June Oshiro, a graduate student in Rutgers University’s molecular bioscience program, has designed a knitting pattern for a Double Helix Seaman’s Scarf. DNA’s major and minor grooves, the hydrogen bonds between its constituent nucleotides, and the degree and rate of its twist are all depicted in the pattern.
George Green, mathematician, physicist, and miller, died in obscurity in 1841. His work, including the famous functions that now bear his name, could well have met the same fate. The story of how Green’s work became widely known is among the many offerings on the George Green Society Web site.
NSF’s Division of Science Resources Statistics carries out the foundation’s legislative mandate to collect and analyze statistics on the state of science and engineering in the US. The division’s reports and studies, including the annual Science and Engineering Indicators, are available on its Web site.
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