NSF Discoveries -- Education http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/ Discoveries for Education posted on the NSF website, http://www.nsf.gov. en Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:01:27 EDT How Bacteria Get Past Our Defenses http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115827&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Illustration showing H. pylori liquefying stomach mucin to cross over to the epithelium cells. Research team uncovers how the bacterium that causes ulcers travels through the sticky gels of stomach mucus
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115827&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Exploring the Mysteries of the Ocean Floor http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115708&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of the submersible Alvin that was used to collect sediment from methane seeps. Scientists travel to the seafloor to learn how deep sea organisms use the sun-less chemical environment to thrive
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115708&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Engineering Students Build Underwater 'Bot http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115553&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of two Long Beach City College ROV Team members launching the ROV in the pool. Long Beach City College's Ian Jasper tells what it's like to be a member of a student team participating in an international remotely operated vehicle competition
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115553&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 How Jellybeans Can Reveal Neuroscience to the Public http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115038&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of Alexis Webb, in brain hat and in front of an actual brain, answering a visitor's question. Graduate student Alexis Webb describes her experiences in partnering with fellow neuroscience students to create a program to help neuroscientists communicate with the public
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115038&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Plasma Waves Studied for New Electronics http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114977&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of William Stillman in the lab evaluating the effects of focused terahertz radiation. With NSF support, long-time electrical engineer William Stillman talks about his return to school and the focus of his research involving terahertz radiation
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114977&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Nanotechnology Video Wins Competition, Scores Big Hit on YouTube http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114756&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of Ryan Miyakawa warming up the orchestra before recording The Nano Song. 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
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114756&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 How to Listen to One Brain Cell at a Time http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114793&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of a rat neuron filled with an agent. NSF Graduate Research Fellow Carl Schoonover presents his take on some of the intangibles of a complex method that measures neural activity
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114793&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Students Venture Into the Hearts of Violent Storms http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114577&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of a transmission tower that failed. Texas Tech grad student and IGERT trainee Tanya Brown describes conducting research amid thunderstorms and hurricanes
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114577&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Louisiana Crayfish: Good, Bad and Delicious http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114536&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of a Louisiana crayfish caught from Lake Liangzi, China, with help from local fishermen. 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
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114536&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Changes in Altitude/Changes in Attitude: Scientists and Policymakers Share Views in the Treetops http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114409&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of particpants climbing a tree. Excursion to a rainforest canopy creates a communication bridge between scientists and policymakers
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114409&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Making Nanoscale Solar Cells in China http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114487&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Cross-sectional view of a cadmium telluride thin film on glass via a scanning electron microscope. Graduate student Meghan Schulz talks about conducting research and engaging in cultural exchanges during an international internship in Shanghai
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114487&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Taking the Pulse of the Forest http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114365&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of Michael Loranty wiring one of many sap flow sensors in the aspen stand. Michael Loranty describes 'wiring' a forest for research to determine how much water the trees use
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114365&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 More and More Scientists Serve Up Science for Mass Consumption http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114406&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of Randy Davis discussing his research on Weddell seals. Scientists use innovative, barrier-busting methods to educate the public and decision-makers about cutting-edge science
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114406&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 2008: Year in Review http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114372&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Eight thumbnail images and 2008 in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year
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This is an NSF Discoveries - Education item.]]> http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114372&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Rap Music Brings Science to Urban Youth http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114311&WT.mc_id=USNSF_5 Photo of rapper C.A.U.T.I.O.N. engaging kids from Washington State exploring the forest environment. Evergreen State University researcher Nalini Nadkarni tells how she incorporates rap music in a science outreach program to interest urban youth in forest ecology
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