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Federal Award to Help Make North Dakota the “Epicenter of AgTech” Supporting Innovation, Jobs, and Economic Growth

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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The competitive award will fund programs that help solve food insecurity and expand economic opportunities for not only more people and organizations, but for increasing the growth of existing crops and introducing new crops to market.

Key Points: 
  • The competitive award will fund programs that help solve food insecurity and expand economic opportunities for not only more people and organizations, but for increasing the growth of existing crops and introducing new crops to market.
  • The award highlights the state’s talent pool in AgTech and recognizes the unique collaborative partnership that came together to show how North Dakota feeds the world.
  • Encourage involvement and investment from the private sector, non-profit organizations, and the broader North Dakota agricultural community.
  • The NSF Engines: North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award #2315315.

LSU-Led Team, Including Bernhard Capital, Wins Largest NSF Grant Ever Awarded to Support Energy Transition

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Monday, January 29, 2024
LSU, University, Research, Policy, FUEL, NSF, Carbon, Workforce, Economic development, Plant, Education

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Science Foundation ("NSF") awarded $160 million—one of the largest and most competitive grants ever awarded in place-based research in the nation's history—to an LSU-led statewide effort of more than 50 partners, including Bernhard Capital Partners ("Bernhard Capital"), to establish Louisiana's Energy Transition Engine.

Key Points: 
  • BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Science Foundation ("NSF") awarded $160 million—one of the largest and most competitive grants ever awarded in place-based research in the nation's history—to an LSU-led statewide effort of more than 50 partners, including Bernhard Capital Partners ("Bernhard Capital"), to establish Louisiana's Energy Transition Engine.
  • The NSF Engines grant will support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs in the energy sector, develop innovative solutions to energy challenges and help train the world's next energy workforce.
  • The NSF Engines grant will support the energy transition and decarbonization of Louisiana's industrial corridor.
  • For more information on FUEL and the NSF Engines grant, visit www.fuelouisiana.org .

Datavant Joins NSF and Partners in Launch of the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Providing Privacy-Preservation Technologies to Safeguard AI-Enabled Data

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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This initiative will empower AI research by connecting experts with essential resources needed to support their work.

Key Points: 
  • This initiative will empower AI research by connecting experts with essential resources needed to support their work.
  • This pilot serves as a proof of concept, catalyzing the investment required to bring the complete NAIRR vision to fruition.
  • "The breadth of partners that have come together for this pilot underscores the urgency of developing a National AI Research Resource for the future of AI in America," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan.
  • "By investing in AI research through the NAIRR pilot, the United States unleashes discovery and impact and bolsters its global competitiveness.

National Sleep Foundation Announces 2024 Dates for Sleep Awareness Week®

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) announced Sleep Awareness Week® 2024 will take place from March 10-16. Sleep Awareness Week, now in its 26th year, is the NSF's annual campaign emphasizing the importance of sleep to health and well-being and a call to action for the public to prioritize getting enough of the quality sleep they need.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) announced Sleep Awareness Week® 2024 will take place from March 10-16.
  • Established in 1998 by the National Sleep Foundation, Sleep Awareness Week is the premier awareness and education campaign for sleep health.
  • Most recently, the 2023 Sleep in America poll reinforced how sleep health and healthy sleep behaviors are strongly associated with mental health in adults.
  • Sleep Awareness Week begins at the start of Daylight Saving Time, when most Americans change their clocks and lose an hour of sleep.

AACC, NSF Calls All Community College Student Innovators

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has launched its platform to advance student innovation and impact in STEM through the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The competition seeks to foster the development of students' innovation, communication, and entrepreneurial skills. It also enables students to discover and demonstrate their capacity to use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to make a difference in the world and translate that knowledge into positive action. 

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has launched its platform to advance student innovation and impact in STEM through the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC).
  • The CCIC is a national competition where community college student teams, working with a supportive faculty or administrator mentor, use STEM to produce potentially transformative and innovative solutions to real-world problems.
  • "The CCIC highlights the tremendous capacity of the nation's community college students to tackle real-world issues and find creative and relevant solutions," said Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of AACC.
  • We are proud to continue this work with our partners at NSF and are grateful for their continuous support of community colleges and their students."

