NIH IRP and WRAIR researchers explore inner ear effects of explosive blasts
Among other health effects, encountering the explosive devices widely deployed in military conflicts can cause long-lasting hearing and balance difficulties. A recent collaboration between the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program (IRP) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has produced important insights into the biological basis of those disabilities. Learn more.
PNNL team finds kelp and fish waste can be converted to address Alaska's fuel needs
Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have found that, using existing fish processing plants, Alaska’s kelp harvest and fish waste can be transformed into a diesel-like fuel that is carbon neutral. The waste-to-energy fuel could then be used to power generators or fishing boats. Learn more.
NSWC Crane and Hydronalix sign CRADA for AI prize challenge hardware support
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and Hydronalix, Inc. of Green Valley, AZ, have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to create an unmanned aerial system (UAS) hardware platform for the final phase of an ongoing artificial intelligence prize challenge. Learn more.
NGA launches its first unclassified innovation space in St. Louis
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) officially opened Moonshot Labs, the agency’s first unclassified innovation space, on July 23 at the T-REX innovation and entrepreneur center in downtown St. Louis. Learn more.
COVID-19 inspires VA researchers to study 3D-printed nasal swabs for future use
Although the pandemic has receded and many Americans have been vaccinated, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) isn’t taking any chances. VA researchers are studying the safety and effectiveness of 3D-printed nasal swabs, in case of another urgent nationwide need to test patients for COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. Learn more.
MBDA awards $385K for a Minority Business Center in Cleveland, its first in the state of Ohio
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has awarded $385,000 to the Economic Growth Foundation to operate a Minority Business Center in Cleveland. Learn more.
