News published on Federal Newswire in December 2008

News from December 2008


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine

News Release: In a pioneering effort, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Queensland in Australia have successfully demonstrated* that they can count, size and gauge the quality of virus-like particle-based (VLP) vaccines much more quickly and accurately than...


Carbon Nanofibers Cut Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

News Release: Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent when compared to foam infused with conventional fire retardants.


Nine NIST Staff Become New APS Fellows

News Release: Nine staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been elected new fellows of the American Physical Society, the largest professional organization of physicists based in North America with approximately 46,000 members. APS fellowships are a recognition of professional achievement as judged by peers and go to no more than one half of one percent of APS members each year.


Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D 'Virtual Reality' Labs

News Release: Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed software that improves the accuracy of the tracking devices in its immersive, or virtual, research environment by at least 700 percent. The software can be used by scientists in other immersive environments with slight...



Acadia Virtual Tour Wins Media Award

News Release: (Bar Harbor, Maine) - The eCruise, Acadia National Park’s virtual tour of the coastal islands and waters off the coast of Mount Desert Island, won a first place media award at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual conference held in Portland, Oregon, last month. NAI is a not-for-profit...