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NEWS TIPS FOR 2003
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News Tip - December 23, 2003 Climate, Biodiversity and Oldest Humans Mark NSF Science Highlights from 2003
News Tip - December 9, 2003 Detecting Terrorists and Other Hidden Groups on the Internet ... Environmental Changes Affect Plant Diversity ... Coastal Marsh Grasses are Dying in the South
News Tip - November 13, 2003 NSF Cyberinfrastructure Previews at SC2003 Merge Fast Networks, High-End Computing and Big Data
News Tip - October 27, 2003 Researchers Create "Smart," Switchable Surfaces ... NSF Funds a Low-Energy Neutron Source at Indiana University ... Nanoparticles Make Silicone Rubber Clearly Stronger
News Tip - October 21, 2003 Sense and Sensor Abilities from NSF Robotics and Computer Vision Research
News Tip - October 8, 2003 Discover the Physical World Through the National Science Digital Library
News Tip - September 22, 2003 An Automatic System for Matching Dental Records ... Engineers Unite to Protect the Environment, Draft Principles that Encourage Sustainability ... NSF Grants Help Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" Define the Cutting Edge of Science
![image icon](images/image.gif) News Tip - August 18, 2003 Swell Software Crafts Artificial Clouds in Real-Time ... New Report Identifies Grand Research Challenges for Information Systems ... Liquid Crystals Paving Way Towards "Smart-Paper" Displays
News Tip - June 17, 2003 Grid Community Pulls Together to Battle SARS in Taiwan ... Scientists are Monitoring Potentially Toxic Blue-Green Algae in Wisconsin Lakes ... A Surveillance System for Cybersecurity Attacks
News Tip - May 12, 2003 Hurricanes at the Equator: "Impossible Perfect Storm" Observed ... Rapid Release of Sea-Floor Methane Caused Extreme Global Warming 55 Million Years Ago ... New DNA Probe Becomes Learning Tool for Undergraduates
News Tip - April 16, 2003
Shining Light on the Nanoscale ... Undergraduate Creates Nanofilter for
Biomedical Lab-on-a-Chip ... Long-Term Ecological Research Reveals Unusual Winter Lake-Ice Conditions ... New Map Charts the Protein Universe ... Sulfur Signature in Diamonds Reveals New Facts about Early Earth
News Tip - March 20, 2003 Web's "Best Meta-Search Engine" Organizes Documents from Anywhere in Any Language ... Boundary Between Earth's Magnetic Field and Sun's Solar Wind Riddled with "Swiss Cheese" Holes ... Scientists Discover Effects from Rapid, Global Climate and Ocean Changes of the Past ... "Raft" Down Sabino Canyon, an Ephemeral Stream in Arizona
News Tip - February 10, 2003 Nearly-Naked Stars Boost the Pulse of Asteroseismology ... Coplink: Bridging Barriers Between Law Enforcement Agencies ... Wireless Internet Project for Native American Reservations Wins a "Wemmie"
![image icon](images/image.gif) News Tip - January 23, 2003 Earth Scientists Forge New Understanding of Mountain-Building Dynamics ... Estimates Point to Slower R&D Growth in 2002 ... Pinpointing Human Activity in a Video Barrage
News Tip - January 3, 2003 Genomes, Cosmos, and Nano Among NSF Science Highlights from 2002
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NEWS TIPS FOR 2002
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![image icon](images/image.gif) News Tip - December 31, 2002 Spider vs. Fly: Specialized Deception, Attack and Defense Rule the Conflict ... A Short Brush with Greatness ... Researchers Discover Properties of Perovskite, Explain Why no Earthquakes Start in Earth's Lower Mantle ... Extreme Micro-Networks Developed for Wireless Biosensors
News Tip - November 29, 2002 U.S. Researchers May Provide Entrée into Coenzyme Q10 Market ... A Dim View of a Black Hole ... Increasing Nitrogen in Earth's Soils May Signal Global Changes
![video icon](images/video.gif) News Tip - November
18, 2002
Mining the Cosmos ... Remote Control
Earthquakes ... Spinning Data Webs for Science
and Business ... Simulating Disasters to Save
Lives
News Tip - November
5, 2002
Lake Microbes Hold Keys to Understanding
of Basic Biology ... New England Lakes May
Hold Clues to Future Storms and Floods ...
Students Descend on "Mission to the Abyss"
... Seven NSF Awardees Selected for Popular
Science's 2002 "Brilliant 10"
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News Tip - October
30, 2002
Tricks of the Trade - The Science
of Illusion ... "Moon Illusion" Still Confounds
Scientists ... Tiger Moths Use Sonic Defense
to Trick Bats ... Is That the Great Pumpkin?
