LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - "Oscars of Invention" honor the best innovations of the past year * * * Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies won R&D 100 Awards and three inventions have won Special Recognition Awards, including a Gold and Silver for Corporate Social Responsibility, and a Gold Award for Market Disruptor Products. "It's an honor to have Los Alamos National L  more

DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 4 -- The Western Governors' Association issued the following news: The opening day of the Reimagining the Rural West Initiative Santa Fe workshop highlighted how the U.S. Department of Agriculture is empowering rural communities, ways that rural areas can take advantage of innovations in energy, and the role of cultural heritage in tourism. WGA Executive Director Jim Ogsbury opened the workshop on Monday (Nov. 4) by reminding attendees that, thanks to technology, "People  more