The International Linear Collider will need about 16,000 superconducting radiofrequency cavities, devices that accelerate electrons and their antiparticles, positrons, along microwaves to near speed of light. These cavities are made out of pure niobium, which means the ILC community needs 500 tonnes of high-purity niobium processed into nice, smooth sheets.

The University of California announced that it has identified the Richmond Field Station as its preferred site for the proposed consolidation of the biosciences programs of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director Robert Strain announced he will leave the agency on March 4, 2012, to take a position in private industry.

Linde, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas fueling market, is deepening its commitment to the fuel with the purchase of 20 LNG-fueled trucks.

CryoPort, Inc. has announced it is increasing its line of deep frozen shipping containers with the introduction of the CryoPort Express® high-volume dry vapor liquid nitrogen shipper. The new shipping container can accommodate much larger shipments of cryogenically frozen biological materials.

On Thursday, January 26, Meyer Tool & Mfg., Inc. was featured on the Nightly Business Report’s (NBR) segment discussing the state of manufacturing in the United States and the difficulties involved in locating skilled employees.