Virginia Science News (United States)

The Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) sponsored by CEE focuses on the best practices and resources, as well as exposure to the breadth and depth of scientific discovery not available to rural and urban high school teachers and their students.

Hurricane Wind Power Releases Crank a Watt Hand Crank Generator

Microscope.com, a leading e-commerce seller of compound, digital & stereo microscopes for everyday use, recently won the TopTenReviews.com "Gold Award" for the 3rd Uninterrupted year, in recognition as the best microscope vendor on the web.

The NLSI Clearinghouse is an online Clearinghouse of Science Resources within targeted states. Laboratory-based programming at the state, national and virtual level will be highlighted in the online Clearinghouse.

Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council's education foundation, the Future Focus Foundation unveils a new visual identity as a new director takes the helm.

PCT Law Group announces the addition of Patrick Delaney to its Northern Virginia office. Mr. Delaney is an accomplished attorney with over 12 years of experience in patent law representing Fortune® 100 corporations and small to large companies.

The Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) sponsored by CEE focuses on the best practices and resources, as well as exposure to the breadth and depth of scientific discovery not available to rural and urban high school teachers and their students.

The Center for Excellence in Education will convene a meeting at their offices for Virginia STEM Leaders to discuss pertinent issues in laboratory skills for rural and urban teachers.

Hurricane Wind Power Releases Crank a Watt Hand Crank Generator

Microscope.com, a leading e-commerce seller of compound, digital & stereo microscopes for everyday use, recently won the TopTenReviews.com "Gold Award" for the 3rd Uninterrupted year, in recognition as the best microscope vendor on the web.

The NLSI Clearinghouse is an online Clearinghouse of Science Resources within targeted states. Laboratory-based programming at the state, national and virtual level will be highlighted in the online Clearinghouse.

The Center for Excellence in Education Celebrates the Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Tysons Corner, Virginia

Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council's education foundation, the Future Focus Foundation unveils a new visual identity as a new director takes the helm.

PCT Law Group announces the addition of Patrick Delaney to its Northern Virginia office. Mr. Delaney is an accomplished attorney with over 12 years of experience in patent law representing Fortune® 100 corporations and small to large companies.

GENETWORx has launched a new website to highlight their drug-response DNA testing that helps patients, healthcare professionals and plan sponsors determine the right dose, of the right medication, for the best patient outcome.

Statisticians from 52 countries will share research, views on topics including climate change, sports, statistical humor, gender issues, immigration, and forensic science at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach July 30-August 4.

Microscopic study of pillows and mattress pads from SleepBetter.org finds hundreds of thousands of potential bacteria, yeast and mold counts in college dorm bedding

Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council hosted the regional technology community at it's 10th Annual Awards Night on May 17, 2011 in downtown Lynchburg with a record crowd. Four top winners were awarded the coveted honors.

The National Conference Center (NCC) announce the release of a declarative white paper that pairs an organizational psychologist and an award-winning Executive Chef.

Dr. Paul Anastas will keynote at DC metro area conference taking place June 9-10, 2011

SleepBetter.org Study Aims to Find out What Gross Stuff Lives Inside Old College-Bound Pillows

Contest survey adds to research that Americans leave the V-Day sizzle to the movies.

Newly released book says our subconscious thinking patterns play a large role in disease. Gene research shows regulatory processes in DNA more critical than fixed genetics.

One month remains until entries are due for the 2011 Thacher Environmental Research Contest for grades 9-12. $3,500 in cash awards available.

Two new websites now live provide regulatory and laboratory professionals with a free resource to locate qualified vendors to fulfill their laboratory testing and scientific research needs, and also lab and regulatory outsourcing assignments.

A new home planet has been on many scientist agendas, as the sun ages, it will become a Red Giant, and thus it is predicted that it will engulf the earth in about 4.7 billion years. .

An environmental research contest challenges high school students (grades 9-12) to conduct innovative research on our changing planet using the latest geospatial tools and data. $3,500 in cash awards available. More @ strategies.org/thachercontest

An art contest for grades 2-4 invites young scientists and artists to explore the solar system and beyond, and then draw a picture showing what they learned. Entries due Nov. 1, 2010

Recycling plastics from farm waste into fuel may help farmers lessen the environmental impact of their operations.

A good set of bathroom shelves will revolutionize your home

Richmond-based FightSMA announced today a new fundraising campaign for spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy, “Realizing the Dream.”

US Congressman Wolf tells Coast Guard of EPA accepted Gulf clean-up solution available today, through “scientific innovations which impart unique characteristics that provide distinct advantages in dealing with oil spills and their clean-up”

The Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education now offers individual memberships to current K-12 educators in an effort to incorporate the teachers’ perspective in its call to improve STEM education.

A nonprofit dedicated to developing a treatment for the deadly childhood crippler spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is awarding a $250,000 research grant to Dr. Brian Kaspa of The Ohio State University.

WebFinance Inc. Launches Free Online Science Dictionary Covering 20,000 Terms.

National Pest Management Association reminds families of health risks associated with cockroach infestations

The International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal was the first global conference to address this growing threat

Patents.com rings in 2010 with a new user interface that connects the global Patent Community

Hurricane Wind Power LLC of Virginia releases highest efficiency generator head on market for home wind generator building.

Join Challenger Center for a live interactive webcast, October 21 at 12:00pm ET with Brian Campbell and Paul Przyborski from NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center to learn about the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) project.

Research group hosts film festival and lecture series to enlighten the public regarding the hazards of mercury as a global pollutant.

In a global online press conference, Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil announced details of his planned Poetic Social Mission.

XCOR Aerospace announced today that it has reached several significant milestones in the 5K18 rocket engine test program. This is the engine that powers XCOR's Lynx suborbital spacecraft.

Hawthorne, CA – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces delivery of equipment to Kennedy Space Center in support of upcoming flights of their Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

iPhone paves the way for new technology that combine health and science. By simply setting your alarm the Proactive Sleep app gives you info on your sleep and it also has various helpful tools for sleepers

In a time where environmental responsibility is not only encouraged, but often rewarded, Virginia Lake Management Company is leading the industry in green lake management practices, spreading the word with SEO & social media.

Fight SMA Publishes Web Video from 2009 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation announces an unprecedented red-listing of the Eastern Pacific Ocean bigeye sending a clear message about the pressing need for conservation measures to ensure the sustainability of the stock.

EDL announces the release of the innovative MSB-500, which provides an affordable, safe, and effective alternative to the traditional larger floor style baths. Remarkable 10 mK stabilities and uniformity is achieved using less than 14 lbs of salt!

Fight SMA is celebrating another successful annual conference.

EDL introduces the T-VALH; a small portable field calibrator that simplifies on-site calibration of the most hard to reach immersion or insertion sensors.

Fight SMA is providing a free live webcast of two seminars from this year’s Family and Friends Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference in Washington D.C.

Industry, science and environmental community partners warn overfishing is not sustainable and current conservation ceasures “have not prevented the stock from being overfished.”

Author Beth Brown to launch “Ghost Lab Radio” on the Para-X Radio Network (powered by CBS) beginning February 15, 2009

College student has unlocked a coded pattern hidden inside the King James Bible. A secret pattern that has the potential to be more controversial than religion itself.

After testing more than 1,000 bottles, the NRDC concluded there could be no assurance that bottled water is safer than city water. 33% of the bottled waters contained significant bacterial contamination, and 20% contained organic chemicals.