by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Aug 8, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—A digital health educational resource for military members launched a mobile site in May to improve access, and statistics show the site’s traffic is growing steadily. Since the Real Warriors Campaign launched m.realwarriors.net, 21 percent of people...
by Jacqueline Klimas | Aug 8, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Lofty equations and experiments of academia may seem far from practical innovations in manufacturing. The National Science Foundation and Cedar Valley Tech Works, however, are making the transition of technology into the public sector a little easier....
by Chelsea Whyte | Aug 3, 2011 | Science + Technology
With a device that resembles a segmented lemon, but glows like an ordinary living room, Philips Lighting North America captured a much-awaited $10 million U.S. government prize, a race to produce the first super high-efficiency replacement for the world’s most...
by Chelsea Whyte | Aug 2, 2011 | Science + Technology
“We’re trying to get America dancing in order to get America physically fit,” said Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.). National Dance Day brought stars from TV’s So You Think You Can Dance to Washington, D.C. to teach choreography to a...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Aug 1, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
Federal homeland security and public health officials plan to draft guidelines by next year for assessing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Currently, departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services assess such threats on an ad hoc...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 30, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Sales of cars using diesel and biodiesel increased in 2010 and are expected to continue climbing, according to the Diesel Technology Forum, a diesel advocacy group. Nevertheless, the percentage of renewable biodiesel used in passenger vehicles is likely...
