NIH and National Council of Negro Women Collaborate to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) have joined forces to train NCNW members how to present two NIH education programs that help children maintain a healthy weight.
MBAs Bridge Gap Between Clean Technologies and the Marketplace
The gap between the marketplace and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (LBNL) clean technologies has narrowed, thanks to a new program that drew more than 100 students, scientists, venture capitalists, and industry representatives from companies like AT&T and Pacific Gas & Electric Co., to the University of California (UC) Berkeley campus December 4.
BNL Receives Patent for Improved Cancer Therapy, Looking for Industrial Partners
Four physicists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,432,516 B2 for the design of a "medical synchrotron" capable of delivering precision doses of proton radiation to cancerous tumors with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
The Effects of Converting Agricultural Land to Urban Land on Irrigation Water in Colorado
The conversion of agricultural land to urban residential land is associated with rapid population growth in the Grand Valley of western Colorado. Information regarding the effects of this land-use conversion on deep percolation, irrigation-water application, and associated salt loading to the Colorado River is needed to support water-resource planning and conservation efforts.
Rocket Motor Test Helps NASA's Shuttle and Ares I
NASA's space shuttle program has successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah. The flight support motor, or FSM-15, burned for approximately 123 seconds, the same time each reusable solid rocket motor burns during an actual space shuttle launch.
Covington Named AEDC Executive Director
Michael Britt Covington is Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) new executive director. In this role, Covington will be responsible for assisting the center commander in overseeing the daily operations of Arnold.
NIAID, Merial Develop Oral Vaccine to Combat Rabies in Wildlife
Merial, a world-leading animal health
company producing pharmaceutical products and vaccines for livestock, pets, and wildlife, has developed an innovative oral rabies vaccine (Raboral V-RG®) targeting wildlife.
SPAWAR Enhances Robotic Radio Relay Communications
Robots are increasingly used for operations conducted in life-threatening and hazardous situations, such as in mining, law enforcement, and explosive disposal environments.
Livermore
Diamond Coatings
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have been able to create amorphous diamond coatings and free-standing films with significantly reduced intrinsic stress while allowing manipulation of the hardness, toughness, adhesion, and wear resistance.
NIST Improves Accuracy in Immersion
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed software that improves the accuracy of tracking devices in its immersive, or virtual, research environment by at least 700 percent.
Navy Lab Patents Portable, Easy-to-Use Oxygen-Line Cleaning Unit
The Oxygen Line-Cleaning Unit, developed and patented by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River (NAWCADPAX), was showcased at the annual World's Best Technologies, held in Arlington, Texas, March 26-27, 2008.
