(Science Daily) University of California, Berkeley, scientists have sequenced nearly all the genes in an underground community of microbes at a contaminated uranium mill site in Rifle, Colo...Wrighton, Banfield and colleagues at UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), report their metagenomic analysis in the Sept. 28 issue of the journal Science...9/28
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Replacing Thomas Zacharia as Oak Ridge National Laboratory's chief research officer and deputy director for science and technology may be the biggest personnel decision of Thom Mason's tenure as the lab's director. Zacharia, of course, was best known for building ORNL as a scientific computing center that is the envy of the world, and he'll be missed...10/1
(Hindu Business Line) The US Department of Commerce is to provide “active support” for the development of a regulatory framework to govern India’s upcoming round for the exploration and production of shale resources...9/30
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The Department of Energy has moved to terminate the Y-12 protective forces contract of WSI-Oak Ridge, the latest in a series of events following the stunning break-in two months ago at the nuclear weapons plant...9/28
(WBIR) The "Today Show" crew said they will broadcast live in front of Ayres Hall Monday morning, despite the weather. Since rain is predicted in the forecast, crews said they will set up a tent to cover the set and will hand out ponchos to the crowd. ...10/1
(Washington Post) On the eve of his death, U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was ebullient as he returned for the first time in his new role to Benghazi, the eastern Libyan city that embraced him as a savior during last year’s civil war....
(New York Times) The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it would provide Egypt’s new government an emergency cash infusion of $450 million, but the aid immediately encountered resistance from a prominent lawmaker wary of foreign aid and Egypt’s new course under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood...10/1
(AIP) Continued operations of the federal government are assured with the signature of President Barack Obama on a bill passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress that largely maintains current funding levels through March 27, 2013. The President signed the bill today; the new fiscal year starts on Monday, October 1...9/28
(Discover) Fernando Torres-Vélez waits for samples in the darkness by a helicopter landing pad on Plum Island. Situated 1.5 miles from the eastern tip of Long Island, the island’s 840 acres of wildlife surround a handful of high-security laboratories run by the Department of Homeland Security to combat livestock diseases and bioterror threats...
(PhysOrg) Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will focus on producing endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronic maker's three-dimensional imaging and super-clear "4K" display technologies...10/1
(Nature News) A team of researchers has designed flexible electronic components that can dissolve inside the body, and in water. The components could be used to make smart devices that disintegrate once they are no longer useful, helping to alleviate electronic waste...9/27
(BBC) President Barack Obama has stopped a Chinese company from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns, his administration said...9/28
(Live Science) Here's a defense for when your boss catches you watching kitten videos on the job: New research shows looking at cute images of baby animals may actually improve your work performance, inspiring more fine-tuned attention and careful behavior...9/27
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