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		How Jellybeans Can Reveal Neuroscience to the Public Graduate student Alexis Webb describes her experiences in partnering with fellow neuroscience students to create a program to help neuroscientists communicate with the public Released  July 7, 2009
		Plasma Waves Studied for New Electronics With NSF support, long-time electrical engineer William Stillman talks about his return to school and the focus of his research involving terahertz radiation Released  July 1, 2009
		Algae: A New Way to Make Biodiesel NSF small business grantee Ben Wen describes a new catalytic approach for algae biodiesel production that uses less work and energy, produces less waste, and makes a lot more fuel Released  June 24, 2009
		Scientists Tackle Climate Model Mystery Researchers trace a problem with a key climate model to its hydrology scheme and find a simpler scheme keeps simulations in line with real-world observations Released  June 19, 2009
		Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain Leading minds in neuroscience discuss what we know about how our brains work and where the field is headed Released  June 15, 2009
		Exploring High-temperature Superconductivity and the Pseudogap Research using two complimentary techniques increases understanding of superconductor materials Released  June 15, 2009
		Libraries, Food Banks Benefit From Transportation Modeling NSF CAREER awardee Karen Smilowitz applies the art of operations research to find optimal solutions to problems in the nonprofit sector Released  June 10, 2009
		The Search for Drinking Water in Nicaragua NSF-supported graduate student describes her fieldwork searching for geologic fractures that could improve groundwater exploration and the siting of wells in the rugged terrain Released  May 29, 2009
		Journal Spotlights Research on Marine Microbes Funded by National Science Foundation The authors of all five articles included in Nature's recent special section on microbial oceanography have received NSF funding Released  May 29, 2009
		Coping With Unusual Atomic Collisions Makes an Atomic Clock More Accurate Researchers have figured out how to nullify collision effects and make the clock still more precise Released  May 20, 2009
		Nanotechnology Video Wins Competition, Scores Big Hit on YouTube While nanotechnology is a field that is generally not well understood by the public, Ryan Miyakawa and fellow graduate students at the University of California Berkeley found a way to both enlighten and entertain non-scientists with this topic Released  May 11, 2009
		How to Listen to One Brain Cell at a Time NSF Graduate Research Fellow Carl Schoonover presents his take on some of the intangibles of a complex method that measures neural activity Released  May 10, 2009
		Hunting for Life in Rocks Beneath the Seas University of Southern California geobiologist Katrina Edwards describes research to find and characterize microbes in the crust beneath the deep sea Released  May 8, 2009
		Jellyfish: Far From Passive Drifters-in-the-currents "Biomixing" by floating animals churns waters in oceans, seas, lakes Released  May 8, 2009
		In Industrial Manufacturing, Efficiency Falls as Technology Advances A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output Released  May 1, 2009
		Safer Nano Cancer Detector Nanoparticle test in mice could pave the way for human uses Released  April 30, 2009
		Heat-tolerant Crops Could Prevent Future Starvation and Help Preserve Biofuels With NSF support, plant molecular biologist L. Curtis Hannah is developing variants of key crops that will produce increased yields under heat stress Released  April 27, 2009
		Students Venture Into the Hearts of Violent Storms Texas Tech grad student and IGERT trainee Tanya Brown describes conducting research amid thunderstorms and hurricanes Released  April 22, 2009
		Improved Lithium Ion Battery Technology Could Fast-charge Electric Vehicles, Boost Acceleration "Beltway" coating on cathode eases ions' way into crystalline tunnels Released  April 22, 2009
		Louisiana Crayfish: Good, Bad and Delicious University of Notre Dame graduate students Matthew Barnes and Ashley Baldridge travel to China to better understand why some welcome the introduction of Louisiana crayfish despite the damage the invaders do to native fishes and crops Released  April 15, 2009
		Changes in Altitude/Changes in Attitude: Scientists and Policymakers Share Views in the Treetops Excursion to a rainforest canopy creates a communication bridge between scientists and policymakers Released  April 13, 2009
		Fine-tuned Brains New research shows how musical training enhances an individual's ability to recognize emotion in sound Released  April 10, 2009
		Making Nanoscale Solar Cells in China Graduate student Meghan Schulz talks about conducting research and engaging in cultural exchanges during an international internship in Shanghai Released  April 7, 2009
		A Better Mass for the W Boson; Higgs Boson Given Less Space to Hide Analyzing several years' worth of results from Fermilab's Tevatron collider, physicists come up with the most accurate measurement to date of the mass of the W boson, and narrow down the possible mass of the still undiscovered Higgs boson Released  April 7, 2009
		Computer Science--A Growing Field That Needs a Few (More) Good Women Women involved in computer science say more girls should consider a career in this exciting field Released  March 30, 2009
		Caves Reveal Evolution of Ancient Microbes Jenn Macalady's geomicrobiology group is discovering the rules that enable microbes living in dark, oxygen-free environments to adapt and evolve Released  March 27, 2009
		Squeezing Noise Below Quantum Limits Exquisitely sensitive microwave amplifier increases nano-scale measurement accuracy; could lead to quantum computing breakthroughs Released  March 26, 2009
		Taking the Pulse of the Forest Michael Loranty describes 'wiring' a forest for research to determine how much water the trees use Released  March 18, 2009
		A Beautiful Memory Breakthrough in "entanglement" demonstrates potential of quantum information science Released  March 17, 2009
		More and More Scientists Serve Up Science for Mass Consumption Scientists use innovative, barrier-busting methods to educate the public and decision-makers about cutting-edge science Released  March 16, 2009