WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNScapv) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release statement: * * * Today, 130 researchers, scientists and academics signed on to a letter urging Chairwoman Stabenow, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Boozman, and Ranking Member Scott to secure funding support for the USDA Climate Hubs by codifying the program into the 2024 Farm Bill. Ranjani Prabhakar, Legislative Director of Healthy Communities at Earthjustice, released the following statement in support of the l  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Argonne researchers complete an in-depth examination of soft-shorts, a phenomenon that is an early step toward permanent failure in a battery * * * An Argonne team developing materials for solid-state batteries took an unexpected detour to investigate tiny short-circuits known as soft-shorts. Their insights will benefit battery researchers   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOE-OIG-24-11) on Jan. 30, 2024, entitled "Allegations of Security and Safety Concerns at Sandia National Laboratories." Here are excerpts: * * * On September 2, 2022, the IG Hotline received two complaints alleging inappropriate management response to security and safety events at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The complainant alleged that SNL management allowed a vendor to introduce and use a B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, a part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, issued the following news release: The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) -- the research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence -- today launched a new quantum computing program aimed at overcoming the field's next major challenge en route to its promise of solving physics, chemistry, and mathematics  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 114 new members and 21 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,310 and the number of international members to 332. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Includes commercialization of long-lasting COVID-killing disinfectant * * * One of Sandia National Laboratories' core missions is to help the world through innovation. However, transferring some of that innovation from the Labs to industry isn't always an easy process. Through hard work and ingenuity, some Sandia employees are excelling at  more