According to a study for the U.S. Conference of Mayors released last October, the U.S. economy could generate 4.2 million new green jobs in the next 30 years.
Rush Holt, a plasma physicist by training, represents New Jerseys 12th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress. Recently, Laura Sanders talked with him about the state of science and science funding in the United States.
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it will host a meeting at Pittcon 2009 to measure interest in launching an industry-wide initiative to develop an open standard for chromatography instrument control software.
The NIH is expected to receive $10 billion, including $8.5 billion for research and $1.5 billion for university research facilities. The NSF will receive $3 billion, including $2.5 billion for research, $400 million for infrastructure and $100 millio
Battelle, the worlds largest independent research and development organization, has hired Dr. Paul Kirshen from Tufts University to lead an important climate change initiative.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has signed a research agreement with Chevron to develop the next generation of catalysts for production of clean, more efficient fuels from crude oil.
The U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory received grants from DOE and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $28 million to support an X-ray Crystallography Research Resource at the Laboratorys National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS).