ITHACA, New York, April 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Apps that use artificial intelligence to help with tutoring, labeling medical images and perfecting your form while exercising, websites that address social issues with technology, and a robot that may one day colonize Mars all won awards at the annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) student technology showcase. Nearly 120 students presented 44 innovative technology projects to crowds of Cornell students, faculty and staff,   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Multi-laboratory consortium seeks to advance manufacturing of clean hydrogen technologies to boost industry adoption and slow climate change * * * With the goal of advancing clean hydrogen manufacturing technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play an important role in a new consortium of DOE laboratories form  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news on April 26, 2024: This week, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Cabinet Office of Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation to conduct joint research and development in priority critical and emerging technology areas. "Our work together has never been more important,"  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories and the Kansas City National Security Campus completed a crucial weapons component development milestone, prior to full rate production. The Mark 21 Replacement Fuze interfaces with the W87-0 warhead for deployment onto the Minuteman III and, eventually, the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The first production unit of th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 26 -- The National Science Board issued the following news on April 25, 2024: The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a hybrid meeting May 1 - 2, 2024 to address science and engineering policy issues relevant to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The agenda provides more details. Wednesday, May 1: https://youtube.com/live/LqwL3CFVG8I?feature=share OPEN SESSIONS 8:30 a.m. Highlights of engagement and activities from NSB Chair Dan Reed and NSF Director Sethura  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Dr. Avimanyu Sahoo, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Fellowship totaling $279,105 to study ways to enhance the safety, efficiency and longevity of lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles (EV). Lithium-ion batteries are subject to overheating and catc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 22 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Rob Leland, Director of the Climate Change Security Center at Sandia National Laboratories, and Cynthia Czajkowski, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research at UW-Madison, surrounded by leadership from the College of Letters & Science, the College of Engineering, and the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, celebrate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two institution  more