Cancer Research: Tools for Partnership and Commercialization
Collaborations, the transfer of technology, and other types of public-private partnerships are critical to the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) mission of fostering the best cancer research and promoting translation of that research from the bench to the bedside.
Fort Detrick Leads Tech Tran Initiative
With the heightened focus on biodefense and bioterrorism, Maryland has become a hotbed for biotech companies looking to utilize the state's abundance of research centers, federal laboratories and programs designed to facilitate technology transfer to address these national concerns.
DOE Hosts First Lab Directors Forum
On July 22, 2008, a Laboratory Directors Network Forum—sponsored by the FLC and hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE)—was held in Washington, D.C. The Forum was organized to allow federal laboratory executives to exchange ideas and experiences, as well as to increase mutual awareness of other agencies' capabilities and areas of special expertise.
NIST's Energy-Saving Chill
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggests the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations.
Science of Storms
This report is designed to give a view of the immediate response of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to four major hurricanes of 2005: Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
Science Education
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) is donating $500,000 to the Senator Pete Domenici Endowed Scholarship Fund, which has been established in honor of New Mexico's senior senator.
New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market
For the third consecutive year the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world, according to a report released today by the Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Irregular Exercise May Add Pounds
The consequences of quitting exercise may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which determined that the weight gained during an exercise hiatus can be tough to shed when exercise is resumed later.
