PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * ETC's Physical Presence Pet Redefines VR Companionship By Hannah Kobre Physical Presence Pet (PPP), a project developed by a team of Entertainment Technology Center students, began with a simple idea: making a VR pet that could substitute for the real ones they'd left behind to come to Carnegie Mellon University. What they ended up creating was much bigger: an unprecedented experiment in virtual  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: * * * DLA expands Supplier Pathway Program to guide new, existing suppliers across supply chains * FORT BELVOIR, Va. - The Defense Logistics Agency is introducing the latest iteration of its Supplier Pathway Program, designed to help new and established suppliers to better understand how to do business with DLA across its supply chains. Two major additions to the program have recen  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Levin Call for Curbing Plastic Microfiber Pollution from Laundry * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) today introduced the Fighting Fibers Act of 2025 to address one of the most significant sources of microfiber pollution : our laundry. Scientists estimate millions of tons of microfibers enter the ocean every year, which makes tex  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- NASA issued the following news: * * * NASA-Derived Textiles are Touring France by Bike By Andrew Wagner, Science Writer During the Tour de France, athletes have to maintain a constant speed while bike riding for dozens of miles through cold rains and summer heat. These cyclists need gear that adapts to the different environments they encounter. One company is using a material with NASA origins to ensure these athletes stay comfortable while taking their grand tours. P  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Bill to Combat Microfiber Pollution * July 24, 2025 Bicameral Legislation Would Prevent Microfibers from Our Clothes Entering Our Waters & Bodies Washington, D.C.--Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Fighting Fibers Act, which would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to require the installation of a microfiber fil  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Researchers at Notre Dame detect 'forever chemicals' in reusable feminine hygiene products When a reporter with the Sierra Club magazine asked Graham Peaslee, a physicist at the University of Notre Dame, to test several different samples of unused menstrual underwear for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 2019, the results fueled concern over chemical exposure in feminine hygiene   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Member Statements * Mike Crapo (R - ID) * Ron Wyden (D - OR) Witnesses * Bryan Switzer, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador, vice Sarah Bianchi. * Gustav Chiarello, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary  more

RIVERSIDE, California, July 23 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on July 22, 2025, by John Warren with David Biggs, Vietnam scholar and professor: * * * U.S., Vietnam mark 30th anniversary of normalized relations In light of the current trade saga, Vietnam scholar urges consideration for the remarkable road to 'rapprochement' By John Warren America withdrew its troops from Vietnam in 1973 and South Vietnam fell in 1975. The "fall" (or, in the official  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 21 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Waldorf Astoria Osaka Harmonizes Timeless Art Deco Grandeur with Contemporary Japanese Elegance * Acclaimed architect Andre Fu reimagines the iconic Waldorf Astoria legacy for Japan OSAKA, Japan - Waldorf Astoria Osaka, the first Waldorf Astoria in Japan, marks a new benchmark in hospitality-driven architecture in one of Asia's most captivating cities. Throughout its histor  more