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• NSF PR 04-146 - October 27, 2004
  HUMANS AND DOLPHINS: IF BRAIN SIZE IS A MEASURE, WE'RE NOT THAT DIFFERENT



• NSF PR 04-145 - October 21, 2004
  LATIN AMERICA SHOWS RAPID RISE IN PUBLISHED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ARTICLES



• NSF PR 04-144 - October 19, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES $3.25 MILLION AWARD TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREERS



• NSF PR 04-143 - October 19, 2004
  THIRD YEAR OF NSF'S MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS TO FOCUS ON TEACHERS
  Grants made for new teacher institutes, large targeted partnerships and capacity-building



• NSF PR 04-142 - October 14, 2004
  NSF AWARDS $37.2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT



• NSF PR 04-141 - October 07, 2004
  NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY CREATES "NEW PATHWAYS"
  Projects add user-tailored access to resources for research and education



• NSF PR 04-140 - October 01, 2004
  NSF FUNDS FIRST NANOSCALE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING



• NSF PR 04-139 - October 04, 2004
  HEAD LICE STUDY SUPPORTS DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN MODERN AND ARCHAIC HUMANS



• NSF PR 04-138 - September 30, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES $21.7 MILLION FOR 37 PROJECTS TO STUDY HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS



• NSF PR 04-137 - September 30, 2004
  LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING: NSF AWARDS $36.5 MILLION FOR THREE CENTERS TO EXPLORE HOW HUMANS, ANIMALS AND MACHINES LEARN



• NSF PR 04-135 - September 30, 2004
  NSF AWARDS $130 MILLION TO TACKLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL PRIORITIES
  120 new projects will advance science and engineering, economic prosperity, national security



• NSF PR 04-134 - September 29, 2004
  THE SWEETEST SPOT IN YOUR HOME THEATER
  New technology grants every listener the best seat in the house – no matter where you sit



• NSF PR 04-133 - September 29, 2004
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS $9.7 MILLION TO PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER FOR CRAY SYSTEM
  Red Storm to blow into Pittsburgh at the end of 2004



• NSF PR 04-132 - September 28, 2004
  CLIMATE CHANGE A FOCUS OF NEW NSF-SUPPORTED RESEARCH ON HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY



• NSF PR 04-131 - September 29, 2004
  OUT OF AFRICA: SCIENTISTS FIND EARLIEST EVIDENCE YET OF HUMAN PRESENCE IN NORTHEAST ASIA



• NSF PR 04-130 - September 30, 2004
  EVIDENCE SHAKY FOR SUN'S MAJOR ROLE IN PAST CLIMATE CHANGES



• NSF PR 04-129 - September 30, 2004
  MIDWEST THUNDERSTORM STUDY POINTS TOWARD BETTER FORECASTS



• NSF PR 04-128 - September 21, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES SIX NEW CENTERS FOR NANOSCALE RESEARCH



• NSF PR 04-127 - September 21, 2004
  NSF AWARDS 22 NEW PROJECTS FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
  Projects to expand knowledge about plants of economic importance



• NSF PR 04-126 - September 21, 2004
  NEON DESIGN CONSORTIUM AND PROJECT OFFICE TO COORDINATE DESIGN OF ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORIES



• NSF PR 04-125 - September 23, 2004
  NSF, AAAS ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF 2004 VISUALIZATION CONTEST



• NSF PR 04-124 - September 21, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES TWO CYBERSECURITY CENTERS TO STUDY INTERNET EPIDEMIOLOGY AND "ECOLOGY"
  Centers top list of awards from NSF's $30 million Cyber Trust program



• NSF PR 04-123 - September 16, 2004
  NSF AWARDS $6.75 MILLION FOR GEODYNAMICS COMPUTATIONAL FACILITY



• NSF PR 04-122 - September 16, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES SIX 'FIBR' AWARDS TO TACKLE SOME OF BIOLOGY'S MOST CHALLENGING QUESTIONS
  Multidisciplinary teams to study animal movement, genetic links to outside world



