News from July 2009
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A report released today by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, entitled Broadening the Bilateral: Seizing the Opportunity for Meaningful U.S.-China Collaboration on Climate Change, recommends that the Administration pursue a robust climate change agreement with China during ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: On July 20, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the award of new grants totaling more than $55.5 million to four universities to provide cost-shared support for the construction of new scientific research facilities.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Responding to reports of violence as Iraqi security forces assumed control of Ashraf, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) and Ranking Member Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) today released the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: The masterpieces that spring from the talents of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and other artists often begin with the creation of a gradient of colors on a palette. In a similar manner, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created an innovative device called the "microfluidic...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: The Precipice and Beech cliff areas and the Precipice Trail were opened on Tuesday July 28, 2009 at Acadia National Park, Superintendent Sheridan Steele announced today. The peregrine falcons that have occupied these nesting territories since March have successfully raised six fledglings. The trails were closed in late March to support ongoing recovery efforts for the peregrine falcon in Maine, which is listed as an Endangered Species under the Maine Endangered Species Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: NIST's work on standards and cyber security for a nationwide "smart" electric power grid was featured in recent congressional testimony. On July 21, Cita Furlani, director NIST's Information Technology Laboratory, described how NIST is collaborating with other agencies and private sector organization...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: A new yeast that makes ethanol from both five-carbon and six-carbon sugars without needing oxygen has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday held a hearing on the nomination of Dr. Alexander Gerard Garza to be Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Homeland Security.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Every year, the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology appoints 10 to 15 new postdoctoral research fellowships under a program sponsored by NIST and managed by the National Research Council. According to MSEL Acting Director, Eric Amis, ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Are you looking for a fun way to enjoy the last few weeks of summer vacation? How about spending it learning about shipwrecks, beavers, native plants, or early farm life? Or perhaps going on a bike tour, guided hike, or Park Ranger-led campground program on stargazing? National Park Service Park Rangers...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: The month of August brings the last burst of flowers, thunderstorms and colorful sunsets. Why not come out to your national park or recreation area to enjoy those August delights or explore, learn and have fun?
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: A new, high-performance research and measurement laboratory is under construction at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colo.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Commercial process-design software that incorporates NIST's thermophysical and thermochemical property data sets will receive a 2009 R&D 100 award, R&D Magazine has announced. The annual award recognizes the 100 most technologically significant products introduced during the past year.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, today expressed alarm at a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office that shows tens of billions of dollars in hidden costs lurking in the Democrats’ pending legislation to orchestrate a complete government takeover of student loan programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have deepened their understanding of the complex organic films at the heart of the devices.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: A guide* for designing buildings using steel moment frames to resist earthquakes has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as part of its support for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service is providing this information as a courtesy to visitors. The following is from the Department of Homeland Security.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2009 - Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to hold a markup of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1916). This bill would increase the cost of the federal duck stamp (used as a hunting permit) from $15 to $25 in 2010 and to $35 in 2020 (more than doubling the cost). All the proceeds would be used by the federal government to acquire more private land.
By State Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN), along with Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bob Corker (R-TN) today introduced legislation aimed at initiating the foreign aid reform process. Senators James Risch (R-ID) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), also members of the Committee, joined as original cosponsors.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 28, 2009
News Release: Intelligent machines of the future will turn custom designs into finished products quickly and efficiently, save lives in catastrophes, and minimize complications caused by surgeries. Researchers involved in advancing artificial intelligence in robots and other systems will gather Sept. 21-23 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md. to attend the ninth annual Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'09) workshop.