News Tip - October
23, 2002
Missouri Girl Scouts Try Their Hand
at Solving Chemistry Mysteries ... Washing
Water With Soap: Entire Undergraduate Chemistry
Class Publishes Results ... Chemist Pulls
Power Out of Thin Air ... The Solution to
Dissolution
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News Tip - October
22, 2002
Augmented Reality Brings Dinosaurs
into the 21st Century ... Biological Mission
to an (Almost) Unknown Planet ... Study of
Endangered Tortoises May Reveal Impact of
Diseases on Ecosystems
News Tip - October
22, 2002
Polymer Prize Goes to NSF Scientist
for Distinguished Research Career ... NSF
Funds Training of Future Researchers in Bioengineering
and Bioinformatics ... Laser Eye Surgery Pioneers
Earn International Honors
News Tip - October
17, 2002
New Model Enhances National Hurricane
Prediction System ... Hurricane Isidore Proves
Perfect Subject for Study of Rapidly Intensifying
Storms ... Lowered Methane Emissions Could
Reduce Both Global Warming and Air Pollution
News Tip - October
1, 2002
Soot Contributes to Droughts and Floods
in China ... Earthquake Study Produces New
Depiction of Fault Zones ... Earthquake Testing
Equipment Will Be Connected to National Network
... Geometry Software Eases Math Education,
Visualization
News Tip - September
16, 2002
Without Blue Crabs, Southern Salt
Marshes Wash Away ... Ocean Drilling Program
Explores Climate Change in the Southeast Pacific
... Evolutionary Origins of "Red Tide" Life
Support Revealed ... NRC Report Touts Government
Investments in Information Technology Research
News Tip - September
12, 2002
Interactive Robot Motivates Children
with Physical Disabilities ... Electronic
Tutor Teaches Mathematics in Braille ... Young
Engineers Build Accessibility ... "Pick and
Click" Software Improves Internet Access for
the Visually Impaired
News Tip - September
4, 2002
Model of Plane Impact at WTC Provides
Clues to Structural Issues ... Oceanographers
Probe Breaking Wave Bubbles, Ocean Processes
with New "Bubblecam" ... What Makes a Perfect
Graph? Students of Math Get an Answer ...
NSF-NIH Grants Will Integrate Mathematics
and Biology
News Tip - August
19, 2002
School Team Probes Pluto's Atmosphere
During Cosmic Event ... National Tragedy Survey
Reveals Continuing Impact of 9/11... Researchers
Get Excitons to go the Distance ... Central
American Volcanoes Yield New Clues About Earth's
Processes
News Tip - August
14, 2002
School Rooftops Catch the Rays in
Statewide Experiment ... Teachers Brought
up to Speed on High-Energy Physics... Summer
School Gives Teachers Inside Look at the Earth
... Teachers Learn Skills Students Will Need
in the Workforce
News Tip - August
6, 2002
Team in South Pacific Studies Source
of Historic Tsunami ... Summer Sport for Father-Son
Team Means Shooting Lasers to Assess Structural
Safety ... Science Teachers Experience the
Arctic
News Tip - July
30, 2002
Study Finds Egyptians More Concerned
About Western Cultural Invasion ... City Residences
Less Popular After 9/11 ... Postitive Outlook
Aids Americans Distressed by 9/11 ... Russian
Opinion Split on Support of U.S. War on Terror
News Tip - July
22, 2002
Jellyfish Forecasting Now Possible
in Chesapeake Bay ... New Computer Model Projects
Detailed Picture of Worldwide Climate ...
Summer Thunderstorms May Become More Predictable
... San Francisco Students Intern in Big Sky
Country
News Tip - July
8, 2002
New Evidence Found for "Oxidative
Stress" Theory of Aging ... A Fish-Eye View
of Management Through an Evolutionary Lens
... NSF Accountability Reporting Lauded Twice
News Tip - June
24, 2002
LIGO Begins Hunt for Faint Ripples
From Space ... Astrophysicist Traces Gamma
Rays, Receives Astronomy Honor ... U.S. and
Russia Sign Agreement to Foster Materials
Research Collaboration ... Scientists can
Help Battle Terrorism, NSF Director Urges
News Tip - June
12, 2002
Galápagos Iguana Deaths Reveal
Surprising Damage From Low-Level Oil Spills
... "Rosebud" Replaces "Rose Garden" on Galápagos
Seafloor ... Scientists Find Evidence of Cataclysmic
Volcanic Event on Oahu ... Federal Support
for Science and Engineering Increasing, Report
Concludes
News Tip - June
4, 2002
Colorado Alpine Lakes Show Troubling
Changes ... New Computational Method Could
Shorten Time to Develop New Drugs ... Seafloor
Observatories to Monitor Tsunamis, Earthquakes
... Frequency of Undersea Earthquakes Tied
to Ocean Tides
News Tip - May 28,
2002
NSF Director Urges Microbiologists
to 'Step Out' for Bioterrorism Protection
... Microbes Show Potential to Reduce Methane
and Clean Up PCBs ... Life Within Rock Salt
Reveals Surprisingly Diverse Neighborhood
... Photosynthetic Bacteria Discovered in
Yellowstone Hot Springs
News Tip - May 14,
2002
Life at the Extremes - Astonishing
Diversity Found in Spain's "River of Fire"
... Researchers Use Earth-Based Tools to Image
Weather in Space ... Oceanographic Expedition
to Galápagos Marks 25th
Anniversary of Deep Sea Vent Discovery ...
