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Crystal Surprise
One flask of chemicals gives rise to either blue or orange crystals.

Contact: Mary Beckman
mary.beckman@pnnl.gov
509-375-3688
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Robotic Refueling Mission
In January 2013, RRM demonstrated that remotely controlled robots using current-day technology could refuel satellites not designed to be serviced.

Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Japanese Experiment Module on ISS
This computer model shows the Japanese Experiment Module on the International Space Station.

Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

SLIPS Superglass
Researchers create the ultraslippery coating by creating a glass honeycomb-like structure with craters (left), coating it with a Teflon-like chemical (purple) that binds to the honeycomb cells to form...

Contact: Dan Ferber
dan.ferber@wyss.harvard.edu
617-432-1547
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

SLIPS Honeycomb
The tiny, tightly packed cells of the honeycomb-like structure, shown here in this electron micrograph, make the SLIPS coating highly durable.

Contact: Dan Ferber
dan.ferber@wyss.harvard.edu
617-432-1547
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Laura Bohn, Scripps Research Institute
Laura Bohn is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute.

Contact: Mika Ono
mikaono@scripps.edu
858-784-2052
Scripps Research Institute

Hurricane Gil and 2 Developing Lows in Eastern Pacific
NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured a very active Eastern Pacific ocean on Aug. 2 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT) with one hurricane and two developing tropical low pressure areas.

Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Neonate Pine Snake
Drexel doctoral student Kevin P.W. Smith is conducting some of the first research on northern pine snakes during the neonate phase of their lives. These small newborn snakes are hard to track in the ...

Contact: Rachel Ewing
raewing@drexel.edu
215-298-4600
Drexel University

A Neonate Pine Snake Flicks Its Tongue
Researchers at Drexel University are conducting some of the first research on baby northern pine snakes. The population of these snakes is locally threatened in New Jersey.

Contact: Rachel Ewing
raewing@drexel.edu
215-298-4600
Drexel University

Snakes Are Killed by New Jersey Traffic
Cars are a significant cause of mortality for northern pine snakes in the New Jersey Pinelands. Drexel University researchers are studying the extent of damage this causes to the population and are ...

Contact: Rachel Ewing
raewing@drexel.edu
215-298-4600
Drexel University