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NIST Holds Rescue Robot Exercise to Evaluate Mechanical Rescuers
Gaithersburg, Md. (Nov. 26)—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a rescue robot exercise in Texas last week in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard suite of performance tests to help evaluate candidate mechanical rescuers. This exercise was sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to develop performance standards for robots for use in urban search and rescue missions. (More)
NOAA-Supported Mission Discovers Historic Shipwreck Off Turks and Caicos Islands
Washington (Nov. 25)—Maritime archaeologists today announced they have recently identified the wreck of the historic slave ship Trouvadore off the coast of East Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands. NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research significantly funded several years of archaeological research leading to the discovery by Don Keith and Toni Carrell, from Ships of Discovery, an underwater archaeology research institute. (More)
Secretary Paulson Discusses Announcement to Support Consumer Lending Market
Washington (Nov. 25)—Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. discussed at a press conference this morning the announcement of $20 billion to back a lending facility for the consumer asset backed securities market established by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The announcement is available via webcast here. The asset backed securities market provides liquidity to financial institutions that provide small business loans and consumer lending such as auto loans, student loans, and credit cards. (More)
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