USDA Forest Products Lab and partner offer $2.4M in grants to accelerate CNM use
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, in collaboration with the U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities (U.S. Endowment), is awarding $2.4 million in grants to accelerate the use of cellulosic nano-materials (CNM) for use in a wide range of applications. Learn more.
DHS speech-recognition tech for first responders facilitates hands-free communication
As part of its mission to support the identification and integration of existing and emerging technologies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) partnered with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and its sub-contractor Think-A-Move to develop Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) technology. Learn more.
ORNL and TN partners reveal plan for Techstars innovation accelerator
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the University of Tennessee (UT) System have formed the Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator in partnership with Techstars, a Colorado company that supports entrepreneurs with a worldwide network of funding opportunities and other resources. Learn more.
NMRC research will provide clues to long-term COVID-19 effects
A new Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) study of young Marines who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 hopes to show how exposure to the coronavirus might protect against future infections and identify chronic health issues tied to COVID-19. Learn more.
Pandemic-related change in plans yields unexpected bounty of ARM observatory data
When Naruki Hiranuma prepared to send his refrigerator-sized research instrument from the United States to an Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) observatory in the Azores in early 2020, he did not plan on it being there almost a year longer than scheduled. But the prolonged stay during the COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be a boon for Hiranuma’s studies on ice-nucleating particles (INPs), which are funded by a Department of Energy (DOE) award. Learn more.
AUTM summer sale offers 30% off select online E&T offerings
This summer, save big while getting ahead in your technology transfer career by using the special coupon code below to get 30% off on previously recorded professional development offerings from AUTM. Learn More.