ARGONNE, Illinois, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: The National Virtual Climate Laboratory (NVCL) is a comprehensive web portal featuring climate science projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. It is a living portal, with new functionalities added continuously. New features are designed specifically to help students, faculty   more

LIVERMORE, California, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Diamond is the strongest material known. However, another form of carbon has been predicted to be even tougher than diamond. The challenge is how to create it on Earth. The eight-atom body-centered cubic (BC8) crystal is a distinct carbon phase: not diamond, but very similar. BC8 is predicted to be a stronger material, exhibiting a 30% greater resistance  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * An analysis of the 2011 nuclear accident reveals a need for more preparation, training, and protocols for responding to low-probability accidents. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News When a devastating earthquake and tsunami overwhelmed the protective systems at the Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear power plant complex in Japan in March 2011, it triggered a sequence of event  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) today welcomed $250 million of federal funding to expand semiconductor manufacturing in New Mexico. This new funding is made possible by an agreement between Intel and the U.S. Department of Commerce. It will support 700 man  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) today welcomed $250 million of federal funding to expand semiconductor manufacturing in New Mexico. This new funding is made possible by an agreement between Intel and the U.S. Department of Commerce. It will support 700 manuf  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) today welcomed an announcement of historicfederal funding of up to $8.5 billion to expand American semiconductor manufacturing, including in New Mexico. This new funding is made possible by an agreement  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: * * * Tiny needles yielding big results * * * Microneedles measure only two to three times the diameter of human hair and about a millimeter long. But their impact is significant, from helping U.S. service members in the field diagnose infections earlier, to helping individuals monitor their own health. Sandia National Laboratories is at the   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: While NMSU's groundbreaking research often snags the most attention, there's a core team behind making sure that research is properly submitted and supported by research guidelines. Michelle Gavin is a valuable member of that team. She is a research integrity coordinator, a position she has held since 2011, in the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance. Her vast knowledge and experience in t  more