• NSF PR 04-121 - September 16, 2004
  PROVING THAT SHAPE-SHIFTING ROBOTS CAN GET A MOVE ON



• NSF PR 04-120 - September 15, 2004
  ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS AWARDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH



• NSF PR 04-119 - September 17, 2004
  SCIENTISTS SHED LIGHT ON MECHANISM BEHIND BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF RED WINE



• NSF PR 04-118 - September 13, 2004
  TIBETAN CHILDREN ARE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE INFANCY IF MOMS HAVE OXYGEN-PROMOTING GENES



• NSF PR 04-117 - September 13, 2004
  RESEARCH UNCOVERS ADDED VALUE OF STREAMSIDE FORESTS
  Studies demonstrate that trees keep pollutants out of streams, help process pollutants in them



• NSF PR 04-116 - September 09, 2004
  TWELVE WOMEN ARE AMONG NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
  Marks the first time a majority of NSF-named Presidential Early Career Awards go to women



• NSF PR 04-115 - September 08, 2004
  NSF FUNDS FIRST U.S-BASED 4PI-CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE
  New technology will open doors in biophysical research and education



• NSF PR 04-114 - September 08, 2004
  COMPLEX CELLS LIKELY AROSE FROM COMBINATION OF BACTERIAL AND EXTREME-MICROBE GENOMES
  New “ring of life” points to mergers and acquisitions between cells



• NSF PR 04-113 - September 08, 2004
  PHYSICISTS CREATE ARTIFICIAL MOLECULE ON A CHIP



• NSF PR 04-112 - August 31, 2004
  MIT FAB LABS BRING "PERSONAL FABRICATION" TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD



• NSF PR 04-111 - August 31, 2004
  ASTRONOMERS FIND NEW CLASS OF PLANETS OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  Two new "Neptunes" are the smallest extra-solar planets yet—but could be the first of many



• NSF PR 04-110 - August 31, 2004
  NOT-SO-SPOTTY MATERIAL BREAKTHROUGH
  Researchers master self-assembly of novel nanodots



• NSF PR 04-109 - August 27, 2004
  NSF LAUNCHES CHEMICAL BONDING CENTERS PROGRAM
  Initiative targets highly innovative research



• NSF PR 04-108 - August 25, 2004
  FALLOFF IN FREEZES: STUDY PROJECTS DECREASE IN FROST DAYS



• NSF PR 04-107 - August 24, 2004
  PERIODIC DIMMING OF BRIGHT STARLIGHT REVEALS DISTANT PLANET



• NSF PR 04-106 - August 25, 2004
  THE POWER OF ONE: UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS CONTRIBUTE MORE NITROGEN TO OCEAN THAN REPORTED EARLIER, AFFECT GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE



• NSF PR 04-105 - August 20, 2004
  VIRUSES ON THE ATTACK
  Revealing visuals show details of a common mechanism for infection



• NSF PR 04-104 - August 13, 2004
  SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING JOBS – NOT JUST FOR THOSE WITH FOUR-YEAR DEGREES



• NSF PR 04-103 - August 12, 2004
  FUTURE HEAT WAVES: MORE SEVERE, MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER LASTING



• NSF PR 04-102 - August 11, 2004
  NO LONGER JUST FOR BIOLOGY, RNA CAN NOW BE BUILT INTO 3-D ARRAYS
  Biomaterial to be girders for nanoscale construction projects



• NSF PR 04-101 - August 11, 2004
  THE HOLE STORY
  University of Pennsylvania chemists create artificial molecular "pores"



• NSF PR 04-100 - August 11, 2004
  EVOLUTION OF WHALE HEARING UNFOLDS IN FOSSIL RECORD



• NSF PR 04-099 - August 06, 2004
  DEEPER-DIVING HUMAN-OCCUPIED SUBMERSIBLE TO REPLACE ALVIN
  New 6500-meter vehicle will provide expanded capabilities for U.S. Scientists



• NSF PR 04-098 - August 02, 2004
  EARLY HUMANS ADAPTED WELL TO DIFFERENT CLIMATES AND VEGETATION TYPES



• NSF PR 04-097 - July 30, 2004
  FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D;) RISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2004



