************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** NSF News Tips For the full text of all tips listed below, see: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/tip030512.htm NSF Media Contact: Josh Chamot, (703) 292-7730, jchamot@xxxxxxx Images available on website. Hurricanes at the Equator: "IMPOSSIBLE Perfect Storm" OBserved-While researchers have long believed hurricanes cannot form near the equator, Typhoon Vamei upended scientists' thinking when it swirled above the equator near Singapore on December 27, 2001. It formed so close to the equator that its winds howled in both hemispheres. http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/tip030512.htm#first Rapid Release of Sea-Floor Methane Caused Extreme Global Warming 55 Million Years Ago-Scientists returning from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 208- after two months at sea aboard the oceanographic drill ship JOIDES Resolution-have found evidence of a larger-than-expected methane release 55 million years ago that may have caused extreme global warming. http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/tip030512.htm#second NEW DNA PROBE Becomes learning tool for undergraduates-Last fall, chemistry majors at Georgia Tech were able to create and use a DNA probe that has only recently been described in a major journal. The technique, part of a research program to develop new sensor materials, introduces students to a number of sophisticated laboratory techniques. http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/tip030512.htm#third <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>