NSF's Discovery Files

NSF's Discovery Files

U.S. National Science Foundation

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74Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
183
Episodes
39
Transcribed
20
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2022
First episode
39M
YouTube views

About NSF's Discovery Files

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.

Publisher
U.S. National Science Foundation
Category
education · science
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
11 Jul 2022
Latest episode
26 Oct 2026
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39 of 183 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Contouring Printed Electronics

  2. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    NSF ZEUS - The most powerful laser in the U.S.

  3. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Gene Initiators

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Contouring Printed Electronics

Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So that's very small droplets, in this case, droplets of a liquid ink. that are carried by a gas float. So if you think of like an airbrush or spray painting, it's similar in terms of depositing droplets onto a surface by pushing them along with a gas float. Where we're different from that is rather than spraying out and covering a large area with paint, we focus that droplet stream down to a very fine precision. we're talking about, you know, sub 100 micron wide lines down to 20 microns. So human hair is on the order of 100 microns in width. So that kind of length scale. That's one of the differences. […]

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Who has been a guest on NSF's Discovery Files

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  • Ethan Secor
  • Louise Willingale
  • Torrey Rhyne-Carrigg
  • Rajesh Menon
  • Morteza Kayyalha

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YouTube views
39,029,692
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4.5 / 5
12 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
8 ratings

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YouTube
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Engagement
92

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