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Last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) selected four algorithms designed to withstand attack by quantum computers. Now the agency has begun the process of standardizing these algorithms ? the final st ... read more
ASTM International?s nondestructive testing committee (E07) is developing a proposed standard that will guide the process of electrical conductivity tests for verification of heat treatment of aluminum alloys. The proposed stan ... read more
Engineers and chemists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Meta have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advancement that could impact the fu ... read more
Empirical measurements of carbon and nitrogen exchange between algae and bacteria, using stable isotope tracing, allowed the LLNL team to identify three different bacteria types with distinct ecological roles, providing a conceptu ... read more
To better understand how nuclear debris forms, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have refined the optimization of a uranium oxide reaction mechanism using plasma flow reactor measurements and advanced computational ... read more
Researchers use AI to find new magnetic materials without critical elements. A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory developed a new machine learning model for discovering critical-element-free permanent magnet mate ... read more
The eBERlight program aims to connect the world-leading X-ray facility with more scientists studying Earth?s climate, environment and bioeconomy crops. BY ANDRE SALLES|SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 Argonne will create and operate a suite ... read more
Award recipients will be recognized at the annual Women of Color STEM DTX Conference in Detroit. NORTHBROOK, Ill. (July 6, 2023) ? UL Research Institutes is proud to announce four of its leaders as winners of the 2023 Women of Co ... read more
ASTM International?s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) is seeking participation in the development of proposed standards for testing and recording assembly capabilities of robot systems. According to ... read more
New position paper offers recommendations on how policy makers and private-sector leaders can be best equipped to address the urgent need for improved critical infrastructure cybersecurity. ... read more
Update Identifies Interoperable Vehicle-to-Grid/Home/Etc. Bi-Directional Charging Communication Requirements WARRENDALE, Pa. (Sept. 13, 2023) ? The SAE International® Hybrid Communication and Interoperability Task Force has co ... read more
A new ASTM International standard will help to minimize the entrapment or crush hazard posed by motorized partitions when they are in motion. Such partitions, made up of a series of rigid panels that move along a motorized track, ... read more
ASTM International?s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) is seeking participation in the development of proposed standards for testing and recording assembly capabilities of robot systems. According to ... read more
Machaon Diagnostics, a reference lab and rare disease CRO focused on coagulation and complement, has partnered with a national non-profit called USTMA to benefit patients with Thrombotic Microangiopathy. We help drug and device de ... read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the goals of the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Open Science and is collaborating with other federal agencies to recognize and celebrate a Year of Open Sc ... read more
Data Sets Include 10 Years of Incidents and Planned Monthly Updates July 27, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON ? Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a major step to ... read more
EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act July 26, 2023 Contact Information Elias Rodriguez (rodriguez.elias@epa.gov) (212) 637-3664 NEW YORK ? The U.S. Environmental Protec ... read more
EPA Fines the Ritz-Carlton Resort on St. Thomas, USVI for Violations of the Clean Water Act July 26, 2023 Contact Information Elias Rodriguez (rodriguez.elias@epa.gov) (212) 637-3664 NEW YORK ? The U.S. Environmental Protec ... read more
Funding Supports 14 Projects Ranging from Fusion to Quantum Computing in Parts of the Country That Get Disproportionally Low Amounts of Federal Research Dollars WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today annou ... read more
NEW DELHI, India ? U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held the third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership, launched ... read more
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Proposal Adds to Several Actions USDOT Has Taken to Improve Freight Rail Safety WASHINGTON ?The U.S. Department of Transportation?s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today ... read more
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2023 ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $33 million to support capacity-building efforts at 1890 Land-grant Universities. This investment, administered throu ... read more
Reduction in blood oxygen levels, largely attributed to blocked airways, emerges as a leading factor. Researchers have found that people with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased cardiovascular risk due to reduced blood ox ... read more
NIH awards will fund Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome research NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded five projects for research to bett ... read more
