In the News

The Frederick News Post - Battelle National Biodefense Institute donated $50,000 to Frederick County Public Schools on Tuesday to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Green Car Congress - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made awards under the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for a Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment. This project is being conducted to understand how truck platoons will operate in a realistic, operational environment.

Nonwovens Industry - Nonwoven materials are increasingly popular for both consumer and industrial applications, from hospital gowns to heavy-duty construction materials. How many of these nonwoven products could benefit from a lightweight, integrated heat source?

The Detroit News - The state of Michigan has been delayed a year in creating its own PFAS chemical testing laboratory for drinking water and has relied on private facilities that it expects will eventually be overwhelmed by other states requesting contaminant tests.

Executive Biz - A research team has used samples from a Battelle-managed network of environmental observing sites in an effort to analyze the role of deep soil minerals and climate in carbon sequestration.

GovCon Wire - Two Battelle employees have helped the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conduct training for local researchers and teams responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lou Von Thaer, President & CEO of Battelle, Named to 2019 Wash100 for Leading Effort to Improve Biosecurity, Other Technologies

Nature - Sophisticated algorithms could help DNA-synthesis companies avoid making dangerous organisms on demand.

Engineering and Technology - The criminal use of drones around busy airports is on the rise. Techniques must be developed to prevent incidents like the disruptions at Gatwick Airport last Christmas from happening again.

ECN - The moderator from the "What’s in Store for Medtech 2019" session at the MD&M West Show in Anaheim said her crystal ball didn’t come in time from Amazon, so instead she would have to rely on several expert panelists to help predict what’s in store for the future of medtech.

Homeland Preparedness News - The Battelle National Biodefense Institute (BNBI) recently named George W. Korch, Jr. as lab director of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC).

Columbus Business First - Battelle has imported four batches of processed marijuana products since early October to secure facilities in Central Ohio for a federally approved research project with the world's largest publicly traded cannabis company.

Executive Biz - Battelle has landed an award from the R&D Magazine for its analytical software offering that works to detect and identify biological hazards.

Govtech - Connected vehicle technologies are joining the transportation system in Texas' capital city to improve safety and communication with drivers.

Santa Fe New Mexican - Thursday marked the beginning of a new era at Los Alamos National Laboratory, with a new consortium that still includes the University of California taking over management of one of the nation’s leading science and technology institutions.

Executive Biz - Amy Heintz, a 15-year research leader at Battelle, has been named the nonprofit company’s first technical fellow.

Conway Daily Sun - U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) got an overview last Friday afternoon of the extensive research that will be done at Bartlett Experimental Forest now that it has been designated as part of the National Ecological Observatory Network, which comprises 81 terrestrial and aquatic field sites.

Popular Science - Battelle's NeuroLife technology advances and their potential to make their way from the lab into a patient's home are explained in this new article.

The Columbus Dispatch - Scientists at Battelle use virtual reality to help service members learn to use DroneDefender, which blasts a 30-degree cone beam of radio frequency energy, jamming the signal between the pilot and the drone.

National Defense - A team of four companies recently achieved victory in a contest organized by Special Operations Command to explore ways to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems.