DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 22 (TNSOps) -- Duke Health issued the following news release: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded $17.5 million over three years to the Duke Human Vaccine Institute to develop a vaccine that protects against multiple types of coronaviruses and viral variants. Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) announced they designed a pan-coronavirus vaccine earlier this year that demonstrated protectiveness against SAR  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Though the arrival of the exascale supercomputer El Capitan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is still almost two years away, teams of code developers are busy working on predecessor systems to ensure critical applications are ready for Day One. Delivered in February, the "RZNevada" early-access system is providing experts at the National Nu  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 19 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet. Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft moves its arm. These sounds allow scientists and engineers to experience th  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Oct. 22 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: Amentum, a leading contractor to U.S. federal and allied governments, announced today that Jim Blankenhorn, an Amentum Senior Vice President and experienced environmental services and nuclear industry veteran, has been named to lead Amentum' s Technical Services business, effective October 25, 2021. In this role, Mr. Blankenhorn will oversee all aspects of the Technica  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- 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: P. Migliorini, Acting Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending October 1, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: P. Migliorini was onsite performing resident inspector duties. While onsite, the acting resident inspector performed walkdowns of Area G and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending September 24, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: This week, members of the Board's staff held separate teleconferences with NNSA Field Office and Environmental Management (EM) Field Office personn  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: A supercomputer doesn't just magically appear, especially one as large and as fast as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's upcoming exascale-class behemoth El Capitan. At peak usage, El Capitan -- projected to be the world's most powerful computer by 2023 -- will require about as much energy as a small city, so it takes years of planning, infrastructure  more