ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, this year's National Engineers Week runs Feb. 16-22. As part of Engineers Week, or EWeek, many AEDC engineers and other volunteers from Arnold Air Force Base assist with local science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities during EWeek, and throughout the entire month of February. The activities will kick-off with middle school stud  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A test team at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, was recently commended for recognizing the need for a crucial test article component and facilitating its fabrication to ensure the customer's test could be completed without delay. Cameron Butcher, John Lafferty and Alex Ratushny, Air Force personnel at Tunnel 9, and Dan Lewis, Bernie Kefauver, Will  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Jan. 24: Deputy United States Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney and Bolivian Foreign Minister Karen Longaric today exchanged letters to launch a process by Bolivia to designate Bourbon Whiskey and Tennessee Whiskey as distinctive products of the United States, and by the United States to designate Singani as a distinctive product of Bolivia. Singani, Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey are among   more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has returned to Arnold Engineering Development Complex for another round of testing, with a fresh engine component the focus of the latest efforts. The F135, which powers the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, is currently undergoing testing in one of the Sea Level Test Cells at Arnold. Since late June, a newly-designed fan rotor installed in the engine has been subjected to endu  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Area FIRST(R) LEGO(R) League (FLL(R)) teams, many of which are sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Education Outreach Program, participated in a regional qualifying tournament in December. Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty attended to provide opening remarks and present awards to the winning teams. Other AE  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the quest for domestic sources of lithium to meet growing demand for battery production, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are advancing a sorbent that can be used to more efficiently recover the material from brine wastes at geothermal power plants. Domestic production of lithium, the lightest of elemental metals, is consider  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Liam Collins was drawn to study physics to understand "hidden things" and honed his expertise in microscopy so that he could bring them to light. Both interests converged at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where Collins focuses on materials--down to molecules and atoms--to answer fundamental questions about matter, motion and energy. As a s  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has conducted a series of experiments to gain a better understanding of quantum mechanics and pursue advances in quantum networking and quantum computing, which could lead to practical applications in cybersecurity and other areas. ORNL quantum researchers Joseph Lukens, Pavel Lougovski, Brian Will  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Rigoberto "Gobet" Advincula has been named Governor's Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee. Advincula joins ORNL and UT as a polymer and materials scientist with expertise in nanostructured materials -- leveraging the structure and functionalities of materials on a   more

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Rigoberto "Gobet" Advincula has been named Governor's Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee. Advincula joins ORNL and UT as a polymer and materials scientist with expertise in nanostructured materials -- leveraging the structure and functionalities of materials on a near  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The skyline at Oak Ridge's East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) (https://www.energy.gov/orem/cleanup-sites/east-tennessee-technology-park) continually changes as EM (https://www.energy.gov/em/office-environmental-management) completes demolitions. But when buildings come down, the work is not quite finished: concrete slabs remain. Slab removal is no  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering relocation of family cemeteries within the Gallatin Fossil Plant property located in Sumner County, Tennessee, and is seeking assistance and input from the public to identify families associated with these cemeteries. These cemeteries were on the property located at 1499 Steam Plant Road in Gallatin when TVA purchased the land in the 1950s. TVA is cur  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on Jan. 23: Love is celebrated with Made of Hearts, the latest stamp in the U.S. Postal Service's Love series, available now. This heart-filled design is just right for thank-you notes, get-well cards or any occasion when love is the perfect message. A dedication ceremony for the stamp was held at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. "While issued in time for Valentine's Day, these stamps need  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Renovations are underway to prepare a facility to process a high-dose portion of the site's uranium-233 inventory, enabling EM to convert the material into a disposal-ready form after extracting an unprecedented amount of thorium for next generation cancer research. Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management contractor Isotek is performing the work   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available * * * Mississippi agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural produc  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 22: A landmark agreement announced Wednesday between Nashville Electric Service, Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Valley Authority will bring new, large-scale renewable energy to the Tennessee Valley through TVA's Green Invest program. The partnership is the first of its kind under the new program, which matches demand for green power from large business and industrial customers wit  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Arnold Engineering Development Complex leaders met in October to discuss and plan to become the "AEDC We Need." During that meeting, the mission and vision of the Complex were rewritten with a focus on the role AEDC plays in national defense and military superiority. The AEDC mission - "To prove the superiority of systems required to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy  more