Remove NSF Remove Proposal Remove University
article thumbnail

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. A proposed high-speed fiber line could connect McMurdo Station to New Zealand. That could soon change, however. National Science Foundation.

Internet 118
article thumbnail

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 “qualified researchers,” defined as university-affiliated researchers pursuing projects that have been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Quickie Links: Surveys, Transcripts, and a Strange Bedfellow

Museum 2.0

Ideum, the company that brought you ExhibitFiles (with ASTC), is conducting a survey on museums' needs in support of an NSF grant proposal (Open Exhibits) to build open source templates for simple interactive exhibits (timelines, digital collections, news kiosks). What does that mean in simple terms?

Survey 20
article thumbnail

Mystery Objects From Other Stars Are Visiting Our Solar System. These Missions Will Study Them Up Close

Singularity Hub

Another proposal from the Institute for Interstellar Studies, Project Lyra, assessed the feasibility of chasing down ‘Oumuamua, which has already sped far beyond Neptunes orbit. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/Y. She was previously a fellow at Arizona State University, and before that was briefly at NATO. as an advisor.

Studies 97