NY’s JFK Airport Seeks Proposals for $10B Renovation (Video)

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is launching a Request for Proposals for preliminary engineering and design for the $10 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport,...

Boon Edam Fills Stockholm Central Station with Light (See in Action)

Boon Edam, a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, has installed a Boon Edam entrance solution as part of a renovation project for the Stockholm Central Station terminal...

UN Uses IrisGuard EyePay Platform to Aid Vulnerable Refugees (Multi-Video)

Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, millions of displaced people have pursued sanctuary in other countries. According to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), an estimated...

Smart Quadcopters Find their Way without Humans or GPS (Multi-Video)

Phase 1 of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida. Over four days, three teams of DARPA-supported researchers huddled under shade...

DHS Relief to US Businesses, Raises H-2B Visa cap by 15K

US businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a lack of available temporary nonagricultural workers will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary nonagricultural workers under the...

Lewis ‘Lou’ Von Thaer Named President & CEO of Battelle

Lewis 'Lou' Von Thaer, has been selected as President and CEO of Battelle, by Battelle’s Board of Directors, making Von Thaer the 9th CEO in the company’s 87-year history. Von Thaer, who has...

BIO Applauds House Passage of FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA)

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President and CEO James C. Greenwood issued the following statement today regarding passage of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA) by the U.S. House of...

Hyperloop One Makes History with First Full Systems Test (Video)

Hyperloop One has successfully completed the world's first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. This test was Phase 1 of a multi-Phase program and was privately conducted on May 12, 2017 at the...

DOT Advances Rail Plans for Northeast Corridor (See Video)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Decision (ROD). NEC FUTURE is FRA’s comprehensive planning effort to identify ways to improve...

NBAF Challenge Winner Develops Biohazardous Risk Reduction Training

The United States needs to be on the front line of livestock animal health research to defend against foreign animal, emerging, and zoonotic diseases. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) is...