ARDEC Selected as 2007 Baldrige Award Winner

The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) in Picatinny, New Jersey, became the first Department of Defense organization in history selected to receive the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Read more

Brookhaven Researchers Discover Surface Orbital "Roughness" in Manganites

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have shown that in a class of materials called manganites, the electronic behavior at the surface is considerably different from that found in the bulk. Their findings, which were published online in the November 18 issue of Nature Materials, could have implications for the next generation of electronic devices, which will involve increasingly smaller components. Read more

SSC Technology Touted During Visit by Army Chief of Staff Casey

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey recently visited the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC) in Natick, Massachusetts. His first stop was a meeting with soldiers, from both the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) and the Headquarters Research and Development Detachment. Read more

PPPL Collaboration in Artificial Muscle Development Featured in Newscast

A partnership between Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Ras Labs in the development of artificial muscle was the subject of a recent on-air segment on New Jersey Network (NJN) News. Read more

Seal Habitat Under Renovation at Woods Hole Science Aquarium

In September, construction crews began renovations on the seal habitat at the National Oceanic and Aeronautics Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Service Woods Hole Science Aquarium, which is part of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Construction is expected to be completed this winter at an estimated cost of $750,000. During renovations, the aquarium expects to remain open its usual winter hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Read more

Save the Date—Spring 2008 Northeast Regional Meeting

The next Northeast regional meeting will take place in early 2008 at the Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa in Galloway Township, New Jersey. Hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Laboratory, the event will be a joint meeting among the Northeast Region, FLC Executive Board, New Jersey Regional Homeland Security Technology Committee, and the New Jersey Regional Homeland Security Preparedness College. Read more