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  • David Nolte: Animated Dynamics to Study Cell Sample Behavior Under NSF Grant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Nolte: Animated Dynamics to Study Cell Sample Behavior Under NSF Grant

    Animated Dynamics has received $150,000 in grant funds from the National Science Foundation to build a microscope attachment scientists will use to study intercellular motion and dynamics. David Nolte, president of Animated Dynamics, and John Turek, executive vice president and CFO, jointly developed the technology to examine how cells interact with their environment, Purdue University said […] More

  • Brian Anderson: Johns Hopkins APL Eyes Second-Phase of Observation Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Anderson: Johns Hopkins APL Eyes Second-Phase of Observation Mission

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory looks to receive a National Science Foundation grant to continue its observation missions using an Iridium satellite constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. Dan Leone writes Johns Hopkins APL is eyeing the 66-satellite Next constellation Iridium plans to launch between 2015 and 2017 under the second phase of APL’s Active Magnetosphere […] More

  • Spero Energy receives $150,000 in funding from NSF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spero Energy receives $150,000 in funding from NSF

    Spero Energy Inc., announced yesterday it has received a six-month $150,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is based on Purdue University intellectual property, said Spero. Basudeb Saha, chief technology officer, said the grant will aid in Spero Energy’s commercialization of its conversion technology. “We will use the funding to develop […] More

  • National Science Foundation Invests $15M in Internet Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Science Foundation Invests $15M in Internet Projects

    The National Science Foundation is pumping $15 million into three projects to develop and assess future Internet systems, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Various education institutions from across the U.S. have formed three groups to build fresh network architectures, explore alternatives and test new concepts, according to the report. NSF intends for the pilot networks to bolster […] More

  • NSF Records First University Research Spending Decline Since 1974 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSF Records First University Research Spending Decline Since 1974

    The National Science Foundation has estimated a 1.1 percent decrease in university research spending for the 2012 fiscal year, the first decline it recorded since 1974, the Baltimore Sun reported Monday. Scott Dance writes that university officials attributed the decline to budget cuts and the government’s withdrawal of the economic stimulus package. Dance reports that […] More