Doppler on Wheels Deployed at Hurricane Ike

The only scientific team to successfully brave Hurricane Ike's knock-down winds and swells in Galveston was the DOW, the Doppler on Wheels mobile weather radar operated by the Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR) in Boulder, Colo."The DOW mission to Ike provided, for the first time, high-resolution radar data collected from the ground of the inside of a hurricane eye strengthening during landfall, and from a hurricane that directly impacted a large urban area," said ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112255&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

NSF and EPA Establish Two Centers for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have made awards to establish two Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN).The centers, led by UCLA and Duke University, will study how nanomaterials interact with the environment and with living systems, and will translate this knowledge into risk assessment and mitigation strategies useful in the development of nanotechnology."The new centers will provide ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112234&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

NSF Press Briefing: Green Gasoline

First-generation biofuels have been hampered by a range of factors, from incompatibility and lower energy yields to concerns about their potential impacts on food prices. A new, second-generation biofuel known as cellulosic gasoline, or "green gasoline," is positioned to bridge those gaps and eventually provide gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other chemicals that are identical to petroleum counterparts yet are derived from non-food plants and agricultural waste. Breakthroughs ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112243&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.