• NSF PR 04-096 - July 26, 2004
  NSF AWARDS $10 MILLION IN GRANTS TO OCEAN SITES FOR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH



• NSF PR 04-095 - July 27, 2004
  NSF NAMES 34 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
  Awards honor promising early career U.S. scientists and engineers



• NSF PR 04-094 - July 20, 2004
  NEW MARTIAN METEORITE FOUND IN ANTARCTICA



• NSF PR 04-093 - July 22, 2004
  GEOLOGISTS DISCOVER WATER CUTS THROUGH ROCK AT SURPRISING SPEED



• NSF PR 04-092 - July 15, 2004
  IMPACT OF EARTH'S RISING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE FOUND IN WORLD OCEANS



• NSF PR 04-091 - July 07, 2004
  NEW MAP REVEALS HIDDEN FEATURES OF ICE-BURIED ANTARCTIC LAKE
  Measurement shows that two distinct ecosystems may exist



• NSF PR 04-090 - July 01, 2004
  SEARING HEAT, LITTLE PACKAGE
  High-temperature lab-on-a-chip can get hotter than surface of Venus



• NSF PR 04-089 - June 28, 2004
  GRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND POST-DOCS REACH NEW PEAKS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUT FIRST-TIME ENROLLMENT OF FOREIGN STUDENTS DECLINES



• NSF PR 04-088 - July 01, 2004
  A NEW TWIST ON FIBER OPTICS
  Spiraling glass fibers provide new way to control behavior of light



• NSF PR 04-087 - June 29, 2004
  INAUGURAL VOYAGE OF THE INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM NOW UNDER WAY



• NSF PR 04-086 - June 22, 2004
  NEW VERSION OF PREMIER GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL RELEASED



• NSF PR 04-085 - June 16, 2004
  DIGITAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM LAUNCHES RESEARCH GRANTS INITIATIVE
  Library of Congress partners with National Science Foundation to fund advanced research into preservation of digital materials



• NSF PR 04-084 - June 16, 2004
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES "WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2004"
  New online report provides easy access, timely updates



• NSF PR 04-083 - June 18, 2004
  150 U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS EMBARK ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA



• NSF PR 04-082 - June 08, 2004
  PEPPER PRODIGIES PURSUE PLANTS LIKE THOSE PICKED BY PARENTS
  Migrant farmworkers' children, grandchildren research at NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute



• NSF PR 04-081 - June 03, 2004
  SCIENTISTS TO VIEW VENUS' ATMOSPHERE DURING TRANSIT, SEARCH FOR WATER VAPOR ON DISTANT PLANET



• NSF PR 04-080 - June 03, 2004
  RETHINKING THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS – MULTIPLE METHODS STRENGTHEN SCIENTIFIC INFERENCE



• NSF PR 04-079 - June 01, 2004
  TREE-RING LABORATORY RECEIVES $5.5 MILLION TO STUDY CLIMATE DYNAMICS



• NSF PR 04-078 - May 27, 2004
  NSF LAUNCHES DISCOVERY CORPS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
  Pilot project helps scientists give their research expertise broader impact



• NSF PR 04-077 - May 27, 2004
  "HEADS-UP" DISPLAY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME
  Student-designed device helps the visually impaired avoid hazards, day and night



• NSF PR 04-076 - May 27, 2004
  STAYING ON THE PATH – ONE ATOM AT A TIME
  New percolation model may allow researchers to study biochemistry at the atomic level



• NSF PR 04-075 - May 26, 2004
  BRAIN DISEASE RESEARCH, PARTICLE PHYSICS MEET IN THE MIDDLE(WARE)
  NSF Middleware Initiative proves key for grid-based collaborations in diverse disciplines



• NSF PR 04-074 - May 31, 2004
  SCIENTIST TO DISCUSS FORECAST OF SUNSPOTS



• NSF PR 04-073 - May 31, 2004
  INSTRUMENT GETS BREAKTHROUGH IMAGE OF SUN'S MAGNETIC HALO



• NSF PR 04-072 - May 24, 2004
  NSF NAMES EIGHT DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS
  Agency's top awards for teaching and research cover the "nuts and bolts" to pure theory



