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Hosted by the NSF's Dena Headlee, NSF Science Now is a newscast covering some of the latest in NSF-funded innovation and advances across all areas and disciplines, from astronomy to zoology.
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In this week’s episode, we explore earthquake-resistant bridge columns, track the path of cancer cells, and finally, we examine the biology of bat wings. Check it out!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing approximately 610,000 people yearly. The electrocardiography machine-EKG-the current method for monitoring the heart has been the standard for decades. Now NSF-funded engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material that could make monitoring heart health easier and more accurate than existing EKG machines.

In this week’s episode, we examine e-tattoo technology for more accurate heart health monitoring; explore increased sliding of the Greenland Ice Sheet, and finally, we test ultrasound technology for prosthetics. Check it out!

In this week’s episode, We examine barnacles and the wealth of information they hold; we explore our brains and perception, and finally, we test pseudo-LiDAR for self-driving cars. Check it out!

In this week’s episode, We learn about developable mechanisms that reside in curved surfaces of structures; we explore wrist bone motion using 3D technology, and finally, we examine Adélie penguins’ past and future. Check it out!

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