geim is 51 and novoselov is 36. both were born in russia and started their careers there. the two laureates have worked together for many years. >>> a japanese research team has discovered one of the world's largest hydrothermal fields off the southern islands of okinawa. rich metal and mineral deposits are often found near fields of this type. the research vessel "chikyu," or "earth," began exploring the sea bed 180 kilometers northwest of nago city in september. the hydrothermal field lies 200 meters below the sea bed, and its superheated fluid has a temperature of more than 250 degrees celsius. the field is one of the largest of the 350 identified in the world so far. it has a radius of ten kilometers and is 100 meters deep. the discovery has raised interest among researchers as gold and silver reserves and other mineral deposits are often found in the vicinity of such sites. >> translator: finding the seabed river of superheated fluid is scientifically and promising in terms of securing resources. uraome .japan's cloth c atabhahair-tn bule products have is b their 30s

geim is 51 and novoselov is 36. both were born in russia and started their careers there. the two laureates have worked together for many years. >>> leaders from 46 asian and european nations have ended their two-day summit in brussels by promising greater cooperation and economic integration of their regions. to close the asia europe meeting or asem on tuesday the leaders >> we need to find common ground and agree on coordinated action between our two continents in order to tackle the pressing issues. >> european leaders were particularly concerned about the rece recent row over the collision of the patrol boats and chinese fishing boat. european leaders who are critical of china's human rights records were worried about the country's hard line stance over japan following the incident. they expressed a sense of relief when chinese premier wen jiabao showed his intent to mend the strained ties with an informal meeting with the japanese prime minister naoto kan on monday. >> this conflict between these two major countries has to be brought to an end. it has been brought to

novoselov is younger and served under geim. he is the youngest laureate in nobel physics history since 1973. you know, it's nice to have guys who are having fun, letting the hamster co-author and levitating frogs on the side. it's nice to have guys who are willing to take it with a sense of humor. >> lehrer: it's nice to have miles o'brien as our new science editor. thank you very much, miles. again, welcome. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> woodruff: finally tonight, president obama shined a spotlight on community colleges today as he drew a direct line from the education these schools provide to the country's economic rehabilitation. at a white house summit today, president obama urged a much greater role for community colleges. he said two-year schools can help raise the percentage of young people earning college degrees. the u.s. currently ranks ninth among all nations. >> by 2020 america will once again lead the world in producing college graduates. and i believe community colleges will play a huge part in meeting this goa