• NSF PR 04-071 - May 20, 2004
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER UNDERSEA VOLCANO OFF ANTARCTICA



• NSF PR 04-070 - May 19, 2004
  NEW FINDINGS ON CLIMATE SHOW GRADUAL SHIFT TO MODERN BUT INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO PERTURBATIONS



• NSF PR 04-069 - May 18, 2004
  DISTANT MOUNTAINS INFLUENCE RIVER LEVELS 50 YEARS LATER



• NSF PR 04-068 - May 12, 2004
  NEW RESEARCH SUPPORTS THEORY THAT INDIRECT TRANSMISSION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE POSSIBLE IN MULE DEER



• NSF PR 04-067 - May 09, 2004
  RESEARCHERS OPEN NEW LINE OF ATTACK ON TUBERCULOSIS
  Findings could show how to breach the bacterium’s tough cell wall



• NSF PR 04-066 - May 06, 2004
  PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING



• NSF PR 04-065 - May 05, 2004
  RESEARCHERS TO HELP EXTERMINATE BUGS IN SPREADSHEETS, WEB APPLICATIONS



• NSF PR 04-064 - May 04, 2004
  TELEVISION THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU
  Targeted content and celebrity voices draw millions to new season of educational children's television



• NSF PR 04-063 - May 04, 2004
  PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 20 PROMISING, YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE AWARDS



• NSF PR 04-062 - May 04, 2004
  STATES VARY WIDELY ON INDICATORS OF EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, R&D; SPENDING AND HIGH-TECH ECONOMIES
  S&E; Indicators 2004 includes state-by-state breakdown of key statistics



• NSF PR 04-061 - May 04, 2004
  UNITED STATES STILL LEADS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUT UNCERTAINTIES COMPLICATE OUTLOOK
  National Science Board highlights workforce issues in its release of S&E; Indicators 2004



• NSF PR 04-060 - April 28, 2004
  UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TISSUE ENGINEER TO RECEIVE NSF'S COVETED WATERMAN AWARD
  Kristi Anseth builds onto her fast track career with $500,000 award



• NSF PR 04-059 - April 26, 2004
  AIRCRAFT, GROUND INSTRUMENTS TO TRACK CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE ALONG COLORADO'S DROUGHT-PLAGUED FRONT RANGE



• NSF PR 04-058 - April 22, 2004
  ENZYME "INK" SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR NANOMANUFACTURING
  Experiment uses biomolecules to write on a gold substrate



• NSF PR 04-057 - April 26, 2004
  NSB 2004 VANNEVAR BUSH, PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS, SPAN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND POLICY



• NSF PR 04-056 - April 20, 2004
  ARCTIC CARBON A POTENTIAL WILD CARD IN CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS



• NSF PR 04-055 - April 20, 2004
  OLDEST HEMOGLOBIN ANCESTORS OFFER CLUES TO EARLIEST OXYGEN-BASED LIFE
  Close look at structure of transport proteins could aid search for future blood substitutes



• NSF PR 04-054 - April 21, 2004
  MORNING GLORY COLORS REVEAL WHY EVOLUTION IS STUCK IN 'FORWARD'



• NSF PR 04-053 - April 19, 2004
  YET ANOTHER BENEFIT OF GREEN TEA
  New, biodegradable machining compound is more effective than industry standards



• NSF PR 04-052 - April 15, 2004
  COSMIC MAGNIFYING GLASS
  Distant star reveals planet



• NSF PR 04-051 - April 22, 2004
  FOUR NEW RESEARCH CENTERS TO EXPLORE LINK BETWEEN OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH



• NSF PR 04-050 - April 13, 2004
  CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT INNOVATIVE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION



• NSF PR 04-049 - April 14, 2004
  IN BOWERBIRDS, YOUNG FEMALES GO MORE FOR BLUE, LESS FOR STRUTTING
  Findings could yield clearer view of mate selection, ideas for wildlife conservation



• NSF PR 04-048 - April 15, 2004
  SHELL BEADS FROM SOUTH AFRICAN CAVE SHOW MODERN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 75,000 YEARS AGO



