NSF Discoveries

NSF Discoveries http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/ Discoveries posted on the NSF website, http://www.nsf.gov. en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:01:06 EDT Teaching Is in This Scientist's Genes http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112331&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of Susannah Gordon-Messer working on the fluorescence microscope used for her research.

Doctoral student Susannah Gordon-Messer talks about her research and her science outreach using bouncy, sticky, slimy chemistry to educate and inspire young minds
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112331 Klein Bottle is a Real Natural in the Zoo of Geometric Shapes http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112392&govDel=USNSF_1 Image of a two-dimensional representation of the Klein bottle topology. Discovery could advance understanding of human vision and lead to powerful data compression techniques
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112392 Financial Markets Grow 'Green' Companies http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112399&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of a greenhouse. Investors see 'green' firms as less risky, charge lower interest rates
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112399 Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112273&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of dung beetle males examined in the study. Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112273 Mysteries of the Unregulated Internet http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111970&govDel=USNSF_1 Image showing a visualization study of inbound traffic on the NSFNET T1 backbone for September 1991. Researchers develop an alert system and protocol improvements to keep Internet traffic flowing smoothly
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111970 The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112231&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of skeletal reconstruction of Majungasaurus, a Late Cretaceous dinosaur from Madagascar. Paleontologist David Krause describes his search for the ancestors of mammals that live in Madagascar today
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112231 Finding the Switches to Our Cells' 'Computer' http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112294&govDel=USNSF_1 A computer-generated image showing the "family" of switches and how they are related. Thousands of memory switches inside our cells help them remember and function
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112294 Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112253&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of the researchers' field camp in Greenland. Study finds 3 to 6 feet by 2100 possible
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112253 Archaeology of the Stars http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112182&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of Timothy Beers, professor of astronomy and physics at Michigan State University. Michigan State researcher Timothy Beers studies the formation and evolution of stars born many billions of years before the Sun
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112182 Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112161&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of a baby chimp and adult chimps. Virginia Tech scientist Taranjit Kaur describes her team's research studying chimpanzees in western Tanzania and the virus that is threatening the chimps health
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112161 Economist Hedges Bets on Wildfires in California http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112112&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo showing area one year after the 2006 Tripod Complex fires in northern Washington. Social scientist Joanne Ho describes an interdisciplinary approach to researching the risks to residents, homes and firefighters in areas threatened by wildfires
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112112 Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112069&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of roots hanging from the roof of a lava tube. Michigan State University's Matthew Cimitile describes a Hawaiian adventure exploring lava tubes in search of bird bones from endangered and extinct species
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112069 Students Give High Marks to First U.S.-Japan Glass Science School http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112034&govDel=USNSF_1 Photo of professors and graduate students. Meeting brings U.S. university students and researchers together with their Japanese counterparts to talk about new developments and potential collaborations in glass research
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112034 A Thousand Points of Light: Bioluminescent Fungi http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112030&govDel=USNSF_1 Light photo of Mycena lucentipes, recently described from Sao Pãulo, Brazil. San Francisco State University Mycologist Dennis Desjardin Takes Readers Along on a Nocturnal Hike in a Brazilian Forest to Find Glowing Mushrooms
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This is an NSF Discoveries item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112030 Violent Crime and Civic Engagement in Rural Communities http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111818&govDel=USNSF_1 City of Clarksdale in the Coahoma County, Mississippi Delta region Sociologist Matthew Lee designs a new conceptual model to study violence in rural settings
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