NEW YORK, April 9 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following fact sheet entitled "Vote YES on SB 8" : Now more than ever, New Mexicans understand the importance of protecting our health, air, and climate. Antiquated state laws prevent the Environmental Improvement Board and local air quality boards from adopting regulations under Air Quality Control Act and the Hazardous Waste Act that are stronger than the federal regulations. Senate Bill 8 would allow these entities to a  more

AMES, Iowa, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- Iowa State University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Two Iowa State University College of Engineering faculty members have been selected for the prestigious 2021-2022 Jefferson Science Fellows Program. Ramesh Kanwar, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department, and Richard LeSar, professor of materials science and engineering department, will spend one  more

PASADENA, California, April 8 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and study the planet's mysterious moons. NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched 20 years ago on April 7, making it the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter, which takes its name from Arthur C. Clarke's classic sci-fi novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" (Clarke ble  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: Interest in hydrogen fuel cells as a sustainable source of clean energy is on the rise globally, and hydrogen fuel cells are widely seen as a viable, zero-emission option to power trucks, trains, ferries, and passenger vehicles. The heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) market could prove to be ideal for fuel cell development and deployment. Hydrogen fuel cells are well-s  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 9 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: A research collaboration between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) investigates how the neutron energy output from a nuclear device detonation can affect the deflection of an asteroid. Scientists compared the resulting asteroid deflection from two different neutron energy sources, repres  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending March 12, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: Members of the Board's staff observed a briefing from Triad to DOE Headquarters and NNSA Field Office personnel covering planned change  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending March 19, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: Members of the Board's staff held discussions with NNSA Field Office and Triad personnel as part of a review of the onsite Transportati  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. transportation industry is the nation's largest generator of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly one-third of climate-warming emissions. To move towards a clean-energy future, developing zero-emissions technologies for heavy-duty vehicles is critical. A new partnership comprising Los Alamos National Laboratory, Advent Technology Holdings Inc., Brookh  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 10 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries. Research published today in the journal Geology shows that Mars had drier and wetter eras before drying up completely about 3   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: A first-of-its-kind instrument that samples smoke from megafires and scans humidity will help researchers better understand the scale and long-term impact of fires--specifically how far and high the smoke will travel; when and where it will rain; and whether the wet smoke will warm the climate by absorbing sunlight. "Smoke containing soot and other toxic particles   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: In support of a major collaborative project to store massive amounts of data in DNA molecules, a Los Alamos National Laboratory-led team has developed a key enabling technology that translates digital binary files into the four-letter genetic alphabet needed for molecular storage. "Our software, the Adaptive DNA Storage Codec (ADS Codex), translates data files from what a co  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday visited Aspen Elementary School in Los Alamos as more students, educators and school staff prepare to safely re-enter the classroom this week as part of New Mexico's return to full in-person learning. "I was glad to have the opportunity to visit with students and educators today," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "I know so many all across our state are i  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: A new technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Honeywell is providing needed atmospheric environment information to the aerospace industry. The device, called TinMan, has quantified the number of thermal neutrons, particles created by natural solar radiation--giving the aerospace industry a standard by which it can evaluate its semiconductor parts. "Few st  more

ALBANY, California, April 7 (TNSJou) -- The Seismological Society of America issued the following news: Comparison of coda waves, the scattered waves that arrive after the direct waves of a seismic event, can be used to determine the relative locations of two underground explosions, according to a new study published in the open-access journal The Seismic Record. The technique, called coda wave interferometry, was tested on explosions conducted as part of the Source Physics Experiment (SPE). L  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled: "Examining the Role of the DOE and Energy Innovation in American Economic Competitiveness" at 10 a.m. on April 15, 2021, at SD-366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to examine the leading role of the Department of Energy in American energy innovation and how its research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs may be enhanced  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 7 (TNSPer) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: On Wednesday, March 31, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents named M. Katherine Banks, PhD, president of the system's flagship institution, Texas A&M University. This appointment follows her naming as sole finalist for the position on March 3. "This is a tremendous honor," Banks said. "The core values of Texas A&M, its rich tradition  more