Election Results: Congratulations!
May 14, 2013 - (0) commentsWe are pleased to announce that the election results came in last week. Not only did we get a great voter turnout – many of you also participated in lively discussion with the candidates. Congratulations to the following national winners: [...]
Read MoreKirtland Space Unit Aids NASA in Mission to Moon
May 10, 2013 - (0) commentsThe Space Development and Test Directorate (SDTD) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is helping NASA launch a spacecraft to the moon this summer. NASA is sending the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to orbit the moon and study its [...]
Read MoreLab Spotlight: NREL – BlackSilicon
May 01, 2013 - (0) commentsNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research scientist Hao-Chih Yuan is reflected in a highly reflective untreated silicone wafer (left) compared to a silicone wafer that has been etched (right). The simple etching process creates a nano porous silicon surface creating [...]
Read MoreMiss the Webinar? Watch It Now!
April 26, 2013 - (0) commentsOn Wednesday, we were excited to bring you a fantastic webinar with some of the best content we had planned for Westminster. Paul Zielinski provided the latest on what agencies are doing to accelerate tech transfer and measure its impact, [...]
Read MoreHall of Famers Walk Among Us!
April 18, 2013 - (0) commentsCongratulations to NASA Glenn Research Center and its commercial partners! Last week, they were inducted into the 2013 Space Technology Hall of Fame®. Members of a team from NASA Glenn, GATR Technologies, and Vantage Partners were honored for their Inflatable Satellite Communication [...]
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Activation of Therapeutic Functionalities With Chimeric RNA/DNA Nanoparticles for Treatment of Cancer, Viruses and Other Diseases
May 20, 2013 - (0) commentsLaboratory: National Cancer Institute Invention: A new strategy based on RNA/DNA hybrid nanoparticles, which generally can be used to trigger multiple functionalities inside diseased cells, is presented. Individually, each hybrid is functionally inactive, and functional representation [...]
Lab Spotlight: NETL Nanoscale Building Blocks
May 15, 2013 - (0) commentsNanoscale building blocks allow scientists to create novel materials with unique structures and functions. Scientists at the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the University of Pittsburgh have successfully developed a method to self-assemble gold [...]
Election Results: Congratulations!
May 14, 2013 - (0) commentsWe are pleased to announce that the election results came in last week. Not only did we get a great voter turnout – many of you also participated in lively discussion with the candidates. [...]
Kirtland Space Unit Aids NASA in Mission to Moon
May 10, 2013 - (0) commentsThe Space Development and Test Directorate (SDTD) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is helping NASA launch a spacecraft to the moon this summer. NASA is sending the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to [...]
News Roundup
May 06, 2013 - (0) commentsIt’s time for another news roundup! In an example of T2 between government agencies, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab helps the Smithsonian, and now we can hear Alexander Graham Bell’s voice (Smithsonian Magazine). ‘Curiosity Rover Takes [...]
NASA/Industry/University Team Developing Ultra-High-Strength Composites From Carbon Nanotubes
May 03, 2013 - (0) commentsReplacement of conventional carbon fiber-reinforced composites with advanced composites reinforced with carbon nanotube-based fibers and fabrics can lead to substantial reductions in aerospace vehicle weight and improvements in vehicle performance. Under the Space Technology [...]
Lab Spotlight: NREL – BlackSilicon
May 01, 2013 - (0) commentsNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) research scientist Hao-Chih Yuan is reflected in a highly reflective untreated silicone wafer (left) compared to a silicone wafer that has been etched (right). The simple etching process creates [...]
Improved Pepper Spray for Repellency and Incapacitation
April 30, 2013 - (0) commentsOrganization: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Technology: Nonlethal means of temporarily incapacitating a person are greatly needed for law enforcement as well as personal protection. One common approach is to use pepper spray. Although [...]
Lab Spotlight: NASA Ames – MEDLI Testing
April 29, 2013 - (0) commentsIn addition to protecting the Curiosity rover, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) heat shield contains embedded sensors to measure actual atmospheric conditions on Mars and thermal protection system (TPS) performance during atmospheric entry. The [...]
Miss the Webinar? Watch It Now!
April 26, 2013 - (0) commentsOn Wednesday, we were excited to bring you a fantastic webinar with some of the best content we had planned for Westminster. Paul Zielinski provided the latest on what agencies are doing to accelerate [...]






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