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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 08:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Dear Colleague Letter - Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

Dear Colleague Letter - Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

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Document Number: cmmi0902


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 08:28:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Document Fate of Oil Slicks from Natural Seeps

Scientists Document Fate of Oil Slicks from Natural Seeps

Photo of petroleum seeps off Coal Oil Point, California.

Twenty years ago, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez was exiting Alaska's Prince William Sound when it struck a reef in the middle of the night.

What happened next is considered one of the nation's worst environmental disasters: 10.8 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the pristine Alaskan waters, eventually covering 11,000 square miles of ocean.

Now, imagine 8 to 80 times the amount of oil spilled in the Exxon Valdez accident.

According to new findings by ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114651&govDel=USNSF_51


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 11:07:03 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: The Science Behind "Angels and Demons" Is No Laughing Antimatter

The Science Behind "Angels and Demons" Is No Laughing Antimatter

Publicity poster for Angels and Demons, a Ron Howard film, starring Tom Hanks.

On May 15, 2009, Sony Pictures will release "Angels and Demons," and bring the world's largest particle physics laboratory to the silver screen.

Based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel, this major motion picture, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, focuses on a plot to destroy the Vatican using a small amount of antimatter. That antimatter is made using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and is stolen from the ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114765&govDel=USNSF_51


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