December 17 , 2002 Highlights
Researchers Uncover Extreme Lake -- and 3000-Year-Old Microbes -- in Mars-Like
Antarctic Environmen
Scientists Use South Pole Telescope to Produce the Most Detailed Images
of the Early Universe
NSF Hosts Conference on Latest Discoveries in Nanoscale Science and Technology
New NSF Awards Encourage Collaborations Between Ocean Scientists and Educators
Plant-Fungal Symbiosis Found in High-Heat Extreme Environment
A Dim View of a Black Hole
November 14, 2002 Highlights
Now Available: Guide to Programs FY 2003
Researchers Get First Look into Antimatter Atoms
Tiger Moths Use Sonic Defense to Trick Bats
NSF Establishes Five New Centers to Develop Teaching Leadership in Science
and Mathematics
Study of Endangered Tortoises May Reveal Impact of Diseases on Ecosystems
October 15, 2002 Highlights
NSF Grantees Awarded 2002 Nobel Prizes for Physics, Economics, and Chemistry
Envision This: Science Photographer Felice Frankel to Present Lecture;
NSF Will Web Cast
Laser Research Yields Precision Breath Analysis Tool for Asthma Diagnosis
and Treatment
Soot Contributes to Droughts and Floods in China
September 27, 2002 Highlights
Researchers Find Trigger for Devastating Digestive Disease, Propose Treatment
Young Engineers Build Accessibility
Scientists Explore Large Gas Hydrate Field off Oregon Coast
NRC Report Touts Government Investments in Information Technology Research
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Photo: Jerry Macala/National
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August 23, 2002 Highlights
September 11, 2002--Patriot Day
A 9/11 Message to the NSF Family
Internet Link Moves Gemini Closer to Becoming "Cyber Observatory"
NSF's Contributions to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
NSF Director Congratulates Recipients of the Fields Medal and
Rolf Nevanlinna Prize in Mathematics
Scholarship for Service Awards Expanded After President Signs
Supplemental Budget Bill
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A cloud of gas bubbles
in a liquid excited by ultrasound can emit sonoluminescence due
to extreme temperatures inside the bubbles as they collapse. Credit:
K. S. Suslick and K. J. Kolbeck/University of Illinois. |
July 29, 2002 Highlights
Light from Gas Bubbles: Sonoluminescence Measured
New Computer Model Projects Detailed Picture of Worldwide Climate
Laser-Like Beam May Break Barriers to Technological Progress
Telemedicine Link With South Pole Allows Remote Knee Surgery
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A nanocontact separating
two macroscopic electrodes of oposite magnetization. Electrons passing
through the nanocontact experience a huge scattering moment.
Image courtesy: H.D. Chopra, SUNY-Buffalo.
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July 5, 2002 Highlights
Data Storage Gets Ultrasmall with Remarkable Breakthrough in Electrical
Resistance
Astrophysicist Traces Gamma Rays, Receives Astronomy Honor
Scientists Can Help Battle Terrorism, NSF Director Urges
Bayer/NSF Award Winners Tackle Runaway Shopping Carts, Wheelchair Accidents,
Infant Deaths in Cars, and a Serious Environmental Threat to Lakes
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Photo courtesy: Michigan
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June 18, 2002 Highlights
Dispatches and Images Available: Research Team Studies Human Impact on
Giant Panda Habitat
Two Breakthroughs Achieved in Single-Molecule Transistor Research
Newfound Planetary System Has "Hometown" Look
Galápagos Iguana Deaths Reveal Surprising Damage From Low-Level Oil Spills
In Evolution Game, Survival Doesn't Equal Success; Finding Has Implications
for Future of Biodiversity
Botanists Discover New Conifer Species in Vietnam
May
31, 2002 Highlights
Webcast of National Medal of Science Ceremony
Microwave Imager Probes Universe "First Light" to Answer Cosmological
Questions
First Primate Archaeological Dig Uncovers New Tool Development Links
Huge Antarctic Icebergs Break Away Near NSF Research Hub
Researchers Compare Anthrax Genomes
April
17 , 2002 Highlights
Three Nations Agree to Share Ice Core That May Yield Clues About
Nature of Lake Vostok
Ancient Flower Fossil Points to Underwater Origins
What Americans Know and Don't Know about Science -- Plus How R&D; Affects
the Economy, and More
Science Leaders to Open Global Science & Technology Week with Webcast
Crossing Alaska By Snowmobile in Search of Climate-Change Clues
Researchers Attempt to Identify When, Where Volcanoes will Erupt
Researchers Capture Image of Unusual Blue Jet Lightning
March
1 , 2002 Highlights
NSF Hosted Nantechnology Symposium; Tools, Research and Vast Potential
of "Small Wonders" Showcased
NSF/EPA Team Up on Grants to Treat Pollution with Plants
NSF to Support Study of Environmental Warming in the Arctic
Four Universities Receive NSF Grants for Scientific Drilling of Lake Malawi
in East Africa
Runway Project Clears the Way for Improved Antarctic Airlift
February
4, 2002 Highlights
Enormous Iceberg May Be in Its Death Throes
NSF Celebrates National Engineers Week, February 17-23, 2002
Bayer/NSF Competition Winners Featured on Feb. 11 Oprah Winfrey Show
NSF's FY 03 Budget Called "Blueprint for Nation's Future"
Water Lily May Provide a "Missing Link" in the Evolution of
Flowering Plants
Math and Science Partnership Connects Schools and Higher Education to
Boost Learning
New Understanding of Complex Virus Nano-Machine for Cell Puncturing and
DNA Delivery
January
22, 2002 Highlights
Abstract Engravings Show Modern Behavior Emerged Earlier Than Previously
Thought
Scientists Use Seals as "Underwater Eyes"
Pondering a Climate Conundrum in Antarctica
Recycled Proteins May Lead to Cellular Drug Delivery System
January
7 , 2002 Highlights
Giant Icebergs, Unprecidented Ice Conditions Threaten Antarctic Penguin
Colonies
Engineers Develop New Chemical Sensor Based on Experimental Physics Breakthrough
Drunken Driving Costs and Risks Measured More Accurately by Economists
Habitat Fragmentation Can Amplify Ecological Stresses More Than Previously
Thought
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