• NSF PR 04-047 - April 12, 2004
  NEW MOLECULE HERALDS BREAKTHROUGH IN ELECTRONIC PLASTICS
  New material could mean easier manufacture of paper-thin TVs and "smart" cloth



• NSF PR 04-046 - April 12, 2004
  TURNING ROBOTS INTO A WELL-OILED MACHINE
  Robot teams to help emergency responders in the trenches



• NSF PR 04-045 - April 08, 2004
  MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHT DISPATCHED TO ANTARCTICA



• NSF PR 04-044 - April 07, 2004
  HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD TO REVERSE?
  Long-Debated, A Firm Answer Is Now On The Horizon



• NSF PR 04-043 - April 07, 2004
  EBIRD LISTS "MOST WANTED" FOR THE SPRING MIGRATION



• NSF PR 04-042 - April 15, 2004
  RESEARCHERS RECEIVE FUNDS TO CREATE HIGH-TECH WILDFIRE FIGHTING SOLUTIONS



• NSF PR 04-041 - April 06, 2004
  HERE THERE BE DATA: MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF SCIENCE



• NSF PR 04-040 - April 05, 2004
  NSF AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OF INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM (IODP)



• NSF PR 04-039 - March 31, 2004
  A TINY WIND TO COOL THE TINIEST CIRCUITS
  Researchers develop miniature cooling system that generates nanoscale breezes



• NSF PR 04-038 - March 30, 2004
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SIGNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH JOINT OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION TO LEAD U.S. EFFORTS IN INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM



• NSF PR 04-037 - March 31, 2004
  FERNS DIVERSIFIED IN SHADOW OF FLOWERING PLANTS



• NSF PR 04-036 - March 31, 2004
  MINERALS ARE KEY TO EARTHQUAKES DEEP IN THE EARTH



• NSF PR 04-035 - April 01, 2004
  NEW FOSSIL LINKS FOUR-LEGGED LAND ANIMALS TO ANCIENT FISH



• NSF PR 04-034 - March 28, 2004
  POLYMER CHEMISTS ASSEMBLE NANOWIRES AND NANOEMITTERS



• NSF PR 04-033 - March 24, 2004
  GLACIAL RECORDS DEPICT ICE AGE CLIMATE IN SYNCH WORLDWIDE



• NSF PR 04-032 - March 17, 2004
  NATION'S BEST MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS VISIT WASHINGTON TO RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD



• NSF PR 04-031 - March 18, 2004
  INTERNATIONAL ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA CRITICAL TO ADVANCING SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, REPORT SAYS



• NSF PR 04-030 - March 10, 2004
  A MEETING OF MINDS: CAPITAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER AREA'S INTELLECTUAL POWER
  NSF to host Washington Academy of Sciences forum March 20-21, 2004



• NSF PR 04-029 - March 10, 2004
  NEW RADAR SYSTEM MAY HELP AIRPLANES AVOID IN-FLIGHT ICING



• NSF PR 04-028 - March 04, 2004
  NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS EARLY OCEANS BEREFT OF OXYGEN FOR EONS; EARLY LIFE MAY HAVE LIVED VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN LIFE TODAY



• NSF PR 04-026 - February 27, 2004
  ICE SHEETS CAUSED MASSIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGE DURING LATE CRETACEOUS (PERIOD WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE ICE-FREE)



• NSF PR 04-025 - February 26, 2004
  EVIDENCE OF A "LOST WORLD": ANTARCTICA YIELDS TWO UNKNOWN DINOSAUR SPECIES



• NSF PR 04-024 - March 03, 2004
  RARE "TUMBLEWEED" SURVIVES ANTARCTIC CONDITIONS: ROVER DESIGNED TO SEEK WATER IN ICE CAPS ON OTHER WORLDS



• NSF PR 04-023 - February 25, 2004
  LARGE DIAMONDS MADE FROM GAS ARE HARDEST YET



• NSF PR 04-022 - February 25, 2004
  RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW FAMILY OF ATLANTIC CORALS, UPSET PRIOR CORAL CLASSIFICATIONS
  Provides new look at conservation of threatened coral species



