ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * Childhood experiences, personal adventures led to fulfilling careers * * * Dissecting doorbells, exploring music, mastering retail software, love of the arts and old-fashioned hard work were early paths that led five Sandia National Laboratories engineers to their callings and recently earned them national Black Engineer of the Year Awards  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: ALBUQUERQUE, NM & DENVER, CO - Today, Governor Jared Polis of Colorado and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico shared a letter encouraging the Department of Commerce to award a Phase 2 Implementation Grant to the Tech Hub of Elevate Quantum (EQ) in Quantum information science and technology (QIS). The letter highlighted the particular strengths of Colorado and New Mexico in t  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Robert Petterborg saw an opportunity to improve a critical part used to test a weapons system. Using his spare time at work and with the help of his Sandia National Laboratories colleagues, he designed a new cable connector that eliminates misalignments that could interfere with testing and potentially damage hardware. "I wasn't assigned   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology issued the following testimony by Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for research at Georgia Tech, involving a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Energy on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries": * * * Chairmen Williams and Collins, Ranking Members Bowman and Stevens, and members of the committee - thank you for th  more

LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Since it first opened its doors 16 months ago, the University of California Livermore Collaboration Center (UCLCC) has helped strengthen collaborations to address some of the UC system's -- and the nation's -- most pressing problems. Located on the east side of the Laboratory across the street from the Discovery Center, UCLCC seeks to connect people, expertise and  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * How New Mexico is quietly transforming itself into a hub for quantum tech * * * They knew it was an ambitious goal. But by the time they announced it in 2022, Sandia National Laboratories and The University of New Mexico -- two of the state's largest research institutions -- had been working out their strategy for more than a year. Their   more

SPOKANE, Washington, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Yesterday, Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Christopher Hamilton Clemens, age 42, currently of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and formerly of Clarkston, Washington, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States in connection with bribing a federal contracting official  more