http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Science_FoundationFind stories, videos, and photos about National Science Foundation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:44:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Science_Foundation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about National Science Foundation from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/basf_retaining_senior_engineers.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/basf_retaining_senior_engineers.fortune/index.htmWith layoffs rampant, holding on to workers ought to be the least of a company's worries -- unless those employees are scientists and engineers. According to the National Science Foundation, nearly 40% of these skilled workers in the U.S. are more than 50 years old, and the pipeline of talent to replace them is shrinking. IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates predicts a 7% to 11% shortage of experienced engineers in 2011. America is not alone; industrial powerhouses Germany and Japan face similar demographic challenges.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/vortex2.tornado.chasers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/vortex2.tornado.chasers/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt sounds like something from the movie "Twister" -- teams of scientists in vans, armed with high-tech measuring equipment, barreling across the Oklahoma plains in search of tornadoes.Thu, 14 May 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/29/antarctica.basins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/29/antarctica.basins/index.html#cnnSTCTextA team of scientists will use a World War II-era plane to explore one of the last uncharted regions of Earth, in hopes of learning more about climate change.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCan a plague of beetles change the weather? 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But a new study questions the benefitsThu, 05 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don't eat fish or other food from the waterFri, 18 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1716617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1716617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNearly two years after a flap in which veterans' personal information was put at risk of identity theft, the feds are still not doing all they can to prevent further lapsesFri, 22 Feb 2008 21:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/13/extrasolar.planet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/13/extrasolar.planet/index.htmlAstronomers announced Monday the discovery of the smallest planet so far found outside of our solar system.Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/28/plastics.from.oranges/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/28/plastics.from.oranges/index.htmlCornell University chemists are looking for ways to take the petroleum out of plastics. And nature has provided one green alternative, in the form of oranges.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/18/universe.speed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/18/universe.speed/index.htmlIf you're light, it's fairly easy to travel at your own speed -- that is to say 186,282 miles per second or 299,800 kilometers per second.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/10/blackhole.smallest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/10/blackhole.smallest/index.htmlStartled astronomers peered through an apparent crack in the expanding bubble from an exploded star to glimpse what may be the youngest black hole ever detected.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/07/poles.reverse/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/07/poles.reverse/index.htmlNext time Earth's magnetic field flips, compass needles will point South instead of North. But scientists can't say when it will occur, and until now they've disagreed on how long the transitions take.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 17:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/07/01/305773/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/07/01/305773/index.htmFrom his first day in office, small business owners have kept a watchful eye on President George W. Bush, looking for any sign that he'd do what few Commanders-in-Chief have done before: champion t...Sun, 01 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266175/index.htmIt shouldn't have bothered me when Iridium, the satellite-telephone company, filed for Chapter 11 protection. I have no current plans to visit the Gobi Desert, and my GSM phone works everyplace but...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254952/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254952/index.htm"As we prepare for Y2K," writes Eric Utne, in a recent supplement to his touchy-feely Utne Reader, "something surprising and unexpected and quite wonderful is going to happen. We're going to get to...Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/16/237685/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/16/237685/index.htmStarting later this year, you may notice some strange-looking names on the Web. 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