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NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

By: U.S. National Science Foundation
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 This is the Discovery Files Podcast from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Join us as we explore the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and engineering with the researchers making these discoveries. Learn how scientific innovation bolsters the U.S. economy, supports our Nation’s interests around the globe, and improves the lives of Americans.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Science
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  • Training Artificial Intelligence Experts

    Training Artificial Intelligence Experts
    Jul 7 2025

    U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers are accelerating artificial intelligence technologies. Mingyi Hong, a professor at the University of Michigan, discusses AI reinforcement learning strategies and the challenges of training experts.
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    18 mins
  • Next Generation Ferroelectric Semiconductors

    Next Generation Ferroelectric Semiconductors
    Jun 30 2025

    U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers are developing a new class of semiconductors with great potential for next-generation microelectronic devices. Zetian Mi, a professor at the University of Michigan, discusses his group's work with wurtzite ferroelectric nitride semiconductors.
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    15 mins
  • The Matter in the Universe with Vera Rubin

    The Matter in the Universe with Vera Rubin
    Jun 23 2025

    As the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a joint project of the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, begins its mission to unlock new understanding of cosmic phenomena, we visit an archival lecture from its namesake, Vera C. Rubin. In the lecture, she discussed how galaxies form, how you might measure the matter in them and her observations of dark matter.
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    21 mins
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