WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSres) -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) presented a podcast on June 3, 2024: * * * Amtrak Executive Vice President of Capital Delivery Laura Mason recently joined Engineering News-Record's Critical Path Podcast, where she provided ENR Editors Aileen Cho and Jeff Yoders with an update on Amtrak's historic capital investments (https://www.amtrak.com/neweraofrail). During their conversation, Laura highlighted several Amtrak projects in planning or cons  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will explore ways to collaborate toward a carbon pollution-free energy future during the 2024 Low Emission Advanced Power (LEAP) Workshop Sept. 15-18, 2024. Scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., the event will be co-located with the American Society of Mechanical Enginee  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 5 (TNSres)-- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) recently recognized NETL's Scott Crawford, Ph.D., as an outstanding peer reviewer for the open access journal RSC Advances. Peer review is an essential component for improving the quality and impact of published research while also ensuring that the research is conducted with integrity. "Recognition as an outstanding r  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL-developed technology improves the strength of cement by up to 30% and enhances durability by 60% using nanostructured carbon additives made from charred coal fine waste. "Cement composites, including cement paste, mortar and concrete, are some of the most widely used construction materials in the world," NETL's Yuan Gao explained. "However, their quasi-br  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Justin Weber explained how cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the nation's energy systems analysis activities during the AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington, D.C. NETL has been using AI and machine learning (ML) for effective energy research and development through its ground-breaking Scien  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Carla Brown, age 45, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 31, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, to 30 months' imprisonment following her conviction on the charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.   more