News from May 2008
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Scientists at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and high average power. The new laser is expected to have a range of applications from gas sensors to communications, but in particular, say researchers, it could boost the sensitivity of astronomical tools searching for other Earthlike planets as much as 100 fold.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: As part of a project to improve wireless communications for emergency responders, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that underground tunnels-generally a difficult setting for radios-can have a frequency "sweet spot" at which signals may travel several...
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Richmond National Battlefield Park, in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, is sponsoring a Memorial Day program to honor and remember those who have died in our nation's service-especially those soldiers and sailors from the Civil War. This annual event is scheduled for Monday, May 26...
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Mr. Grassley. Mr. President, a month ago I outlined an important issue affecting allAmericans who take prescription drugs or use medical devices - the need for greatertransparency in the money that drug and device companies hand out to doctors. Today, I ampleased to introduce the Physician Payments Sunshine...
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Somerset, PA - The Flight 93 Volunteer Ambassador Program recently received the National Park Service’s highest volunteer honor.
By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today announced that the Port of Entry in Van Buren will re-open on Wednesday at Noon for passenger traffic. The Port of Entry was closed due to recent flooding in the area. The Port of Entry...
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Improved disease resistance could be in store for tomorrow's sunflower hybrids, thanks to plants that Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists collected in Australia last year and are now evaluating in greenhouse trials in Fargo, N.D.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new American version of the English language SI Brochure, the eighth edition of the international standard reference guide to the modern metric system, the International System of Units (known as SI from the French "Le Systeme International...
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Due to a deteriorating snowpack, Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range.
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for answers about the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Mary Gade, formerly EPA's regional administrator for the Midwest.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: A materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store relatively large quantities of hydrogen within its crystal structure for later release. The new analysis* may point to a practical hydrogen storage material for automobile fuel cells and similar applications.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported* a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges. Many potential applications for carbon nanotubes depend on the lengths of these microscopic cylinders, and one of the most important features of the new technique, say the scientists, is that it should be easily scalable to produce industrial quantities of high-quality nanotubes.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Exhibits, brochures and ranger-led programs will inform and engage students and the public about Elwha Ecosystem Restoration, thanks to a $55,000 donation from the Washington’s National Park Fund and a matching Centennial Challenge grant from the National Park System.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Mojave National Preserve's Fire Management Officer, Chuck Heard announced today that the Interagency Hole-in-the-Wall Fire Center would host its annual public open house on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new "top-level domains"-the last part of an Internet address, such as.com, that people type in navigating...
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pressed a panel of tax experts today on the issue of individual tax reform, including social policies in the tax code and ways to improve American economic competitiveness. In the second hearing in a series intended to prepare the...
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2008
News Release: (Calumet, MI) Keweenaw National Historical Park (NHP) will soon be inviting public participation concerning the development of treatment alternatives for the Quincy Unit landscape. The upcoming program will present an overview of Part One of the Cultural Landscape Report and Environmental Assessment...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Three defendants have been charged in a federal grand jury indictment and complaint with illegally accessing the computer systems of a national restaurant chain and stealing credit and debit card ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 12, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, it will monitor elections in Colfax County, Neb., and Bergen County, N.J., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act.
