Tag: Army

Active Duty Troops On Standby Outside Washington, D.C., Being Sent Back To Home Bases

NPRJune 5, 2020

All of the approximately 1,600 active duty soldiers who were airlifted to military bases near Washington, D.C., earlier this week are being ordered...

Battlefield 5’s Last Content Update Is Out, Patch Notes And File Size

GamingJune 5, 2020

Battlefield V's last big content update--the Summer Update--is coming soon, and now developer DICE has shared more details about it. First and foremost,...

‘Black Lives Matter Plaza,’ Across From White House, Is Christened By D.C. Leaders

NPRJune 5, 2020

A new street sign sits above an intersection outside St. John's Church, where President Trump arranged a photo-op earlier this week. Now, says...

Historian Eric Foner On The ‘Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction’

NPRJune 5, 2020

DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. Protests across...

Tracking The Pandemic: How Quickly Is The Coronavirus Spreading State By State?

NPRJune 5, 2020

This page is updated regularly. Loading... Since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the United States on Jan. 21, more than 1 million people...

D.C. mayor wants Trump’s out-of-state troops gone from U.S. capital

ReutersJune 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in...

Self-assembling, biomimetic composites possess unusual electrical properties

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws of nature that apply in bulk material, but...

Researchers study alternative training tools designed to improve Soldier performance

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2020) — As the U.S. Army revamps its small arms training and raises rifle qualification standards, researchers...

Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use

BioengineerJune 4, 2020

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy. But scientists haven’t been...

Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use

Nano TechnologyJune 4, 2020

Jun 04, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy. But scientists haven't...