WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: American Rescue Plan funding, administered by the Treasury Department, will fund improved broadband internet access in Tribal communities ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Today, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the approval of $10 million for multi-purpose facilities in Tribal communities under the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Capital   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11991) on March 13, 2024, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle What Is the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon? The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as Dark Eagle (Figure 1), with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile equipped  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: * * * Argonne researchers have created a new device that acts like a superconductivity switch, helping boost the signal of tiny particles in particle colliders * * * In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are g  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on March 11, 2024: The Department of Energy's (DOE) High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative today announced over $5 million in new funding for 13 industry partnerships, including a project led at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop more efficient optical cables. The awards, which stem from DOE's Office of Energy Efficienc  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 13 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Whether you're a science lover or just enjoy experiences that spark your curiosity, New Mexico State University is hosting "Physics Fun Day" from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 22 at Gardiner Hall. The event is free and open to the public to engage in hands-on physics experiments along with a taste of an ice cream made of liquid nitrogen. "'Physics Fun Day' is the fusion of learning and laughter,  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers deliver novel contribution in fiber optics computing, Fiber Optic Computing Using Distributed Feedback paper recently published in Communications Physics Journal, brings the Navy one step closer to faster, more efficient computing technologies. Optical computing uses th  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted to pass funding for six federal funding bills as part of a bipartisan budget deal to avert another partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies operational through the remainder of the fiscal year. Funding for these six bills was set to expire on March 8 due to several successive short-term continuing resolutions  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Printing stronger materials five times faster * * * 3D printing has changed the world. It's allowed the aerospace, medical, automotive, manufacturing and many other industries to customize parts and prototypes in ways they never could before. It has drastically increased flexibility and cost effectiveness while reducing waste and production time  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne researchers pioneer "redox gating" -- a new way to precisely modulate electron flow * * * As the integrated circuits that power our electronic devices get more powerful, they are also getting smaller. This trend of microelectronics has only accelerated in recent years as scientists try to fit increasingly more semiconducting components on a chip  more

LAUREL, Maryland, March 14 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Three staff members at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, received honors for excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as a part of the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) at the 2024 BEYA STEM Conference, held Feb. 15-17. Career Achievement in Industry Award George Coles, an engineer in APL's Research a  more