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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Wired

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

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How to Open NSF Files Without Lotus NotesĀ ?

Medium Technology Section

Since NSF files are proprietary to IBM Notes, accessing them without the software can be difficult. However, there are some methods to… Continue reading on Medium

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Iconic Arecibo Observatory crumples after cable and structural failures

TechSpot

The NSF determined it would be safer to take down the facility in a controlled demolition. Last month, the National Science Foundation decided there was no safe way to repair Arecibo's support cables, which failed in August and again in November. However, before it could even schedule the decommission, the.

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New Imaging Technique Makes the Sun Look Like a Swirling Pink Liquid

Futurism

Scientists from the @NSF NSO and @NJIT produced the finest images in the Suns corona to date! "It is super exciting to build an instrument that shows us the Sun like never before," echoed lead author Dirk Schmidt, an adaptive optics scientist at the US National Solar Observatory.

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High-speed internet could be coming to Antarctica

The Verge

Earlier this year, the NSF began seriously exploring the possibility of building a fiber optic cable that would travel along the seafloor from Antarctica to neighboring New Zealand or Australia. After that, NSF will decide whether to proceed with the project. That could soon change, however.

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BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital

TechCrunch

It’s the second grant that the company has taken from the NSF and is an example of how startups can turn to government funding for capital and avoid some of the pitfalls of fundraising from venture capital. Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans.

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New social media transparency bill would force Facebook to open up to researchers

The Verge

Named the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), it would establish new rules compelling social media platforms to share data with ā€œqualified researchers,ā€ defined as university-affiliated researchers pursuing projects that have been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF).