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.

Episode Date
AI4Shipwrecks
May 04, 2026
Electronic Photonic Quantum Chip
Apr 27, 2026
Recovering Critical Minerals
Apr 20, 2026
Quantum Error Correction
Apr 13, 2026
Accelerating Discovery with Self Driving Labs
Apr 06, 2026
Introducing AI to the future workforce
Aug 11, 2025
Collaborative Aerial Robots
Aug 04, 2025
Quantum Computing in Industry
Jul 28, 2025
Plasmas in Manufacturing
Jul 21, 2025
Metamaterials
Jul 14, 2025
Training Artificial Intelligence Experts
Jul 07, 2025
Next Generation Ferroelectric Semiconductors
Jun 30, 2025
The Matter in the Universe with Vera Rubin
Jun 23, 2025
Light From Cosmic Dawn
Jun 16, 2025
Smart Manufacturing
Jun 09, 2025
Lipocartilage and Regenerative Medicine
Jun 02, 2025
Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements
May 26, 2025
Breakthrough Copper Alloy
May 20, 2025
Biomedical Security
May 12, 2025
QR Code Security
May 05, 2025
Built Environment Materials
Apr 28, 2025
Translational Research
Apr 21, 2025
The Role of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan
Apr 14, 2025
Fentanyl and Illicit Trafficking
Apr 07, 2025
Alvin
Jan 20, 2025
NSF Engines FARMS
Jan 13, 2025
A Look Back at 2024
Jan 06, 2025
MXenes
Dec 30, 2024
Treating Drinking Water
Dec 23, 2024
Advancing Laser Technology
Dec 16, 2024
Perovskites and Materials Science
Dec 09, 2024
Bioengineering Kidneys
Dec 02, 2024
History Trapped In Ice
Nov 25, 2024
Leonid Meteor Shower
Nov 18, 2024
Perspectives in STEM
Nov 11, 2024
Concrete Designs
Nov 04, 2024
National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot
Oct 28, 2024
Biology and Living Systems
Oct 21, 2024
Global Artificial Intelligence Research Agenda (Part 2)
Oct 14, 2024
Bioplastics from Bacteria
Oct 07, 2024
Global Artificial Intelligence Research Agenda
Sep 30, 2024
Building Stuff
Sep 23, 2024
Optical Transparency with Food Dye
Sep 16, 2024
Wall of Wind
Sep 09, 2024
Merlin
Sep 02, 2024
Quantum for All
Aug 26, 2024
Do Elephants Use Language?
Aug 19, 2024
Hurricane Warnings
Aug 12, 2024
Robotic Interaction
Aug 05, 2024
Engaging Alaska Native Students in STEM
Jul 29, 2024
Optimizing the Electric Grid
Jul 22, 2024
Developing Semiconductors
Jul 15, 2024
Thorium Nuclear Clock
Jul 08, 2024
Maui Fire Coastal Ecosystem Resilience
Jul 01, 2024
Acoustic Fibers
Jun 24, 2024
Imageomics
Jun 17, 2024
Songbird Migration
Jun 10, 2024
Mysterious Return of Atlantic Surfclams
Jun 03, 2024
Repurposing Carbon Dioxide
May 27, 2024
Cicadas
May 20, 2024
Mayan Archeology
May 13, 2024
Black Hole Questions
May 06, 2024
Clarifying Quantum Information
Apr 29, 2024
Biofilm Resistance
Apr 22, 2024
Graphene Health Monitor
Apr 15, 2024
Citizen CATE 2024
Apr 08, 2024
Total Solar Eclipse
Apr 01, 2024
Smart Dope Quantum Dots
Mar 25, 2024
Solar Weather Astronomy
Mar 18, 2024
Pluripotent Polymers
Mar 11, 2024
Crocodilia
Mar 04, 2024
STEM and Downtown Boxing Gym
Feb 26, 2024
Quantum Computing
Feb 19, 2024
ZEUS and the Frontier of Laser Science
Feb 12, 2024
Geographic Information Science
Feb 05, 2024
Macrophages and Cancer
Jan 29, 2024
Tyrannosaurids
Jan 22, 2024
Lasers and Extreme Ultraviolet Light
