News from DOE communities and the world around us
2014 Start date for nuclear waste movement to Nevada
Source: Steve Tetreault & Keith Rogers | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Trucks hauling dangerous uranium waste from Tennessee for burial in a landfill at the Nevada National Security Site will begin rolling early next year despite objections from Gov. Brian Sandoval who is powerless to stop them, federal officials said Tuesday. Read more ….
Tennessee leads in math and reading gains
Source: Denise Grady | The New York Times
Florence Nightingale, a statistician? Marie Curie, driving to the front during World War I to X-ray wounded soldiers?
Yes, and yes. Read more….
Little-known facts about the female pioneers in science
Source: Katherine Ling | E&E Publishing
Drifting off to sleep, you wake with a jolt: You forgot to plug in your electric car. Relax. You have wireless charging. Your car started to replenish power when you parked it over the charging pad in your garage. It’s not a dream. Wireless charging for electric cars is coming faster than most experts predicted. Read more ….
3-D printing and future workforce skills
Source: Travis Hessman | Industry Week
The technologies behind additive manufacturing have hit an exciting tipping point. No longer just for prototypes and fantasy, 3-D printers are churning out new “real-world’ products into the market every day, providing applications for everything from rocket engines to running shoes. Read more ….
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