News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Transportation Sector Jan 10

The Biden-Harris Administration today released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization.


DOE Opens Call for Deployable Solutions to Secure America's Power Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a call for applications for the second cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program.


The Mechanism Of Cosmic Magnetic Fields Explored in the Laboratory

Plasma is matter that is so hot that the electrons are separated from atoms.


Tokamak Experiments Provide Unique Data for Validating Spacecraft Heat Shield Ablation Models

When a spacecraft enters a thick atmosphere at a high velocity, it rapidly compresses the gas in front of it. This creates temperatures high enough to ionize the gas molecules into a hot, dense plasma.


Engineered Poplar Lignin Has More of a Valuable “Clip-off” Chemical

Engineered Poplar Lignin Has More of a Valuable “Clip-off” Chemical


Accelerating and Improving Smart Use of Big Data to Predict Earth System Processes

Accelerating and Improving Smart Use of Big Data to Predict Earth System Processes


DOE’s RENEW Initiative to Support Five Pathway Summer Schools for Students from Underrepresented and Underserved Groups in STEM

DOE’s RENEW Initiative to Support Five Pathway Summer Schools for Students from Underrepresented and Underserved Groups in STEM


DOE Announces $2.3 Million for Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Fusion Energy

DOE Announces $2.3 Million for Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Fusion Energy


Department of Energy Announces $17 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants

Department of Energy Announces $17 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants


Department of Energy Announces $56 Million for Traineeships Supporting Historically Underrepresented Groups and Institutions

Department of Energy Announces $56 Million for Traineeships Supporting Historically Underrepresented Groups and Institutions


New theory explains magnetic trends in high-temperature superconductors

New theory explains magnetic trends in high-temperature superconductors


Duke BME's Amanda Randles: Supercomputing Award Targets Cellular Behavior in Microfluidic Devices

Duke BME's Amanda Randles: Supercomputing Award Targets Cellular Behavior in Microfluidic Devices


UB graduate student receives Department of Energy research award

UB graduate student receives Department of Energy research award


Lehigh shares in $47 million DOE push to accelerate fusion energy research

Lehigh shares in $47 million DOE push to accelerate fusion energy research



Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China


Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech:


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Biden administration further extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration:


Chair Rodgers Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected nine new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.