Unseasonably warm and cold days can prolong the active period of moths and butterflies July 27, 2023 As Earth's climate continues to warm, extreme and anomalous weather events are becoming more common. But predicting and analyzi ... read more
Sensors' affordability, accessibility and versatility could make them useful for public health applications July 20, 2023 A Penn State-led team of researchers has literally put pencil to paper to create an accessible, affordable ... read more
Researchers rethink previously developed electrode to attract and eventually release short-chain PFAS July 18, 2023 As new environmental regulations are rolling out to mitigate the industry-retired long-chain chemicals known as ... read more
The CDC reports that between 2010 and 2022, there were more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome identified. However, because the diagnosis of alpha-gal syndrome requires a positive diagnostic test and a clinical exa ... read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) through the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) to establish an outbreak response network for disease forecas ... read more
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new steps to help facilitate innovation in devices intended to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). The draft guidance, to help sponsors design clinical studies to evaluate these ... read more
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2023 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy? the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. ... read more
WARRENDALE, Pa. (July 27, 2023) ? The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium? (AVSC), a program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC®), has launched the AVSC Best Practice for Continuous Monitoring and Improvement after De ... read more
WARRENDALE, Pa. (June 29, 2023) ? SAE International, the world's leading authority in mobility standards development, has produced a certification program to establish and verify skills and knowledge of technicians who maintain, r ... read more
2023-06-26 WARRENDALE, PA The expanding market for electric vehicle technology has been particularly active for transportation and other high-use vehicles, where charging system standardization is necessary to ensure consistent p ... read more
ASTM International?s wear and erosion committee (G02) has released a new standard that provides a test method for measuring friction and adhesive wear properties of lubricated and nonlubricated materials using the twist compressio ... read more
ASTM International?s robotics, automation, and autonomous systems committee (F45) has proposed a test method (WK86916) for disturbance rejection testing of legged robots. ?Our goal is to develop detailed testing methods and mea ... read more
ASTM International?s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee (F38) has approved a new subcommittee on infrastructure. The mission of the new subcommittee (F38.04) is to identify, evaluate, and establish best practices for the ... read more
New Standard Supports Control of Turbine Oil Microbial Contamination A new ASTM International standard will help to control microbial contamination that can degrade turbine oils and turbine oil systems. ASTM?s committee on petrol ... read more
ASTM International?s nondestructive testing committee (E07) is developing a standard outlining a new test method for inspection of glass fiber-reinforced polymer products. The method uses a microwave-based system that will make ... read more
ASTM International?s amusement rides and devices committee (F24) is developing a proposed standard (WK78433) that will establish requirements and guidance for risk assessment for amusement rides and devices by specifying basic ter ... read more
ASTM International?s medical and surgical materials and devices committee (F04) has developed standard test methods to serve as a basis for mechanical comparison of small bone plates. Small bone plates, as detailed in this stan ... read more
ASTM International and Doctors for Cannabis Regulation Sign Memorandum of Understanding Global standards organization ASTM International and Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) a ... read more
ASTM International Honors Ryan Siskey with Medical Device Award ASTM International?s medical and surgical materials and devices committee (F04) has issued one of its 2023 Patrick G. Laing Awards to Ryan Siskey, principal and Phil ... read more
Contaminated and misidentified cell lines cause serious problems in life science community. A cell line becomes troublesome through cross-contamination, mislabelled or other laboratory errors. Thus, it no longer corresponds to ... read more
Contaminated and misidentified cell lines cause serious problems in life science community. A cell line becomes troublesome through cross-contamination, mislabelled or other laboratory errors. Thus, it no longer corresponds to th ... read more
Mycoplasma is a widespread contaminant of cell culture and have profound effects on host cell biology by depriving cells of nutrients and inducing global changes in gene expression. As mycoplasma is typical sub-micron in size and ... read more
Why analyze cell culture Supernatants? Different mammalian cell lines and clones exhibit distinct metabolic features. Even clones descending from the same parental cell line and expressing the same product can have individual nut ... read more
Cysteine oxidation in cell culture media Cell culture media typically provide all the amino acids necessary for cells to grow. Limitations in one or more amino acids do not only result in suboptimal growth of cell cultures, but ... read more
