PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 28 (TNSeve) -- Education and Opportunity in Radwaste Management will host a session on March 10 as part of its Waste Management Symposia, entitled "Nuclear and Industrial Robotics, Remote Systems and Emerging Technologies": According to the agency website: This panel focuses on all aspects of the use of robotics, remote systems and tools used in the nuclear industry, including needs, problem statements, research and development. Abstracts are encouraged that discuss tech  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- The National Institutes of Health's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: A key to understanding KRAS-driven cancers and the role of mutant RAS proteins and to discover new therapeutic possibilities is to better understand how RAS behaves on the cell membrane. Investigating RAS in the context of membranes is somewhat challenging using conventional computational or experimental techniques. In a partnership with res  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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 January 7, 2022 Area G-Safety Basis: Last month, the Environmental Management Field Office and Headquarters personnel approved N3B's Justification for Continued Operations (JCO) for the po  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the introduction of House Bill 4, the Hydrogen Hub Development Act, which will expand the clean energy economy in New Mexico while lowering greenhouse gas emissions through incentivizing low-carbon hydrogen production and export. The public and private sectors are investing billions of dollars to deploy low-carbon h  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSRes) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A rapidly emerging consensus in the scientific community predicts the future will be defined by humanity's ability to exploit the laws of quantum mechanics. In other words, the development of quantum-based devices and technologies will likely drive the bulk of scientific innovation in the near term, and potentially the long term as well. This race for quan  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Inhibitor protein shown to regulate Nodal signaling relay during tissue patterning * * * A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs that make us. This inhibitor protein is key during the early stages of life when the fates of embryonic stem cells are determined by the Nodal signaling pathway, according to Rice University  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 (TNSAwa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory employees received Department of Energy Secretary's Honor Awards from Secretary Jennifer Granholm in January as part of project teams spanning the national laboratory system. The annual awards recognized 21 teams and three individuals for service and contributions to DOE's mission and to the benefit of the nation. More than 50   more