ADVISORY/2001 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Winners Gather in Washington D.C.

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ADVISORY...Thurs. - Fri. (June 14-June 15)

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Winners in One of the World's Largest K-12 Science & Technology

Competitions Show Off Their Incredible Inventions and Ideas

WHAT:       The future will be on display in Washington, D.C. this
            weekend when the bright student winners of the 2001
            Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards program, one of the
            world's largest K-12 student science and technology
            competitions, gather in the nation's capitol for an awards
            weekend celebration. The festivities will include a visit
            to Capitol Hill for the eight winning student teams to
            meet their local Congressman, a science showcase where the
            students will display and demonstrate their winning ideas
            and a special awards banquet.

              -   Contact lens that interact directly with the brain to
                function as binoculars or magnifying glasses on
                command of the wearer (Anchorage, AK)

              -   Underwater Dive suits with artificial hemoglobin
                tubing to attract oxygen in the water (Katy, TX)

              -   A "cavity-zapping" toothbrush with fiber-optic
                bristles to detect cavity-causing bacteria. (Metairie,
                LA)

              -   A coronary implant device that detects heart failure
                and applies instant remedies (Santa Rosa, CA)

              -   A small alarm that alerts you when library books are
                due, and helps you find them (Rochester, NY)

              -   Bandages equipped with microchips that not only stop
                bleeding, but also diagnoses serious illness, clean
                wounds, and relay vital signs to a worldwide database
                (Cresco, PA)

              -   A hybrid combustion/electrical engine powered by
                lipids instead of gas (Toronto, Canada)

              -   A sight-restoration device that uses technology from
                digital cameras (DeForest, WI)

              The eight winning student teams were chosen from more than
            4,000 team entries representing more than 12,000 students
            across the U.S. and Canada.

WHO:        Winning Students from all over North America

            David Heil, Science educator, best known as the host of
            the Emmy-Award winning show, Newton's Apple

            Mr. Shunichi Yamashita, Chairman and CEO,
            Toshiba America, Inc.

            Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft, President, NSTA

WHEN:       Thursday, June 14

            8:00 AM - 3 :00 PM
            CONGRESSIONAL VISITS (Capitol Hill)
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            Friday, June 15

            8:00 AM - 12 :00 PM SATELLITE MEDIA TOUR (National Press
            Club Holeman Lounge)

            1:00 - 2:00 PM SCIENCE SHOWCASE (National Press Club
            Ballroom)

            6:00 - 7:00 PM RECEPTION (Willard Hotel Buchanan Room)

            7:00 PM GALA BANQUET AND AWARDS CEREMONY
            (Willard Hotel Ballroom)