• NSF PR 04-021 - February 23, 2004
  FUEL-CELL MICROBES' DOUBLE DUTY: TREAT WATER, MAKE ENERGY
  NSF 'sugar' grant supports single-chamber prototype fed by wastewater



• NSF PR 04-020 - February 11, 2004
  RITA COLWELL TO LEAVE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION



• NSF PR 04-019 - February 12, 2004
  NSF ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION PROGRAM IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS
  Priority area to provide new insights into how people both create and respond to change



• NSF PR 04-018 - February 13, 2004
  LOOKING AT SCIENCE THROUGH NEW EYES:
  NSF and AAAS Launch Second Visualization Challenge



• NSF PR 04-017 - February 14, 2004
  AT AAAS: BIOCOMPLEXITY PANEL ON HUMAN-NATURE INTERACTIONS
  Updates on NSF projects in Kenya, China, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Amazon



• NSF PR 04-016 - February 16, 2004
  NSF PUTS PRIORITY ON ATTRACTING AND EDUCATING A SKILLED, DIVERSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORKFORCE



• NSF PR 04-015 - February 15, 2004
  THE SENSOR REVOLUTION
  NSF sensor activities in focus at AAAS annual meeting in Seattle



• NSF PR 04-014 - February 13, 2004
  CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND OTHER DISCIPLINES



• NSF PR 04-013 - February 02, 2004
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD SAYS NSF NEEDS $19 BILLION ANNUALLY TO ADDRESS U.S. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NEEDS



• NSF PR 04-012 - February 02, 2004
  NSF FISCAL 2005 BUDGET REQUEST IS $5.745 BILLION



• NSF PR 04-011 - February 01, 2004
  MICROBIAL BIOFILM YIELDS COMMUNITY GENOMES, METABOLIC CLUES
  Research from Iron Mountain mine sheds light on acid drainage



• NSF PR 04-010 - January 30, 2004
  BEYOND FENG SHUI: DESIGNING FOR INNOVATION
  Layouts that Increase the Rate of Chance Encounters Are Critical



• NSF PR 04-009 - January 29, 2004
  DURING EARTHQUAKES, MINERAL GEL MAY REDUCE ROCK FRICTION TO ZERO



• NSF PR 04-008 - January 21, 2004
  PROTEIN DATA BANK OPENS NEW ERA WITH BROADER SUPPORT
  Nearly 24,000 molecules and growing, accessible collection advances biology



• NSF PR 04-007 - January 16, 2004
  NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS FORM SPHERES, TUBES AND CURVES
  Self-assembling structures could find wide use in nanoelectronics and drug delivery



• NSF PR 04-006 - January 15, 2004
  STUDY PINPOINTING ORIGINS OF SIBERIAN PEAT BOGS RAISES CONCERNS THAT ARCTIC THAW MAY RELEASE GREENHOUSE GASES



• NSF PR 04-005 - January 14, 2004
  A POSSIBLE NEW FORM OF "SUPERSOLID" MATTER
  Frozen helium-4 behaves like a combination of solid and superfluid



• NSF PR 04-004 - January 14, 2004
  IF WE ARE WHAT WE EAT, SOME LAKE FISH ARE MADE OF MAPLE LEAVES
  Study Shows Fallen Leaves Play a Role in the Food Web.



• NSF PR 04-003 - January 08, 2004
  ASTRONOMERS SEE ERA OF RAPID GALAXY FORMATION
  New Findings Pose a Challenge for Cold Dark Matter Theory



• NSF PR 04-002 - January 12, 2004
  CHEMISTS CRACK SECRETS OF NATURE'S SUPER GLUE
  Mussel-powered proteins stick to Teflon, even under water



• NSF PR 04-001 - January 08, 2004
  RNA LARIAT MAY TIE UP LOOSE ENDS TO DECADES-OLD MYSTERY OF RETROVIRUS LIFE CYCLE
  Studies of baker's yeast may lead to new drugs to fight HIV

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Press Statements

• Statement by Dr. Arden Bement, Acting Director, National Science Foundation, On Nobel Prizes in Science and NSF Connections, October 13, 2004
  
  

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