Mesonet Provides Oklahoma Weather Researchers
with Real-Time Monitoring Tool
News Tip - May 7,
2002
Gene Study Determines How Humans are
Related to Fruit Flies and Nematode Worms
... Scientists Produce Long Nanotube Strands
... Ocean Drilling Expedition Finds Microbial
Life Beneath the Seafloor ... High-Tech Imagery
Seeks New Insights into Breaking Wave Dynamics
News Tip - May 6,
2002
Three Dimensional Printing: Shortcut
to the Final Product? ... Cinema Sound Pioneer
Receives Academy Award ... Harnessing Fluorescent
Light Flicker to Communicate Data ... Artificial
Intelligence as Tutor ... Real-Time Chemical
Detectors
News Tip - April
30, 2002
International Team Borrows from Nature
to Create Synthetic, Self-Assembling Molecules
... Sharing Literature Globally: Mathematicians
Consider Virtual Library ... Students and
Teachers to Get Physics Research Experience
in Switzerland ... NSF Office Targets International
Collaboration ... U.S. Science Board Calls
for Enhanced Federal Role in International
Science
News Tip - April
19, 2002
New Nanomembrane Could Purify Natural
Gas ... NSF Recognized for Innovation in Extending
Satellite's Life and Link to South Pole ...
Molds Provide New Insights into Gene Silencing
... Media, Anger Figure in Terrorism Response
News Tip - April
17, 2002
Tropical Streams, Rivers 'Exhaling'
Millions of Tons More CO2 Than Thought ...
"Factory of Life" Discovery May Offer Clues
for Treating Genetic Diseases ... 2001 Presidential
Awards Presented for Excellence in Math and
Science Teaching
News Tip - April
1, 2002
Researchers Attempt to Identify When,
Where Volcanoes will Erupt ... Nanomagnets:
Huge Potential for Compact Information Storage
... Plant Stems and Leaves are Created in
Equal Proportion to Roots ... Mass. Town to
Combine Civic Planning with Technology Development
... Researchers Capture Image of Unusual Blue
Jet Lightning
News Tip - March
19, 2002
Researchers Use Nanowires to Detect
Explosives ... Nanoscale Composite Material
May Aid Bone Repair ... Nanoscale Electronics
May be Crafted Using Biological Assembly ...
Researchers to Determine Behavior of Fluids
in Carbon Nanotubes ... Nanoscale Film Serves
as Molecular Filter ... Researchers Developing
Novel Method to Synthesize Semiconductor Nanowires
... Nanoscale Polymer Yields Extremely Slick
Coating ... Nanogeoscience: Earth Processes
to be Investigated on the Nanoscale ... DNA
Molecules to be Used to Construct Nanoscale
Devices
News Tip - March
19, 2002
Increasing Photonic Efficiency: Nature
Knows Best ... Biologists Aim to Find and
Grow "Bugs" Responsible For Greenhouse Gas
Methane ... Women, Minorities, Persons With
Disabilities; Progress in Education, Less
So in Workforce
News Tip - March
4, 2002
Scientists Discover New, Self-Repairing
Plastic ... New Materials Key to Shrinking
Memory Devices ... Researcher Catalogs Vast
Database of Traditional Plants Used by Native
Americans ... Algorithms For Airlines: New
Math Model Saves Time, Money
News Tip - February
4, 2002
NSF'S Fiscal 2003 Budget Called Blueprint
for the Future ... "Shakezone" Exhibit Marks
Anniversary of Northridge Earthquake ... Research
Shows Why More Species Are Better for Ecosystems
News Tip - January
22, 2002
Graduate S&E Enrollments on the
Rise Again ... Researchers Compile Dictionary
of Endangered Northwest Mexican Language ...
New NSF Grants Go to Diversity-Enhancing Education
Programs in the Geosciences ... Scientists
Find Underground Environment on Earth That
Supports Ancient Life Forms
News Tip - January
7, 2002
Recycled Proteins May Lead to Cellular
Drug Delivery System ... More Than 41,000
Received Doctoral Degrees in 2000 ... Project
at NSF Center Wins Student Science Contest
... NSF Launches On-Line Industry R&D
Information Retrieval System
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