ScienceMaster - January 2003 Newsletter

WEB SITE NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Happy New Year From ScienceMaster

ScienceMaster has just celebrated its 5th birthday and now, going into our 6th year we are looking forward to the challenges and opportunities of 2003. We have been holding off converting ScienceMaster to a subscription-only site, but our hopes for voluntary contributions has fallen far short. At the same time the number of new users for our site, and the number of email newsletter subscribers has continued to climb rapidly. We must be doing something right. Regardless, we will continue to bring you science in the new year.

Our sister site ScienceIQ.com has exceeded our hopes and we are off to a good start. We have some other things in store for both sites in 2003. We hope you come back often and visit us. Thanks for being a part of ScienceMaster.com.

Visit Three New Learning Galleries
Come visit our new galleries. Take a look at some stunning storm cloud images for the NOAA. Then jump into the water and visit some starfish. Finish off your tour with some amazing images of our planet from way up high.

--> http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php

New Articles of Interest

We've posted contributor Richard Renneboog's latest article, the first of a series called Advanced Composite Materials*. Learn how man-made materials are changing the shape of war and peace, discovery and leisure.

"It skims gracefully across the water, until suddenly it leaps into the air and flies. The propeller and engine, mounted above and slightly behind the cockpit, push the small craft smartly along without obstructing the pilot's view. The tail of the little seaplane curves up gracefully behind." --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/columns/renneboog/renneboog_composite.php
Don't miss Richard's series on Chemical Weapons: An Overview. Part Two is now posted. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/columns/renneboog/renneboog_part_two.php

*A multipart series

ScienceIQ Looking For Science Writers

ScienceIQ.com is looking for science teachers and science writers to help us by contributing to our Cool Science Fact of the Day service. If you like to write about science topics and want to promote your own website please send us an email and we'll tell you how to get started. Just send an email to: info@scienceiq.com

SCIENCE NEWS AND LINKS

Students, Name The Mars Rovers
“In the summer of 2003, NASA will launch two Mars Exploration Rovers that will land on the Red Planet in January 2004. NASA selected The LEGO Company and The Planetary Society to conduct a contest for students in K-12 grades throughout the United States to submit names for these rovers.” [Name The Rovers]
Image courtesy NASA
Entry Deadline:
Jan 31, 2003!

Challenging Year Ahead for Space Station
The coming year will be the most challenging ever for construction of the International Space Station. Already more than two-thirds of the way through the assembly of its core structure, international crews face a full and busy construction schedule in 2003, during which the station's electricity-generating systems will almost triple in capacity. [Read More]

Text and the Image Courtesy NASA

The Science of Cooking
Want to know why you should never wear lipstick when you drink champagne? Or how about the science of pickles, or the Maillard reaction in meats? If you're a curious cook or a budding chemistry student you'll want to explore the Exploratorium's The Accidental Scientist and the Science of Cooking. This is a fun and very interesting site that will keep you busy until dinner time. --> http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html

Where Do You Live?
Curious as to whether or not you live on shaky ground? There are more than 75 million Americans in 39 states who live in cities with moderate to high risk from earthquakes. USGS scientists and their partner colleagues have just revised and updated the national seismic hazard maps that provide information essential to seismic design provisions of building codes in the United States.

[Learn More]

Text and the Image Courtesy USGS

Kilauea Volcano Just Keeps On Going and Going
When January 3, 2003, rolls around, Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island will have been erupting for 20 years. The eruption, which began in 1983 and shows no signs of slowing down, is the longest on Kilauea's rift zone in 600 years, has covered 189 buildings and around 8 miles of highway and added 220 hectares (544 acres) to the island's southern shore. Kilauea is Hawaii's youngest volcano and one of the most active. USGS scientists keep a watchful eye on this incredibly active volcano 24 hours a day. Vivid color images and current information are available at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/.
Text and the Image Courtesy USGS

USGS to Embark with Lewis and Clark
Can it really be 200 years ago that Lewis and Clark began their historic voyage of discovery? Yes, on January 14-18, 2003, the USGS joins many partners at the opening ceremonies of a 3-year celebration – the bicentennial commemoration of the Lewis and Clark expedition. This inaugural event, at Monticello in Charlottesville, Va., is the first of 13 planned events and marks the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's dispatch of a letter to Congress asking for support of a federal expedition to the Pacific Ocean. For more information see http://nd.water.usgs.gov/lewisandclark/.
Text and the Image Courtesy USGS
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