Indiana Water Treatment Plant Specifies Penetron as Durable, Non-Toxic Concrete Waterproofing Solution

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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EAST SETAUKET, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The new water treatment plant in Fortville, Indiana, went online in April 2023. With expanded treatment capacity, the new plant now meets the growing community's increasing demand for potable water. PENETRON ADMIX SB, a non-toxic crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, was used to waterproof and protect the facility's concrete tanks from constant exposure to water.

Key Points: 
  • PENETRON ADMIX SB, a non-toxic crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, was used to waterproof and protect the facility's concrete tanks from constant exposure to water.
  • EAST SETAUKET, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The new water treatment plant in Fortville, Indiana, went online in April 2023.
  • PENETRON ADMIX SB , a non-toxic crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, was used to waterproof and protect the facility's concrete tanks from constant exposure to water.
  • PENETRON ADMIX SB-treated concrete is impermeable, stopping water and chemicals from entering the concrete, even under the constant hydrostatic pressure encountered in a water treatment plant.

EarthTronics Introduces Color Selectable A/B Hybrid Linear TLED for Single- and Double-End Operations in Retrofit Applications

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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Ideal for commercial, municipal, school and university retrofit applications, the new A/B Hybrid LED lamp is color selectable 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 5000K or 6500K and is adjusted in the field by sliding the switch to the desired color.

Key Points: 
  • Ideal for commercial, municipal, school and university retrofit applications, the new A/B Hybrid LED lamp is color selectable 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 5000K or 6500K and is adjusted in the field by sliding the switch to the desired color.
  • The linear LED delivers 2100 lumens with 220° beam angle and a CRI greater than 80 to provide the perfect replacement for T8 fluorescent tubes.
  • The A/B Hybrid LED T8 is an excellent option for applications that require a fast installation with a ballast, as well as a backup plan if the ballast fails.
  • For more information about the new A/B Hybrid LED T8, visit https://www.earthtronics.com/product/retrofit-direct-wire-for-single-or-... .

Pocket Kado Cashes In Dream Miles for NSF SleepTech Award at CES 2024

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pocket Kado, named as a winner in the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2023 SleepTech® Award was featured by NSF at CES in Las Vegas, a trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pocket Kado, named as a winner in the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2023 SleepTech® Award was featured by NSF at CES in Las Vegas, a trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape.
  • The SleepTech® Award is given in two categories: Sleep Health and Wellness and Sleep Disorders and Conditions.
  • NSF named Pocket Kado as the winner in the Sleep Disorders and Conditions category and Embr Labs the winner for the Sleep Health and Wellness category.
  • "We are elated to receive the NSF SleepTech® Award for Pocket Kado, a product of our multi-year collaboration with leading sleep experts.

National Sleep Foundation Launches SleepTech® Network

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) today launched its SleepTech® Network, a new community forum for stakeholders across the sleep technology industry. The announcement comes from CES® in Las Vegas, a trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape. NSF is exhibiting at Booth 8604 in the North Hall in Tech East.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) today launched its SleepTech® Network , a new community forum for stakeholders across the sleep technology industry.
  • NSF's SleepTech Network benefits members through education, insights, and access, including to NSF resources and each other.
  • Each organization can stay informed and up-to-date with the latest NSF research and data on sleep health technology, while network members learn about advances with other professionals in the field of SleepTech, discuss sleep technology issues and opportunities, and interact with peers at NSF-hosted educational events.
  • NSF has promoted positive sleep health through published expert recommendations, consensus guidelines, technology standards, and easy-to-use tips and tools to improve sleep.

NSF SleepTech Award Winner Embr Labs showcased at CES Conference

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs , named as a winner in the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2023 SleepTech® Award, will be featured by National Sleep Foundation (NSF) at CES® in Las Vegas.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs , named as a winner in the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2023 SleepTech® Award, will be featured by National Sleep Foundation (NSF) at CES® in Las Vegas.
  • NSF will highlight winners and finalists of its 2023 SleepTech® Award at its exhibit at the CES conference.
  • NSF named Embr Labs the winner for the Sleep Health and Wellness category and Pocket Kado as the winner in the Sleep Disorders and Conditions category.
  • Embr Labs is the maker of Embr Wave®, the leading wearable that utilizes temperature for wellness applications.