FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Dec. 8 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it will fund a newly established Inertial Fusion Science and Technology hub, known as RISE. Headquartered at Colorado State University, the new hub will focus on advancing inertial fusion energy, or IFE, a power source that could one day dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of how energy is supplied globally. RISE will receive $16 million in funding o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2023: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $42 million for a program that will establish multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary hubs to advance foundational inertial fusion energy (IFE) science and technology, building on the groundbreaking work of the Department's researchers into harnessing the power of the sun and stars. The hubs will be led by researchers at Colorado State Un  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news: A scientist, a journalist, a law enforcement officer, a minister and a financial planner were among approximately 40 Freed-Hardeman University alumni to return to campus to share their professional journeys with current students during homecoming week in early November. Now in its sixth year, ALUMination Day has grown from a single day to several days of alumni visits in classes as well as guest speakers in d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Jef Caers, a professor of earth and planetary science and director of Stanford Mineral-X at Stanford University, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify toda  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell University's Laboratory of Plasma Studies has joined the newly established Inertial Fusion Science and Technology Hub, known as RISE, a multi-institutional consortium to advance inertial fusion energy as a power source that could one day dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of how energy is supplied globally. The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Dec. 7 a four-year, $16 million grant for the hub, which i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Internships, high-tech equipment offer opportunities focused on hydrogen and fuel-cell research * * * A newly expanded partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory and Navajo Technical University (NTU) is helping foster a STEM-adept workforce ready to contribute to a high-tech, clean energy future with a concentration on fuel cell technology and additive manuf  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars. We are, literally, made of star stuff. Stars are element factories, where elem  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: This week, senior representatives of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Cabinet Office of Japan, and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a Trilateral Framework on cooperation in science and innovation. Under the Framework, the participants will develop a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in   more