April 7, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - Navy researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, demonstrated proof-of-concept of novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) from seawater and conversion to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Fueled by a liquid hydrocarbon -a component of NRL's … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Hagel: U.S. to Send 2 More Aegis Ships to Japan
TOKYO, April 7, 2014 - For reasons a senior defense official said included North Korean provocations, treaty commitments to Japan and U.S. national security interests, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today that the United States will send Japan two more Aegis-equipped ballistic-missile defense ships by 2017. The ships are designed to intercept ballistic missiles … [Read more...]
VA Hosts Forum on Veterans’ Legal Needs
April 04, 2014, WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today hosted the first national forum for law schools and legal organizations that provide free legal help to Veterans. Called “Vet Law 2014,” the forum welcomed attorneys, law students and legal aid organizations that provide pro bono services to Veterans, especially homeless Veterans and those … [Read more...]
Veteran Entrepreneurs Today Launches Entrepreurial Training for Vets
April 04, 2014, San Diego, CA - V.E.T. is an entrepreneurial pilot program produced and supervised by San Diego based non-profit Honoring Our Troops and Lizard Brain/Monkey Mind. Productions, a local organization whose principals have 70+ years experience working with small business owners. V.E.T. is dedicated to supporting returning vets, particularly veterans with service … [Read more...]
Hagel: Shooting Investigators Must Be Allowed to Do Their Work
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2014 - Investigators must be allowed to do their work to help everyone understand the events that led to yesterday’s shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today. During a news conference following the final day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense forum in Honolulu, Hagel said he has been in contact with … [Read more...]