The future of electronics goes beyond circuit boards

   NSF-supported researcher Ethan Secor discusses a specialized additive manufacturing technique, the materials involved, and the resulting circuits that can be customized for complex 3D surfaces...

3. New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

   NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found a large object that scientists have identified as a possible dwarf planet. A preliminary data analysis shows that the object is orbiting in the outer reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto and may be one…

4. Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe?

   U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Louise Willingale discusses the most powerful laser in the United States, the NSF Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort Pulse Laser System, how it's being used to advance science, and how it will become…