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Each month the electronic version of Frontiers
and its print counterpart profile important work funded by the National Science Foundation. Topics include advances in math and science research, breakthroughs in engineering, and achievements in educational programs. Also featured: coverage of major public policy issues that will affect the Foundation's future, as well as the future of the research and education communities. |
Playing with Our Future: High-Tech Toys as Teaching Tools
Building computer games and creating programmable robots help children learn skills that will assist them as they navigate and design our high-tech future.
Minerals Behave Differently at High Pressures
A study finds that known concepts of how chemicals and minerals behave at low pressures may not be useful at high pressures.
Pow Bam Zap: Pollution Fighters Crowd the Horizon
New methods in engineering and biology allow engineers and scientists to take pollution out of commission.
Establishing SHEBA
The research station SHEBA will stay put all winter, frozen into the Arctic ice pack. Research from SHEBA will provide a close-up view of the changing dynamics of Arctic ice.
Recovering from Disasters
Survivors of disasters face many emotional stresses and may need help to recuperate.
Unemployment Rates Reflect Greater Gender Equality
In 1995, men and women with doctoral degrees in science and engineering were unemployed at the same rate.
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