ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Exposing cathodes to light decreases charge time by a factor of two in lithium-ion batteries. * * * Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new mechanism to speed up the charging of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Simply exposing the cathode to a beam of concentrated light -- for example, the  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 29 -- Auburn University issued the following news article: A budding partnership between Auburn University and Los Alamos National Laboratory is taking shape with the recent appointment of an Auburn artificial intelligence expert as a guest scientist focused on solving national cyber threats. In his guest role for Los Alamos National Laboratory, Daniel Tauritz, associate professor in Auburn's Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, will develop Auburn res  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the selection of Dr. Derek Tournear as the first permanent director of the Space Development Agency. Established in March, the Space Development Agency is responsible for unifying and integrating the Department's space development efforts, monitoring the Department's threat-driven future space architecture, and accelerating fielding of new military space cap  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: Defense Department officials today announced the selection of Derek Tournear as the first permanent director of the Space Development Agency. Established in March, the SDA is responsible for unifying and integrating DOD's space development efforts, monitoring the department's threat-driven future space architecture and accelerating the fielding of new military space capabilities necessary to ensure U.S. tech  more

OAK BROOK, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening issued the following news release: The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, (SLAS) has selected 53 life sciences students to receive SLAS Tony B. Academic Travel Awards. Award winners will present their research at the SLAS 2020 International Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, CA, USA, January 25-29, 2020. These notable undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and ju  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Park Foundation issued the following news release: At fifty-six schools across the country, students are creating one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2019 National Christmas Tree display on the Ellipse in President's Park. These handcrafted ornaments will adorn fifty-six smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The 56 trees represent each U.S. state, territory and the District of Columbia as part of the America Celebrates display. "I never would   more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 23 -- The Western Governors' Association issued the following news: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will host and speak at the second regional workshop of the Reimagining the Rural West Initiative, being held Nov. 4-5 in Santa Fe. (Register) For those unable to attend in person, the event will be livestreamed by the Western Governors' Association on YouTube and Facebook. The Chairman's Initiative of North Dakota Governor and WGA Chair Doug Burgum is examining chal  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received five 2019 R&D 100 Awards, increasing the lab's total to 221 since the award's inception in 1963. Known as the "Oscars of Invention," the awards recognize the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the year, as well as the scientists and engineers who created them. Winners will be ho  more

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received five 2019 R&D 100 Awards, increasing the lab's total to 221 since the award's inception in 1963. Known as the "Oscars of Invention," the awards recognize the top 100 revolutionary technologies of the year, as well as the scientists and engineers who created them. Winners will be honore  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * - Projects Recognize DOE-Supported Innovations in National Labs * * * U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers have won 41 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D World Magazine. The annual R&D 100 Awards are given in recognition of exceptional new products or processes that were developed and introduced into the marketplace during the previous year. The awards will be presented on Thursday,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * - Resolution marked October 30th as Day of Remembrance to honor Americans who supported the nation's nuclear efforts from World War II through the Cold War and current nuclear weapons employees * * * Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that the entire Senate unanimously passed a resolution that designated October 30, 2019, as National Day of Remembrance for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Optical Society issued the following news release: The Optical Society (OSA) Board of Directors has elected 94 members to the society's 2020 Fellows Class. Fellows are selected based on several factors, including contributions to education, research, engineering, business and the community. "Being named an OSA Fellow is a singular honor and indicates a history of achievement in optics and photonics, and a reputation for service to OSA and our field," said OSA Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected (http://www.act-ccs.eu/news/2019/11/1/new-act2-projects-selected-for-funding) as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (ACT) I  more