The US Department of Interior on Thursday extended the comments deadline for a proposed rule governing hydraulic fracturing on public lands by an additional 60 days after industry groups protested the original 30-day comment window. ...
Tags: US, Chemicals, Federal Fracking
In response to SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0000792, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the competitive selection of five projects for solid-state lighting (SSL), involving a total of ...
Tags: Lumileds Lighting, Electrical
Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has secured a contract to supply Lithium-ion batteries to power plug-in hybrid trucks from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The deal is part of DOE's electrification initiative, under which 120 ...
Tags: Batteries, Hybrid Trucks
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has introduced new labeling for beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, in order to ensure food safety. The new rule also requires the ...
Tags: Labeling Rules, Beef
As a response to the (solid-state lighting) SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity announcement made in December, the US. Department of Energy (DOE) has competitively selected five projects for SSL to receive the fourth round of funding. ...
Tags: lighting, LED lighting
According to data from US Department of Commerce, personal consumption expenditure in America declined and saving rate remained unchanged. The data shows that personal consumption expenditure in America fell by 0.2%. Personal income fell ...
Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA. Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Sensor Electronic
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT's) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed a new policy regarding the development of the automated vehicles in the region. The policy includes plans for research on ...
In the future, your smartphone might be made out of concrete, no seriously. A group of researchers working together from the US, Finland, Germany, and Japan who work in conjunction with the US Department of Energy have developed a method of ...
Tags: Metal/Glass, Construction
According to data released by the US Department of Commerce (DOC), the US’s imports of standard pipes totaled 84,902 tons in April, increasing by 42.9% from a month ago. Among them, the imports from Russia surged by 78% to 8,367 ...
Tags: US, Pipes, Construction&Decoration
A contentious controversy surrounds the high intensity of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) LEDs, with experts split on whether or not indium-rich clusters within the material provide their remarkable efficiency. Now, researchers from the ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new labeling rules, which will help shoppers to obtain information about the origin of their meat The new rules, which are set to bring the US in accordance with the standards of the ...
Tags: Meat Labeling, Packaging
New federal labeling rules have been implemented in the US which will allow the shoppers to have more information about the meat they purchase. The new regulations require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to convey ...
Tags: Meat Products, Food
The US Department of Commerce imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties after an investigation into hardwood plywood imports from China was launched at the end of September 2012. Preliminary countervailing duties (CVD) were also authorised ...
Tags: Plywood, Anti-Dumping Duties
The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), Optical Society of America (OSA), Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) and SPIE have announced the launch of the National ...
Tags: Photonics, Electrical, Electronics