NSF’s unique R&D effort aims to solve societal challenges




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Summary: To help solve the threats climate change poses to the oceans and cybersecurity threats to communications systems, the National Science Foundation is taking a unique approach. Through its convergence accelerator, NSF both funding research and bringing together a broad group of experts, all with a goal of commercializing the innovations. For more, Federal News Network's Jason Miller spoke with the head of the NSF’s convergence accelerator, Doug Maughan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices