by Chelsea Whyte | Aug 15, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON –NASA is at a crossroads. The agency faces nearly a decade without the launch of American rockets, leaving some to question whether the United States will lose its astronaut corps and its place as a leader in space. “I firmly believe if we lose this talent,...
by Jacqueline Klimas | Aug 10, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Bromine levels in car seat materials have decreased over the last three years, but an advocacy group says they are still too high. HealthyStuff.org and the Ecology Center, which are based in Berkeley, Calif., released a study on Wednesday evaluating 150...
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...