Jan 15, 2024
Advancing Computational Chemistry
Jan 08, 2024
A Look Back at 2023
Jan 01, 2024
Searching for Technosignatures
Dec 25, 2023
Listening To Giants
Dec 18, 2023
Demonstrating Potential
Dec 11, 2023
Microplastics in the Environment
Dec 04, 2023
At the Edge of Artificial Intelligence
Nov 27, 2023
The History Makers
Nov 20, 2023
The Frontier of Artificial Intelligence
Nov 13, 2023
Unwrapping Heritage Science
Nov 06, 2023
Insects Scent
Oct 30, 2023
Harnessing Thermal Energy
Oct 23, 2023
Volcanic Eruption and Lava Flow
Oct 16, 2023
The Sun and Eclipses
Oct 09, 2023
Experimenting with Antimatter
Oct 01, 2023
Breakthrough: Gravity’s Effect on Antimatter
Sep 27, 2023
Antimatter Explained
Sep 25, 2023
Cattle in the Americas
Sep 18, 2023
Secrets of the Storm
Sep 11, 2023
Impacts in Sports
Sep 04, 2023
Shape of Lithium
Aug 28, 2023
Revealing Cryptofauna
Aug 21, 2023
Forests in a Changing Climate
Aug 14, 2023
Wildfires in a Changing Climate
Aug 07, 2023
I Am STEM
Jul 31, 2023
Revolutionizing Cancer Screening
Jul 24, 2023
Self-Healing Skin
Jul 17, 2023
Gravitational Waves With Kip Thorne
Jul 10, 2023
Gravitational Waves Announcement
Jun 29, 2023
Black Holes and Space Breakthroughs
Jun 26, 2023
Creating Accessibility
Jun 19, 2023
Camp Century Cores
Jun 12, 2023
Ubiquitous Computing
Jun 05, 2023
Inventing The Future
May 29, 2023
Coding Beats
May 22, 2023
Subglacial Secrets of Antarctica
May 15, 2023
Horses In the American West
May 08, 2023
Hollywood’s Trolley Problem
May 01, 2023
Avoiding AI Plagiarism
Apr 24, 2023
Reconstructing Black Hole Images
Apr 14, 2023
Quantum Communication
Apr 10, 2023
Mapping the Brain
Apr 03, 2023
Revolutionizing Manufacturing
Mar 27, 2023
Women in STEM
Mar 20, 2023
Cognitive Transformation and Desistance
Mar 13, 2023
The Life of Cordyceps
Mar 06, 2023
The Science of Altruistic Behavior
Feb 27, 2023
Mysteries of the Quantum Realm
Feb 20, 2023
Ragnarök and the cave of Surtur
Feb 13, 2023
Training the Mind
Feb 06, 2023
The Hidden Benefits Of Mentorship
Jan 30, 2023
Could eggs make the best water filter?
Jan 23, 2023
Developing Smart Streetscapes
Jan 16, 2023
What IS an Echinoid?
Jan 09, 2023
Feeding A Growing Population
Jan 02, 2023
Plasmas & Fusion
Dec 26, 2022
Mapping The North Pole
Dec 19, 2022
Fastest Swimming Robots
Dec 12, 2022
Exploring The Microbiome
Dec 05, 2022
Sea Inspired Robot Arms
Nov 28, 2022
Lightspeed Smart Devices
Nov 21, 2022
Space Science [Special Edition] Mudslides
Nov 14, 2022
Space Science [Special Edition] Gravity Research
Nov 07, 2022
Tracking Cosmic Radiation
Oct 31, 2022
Viral Knowledge
Oct 24, 2022
Microplastics Are Everywhere
Oct 17, 2022
Building Power Grid Resiliency
Oct 10, 2022
Antarctica’s Weddell Seal
Oct 03, 2022
Threatened with Extinction
Sep 26, 2022
Concrete Objectives
Sep 19, 2022
Mystery Of Shipwrecked Horses
Sep 12, 2022
Baby’s First Words
Sep 05, 2022
Dark Matter
Aug 29, 2022
Brightest Materials
Aug 22, 2022
Killing Coral
Aug 15, 2022
Spinning Food Solutions
Aug 08, 2022
Swallow A Robot?
Aug 01, 2022
Consuming Stars
Jul 25, 2022
Megalodon, King of the sharks
Jul 18, 2022
NSF’s Discovery Files Coming Soon!
Jul 11, 2022