The ultimate tactical equipment for backyard summer fun, the Super Soaker® remains a favorite for kids and kids at heart. Read about inventor Lonnie Johnson’s path from prototype to patent and trademark protection:
In honor of World Metrology Day, NIST is hosting a quiz on the SI (metric) units and their abbreviations! It will consist of 10 questions followed by a hint before answers are revealed. Start studying up on the SI units and their abbreviations.
#WorldMetrologyDay
#NISTrivia
Last week, I visited Georgia with
@SenatorWarnock
to celebrate the announcement of new jobs and increased production at OFS. Thanks to President Biden’s commitment to American manufacturing, we are building America’s internet networks with equipment made by American workers.
For the past two years, researchers from
@noaagsl
have been developing the first pollen forecast of its kind in the U.S.
The forecast can predict both the impact of weather on pollen concentrations, and how pollen loads will influence the weather.
ICYMI – Join our
#NCCoE
Mobile Driver’s License webinar featuring project updates & guest speakers from OpenID Foundation TOMORROW at 10:00 AM EST.
Register:
#InfrastructureWeek
Spotlight | EDA's $18M infrastructure investment in Cleveland, Georgia will modernize the city's water infrastructure including upgrades to the local wastewater treatment plant.
🏗️
#BLOG
:
@US_EDA
plays a unique role in assisting communities when catastrophe strikes.
EDA’s place-based, locally led economic development approach ensures disaster-affected communities receive necessary support and investment.
Research and development activity accounted for 2.3 percent of the U.S. economy in 2021, according to new experimental statistics released
@BEA_news
.
These statistics are part of a new Research and Development Satellite Account. Learn more:
Join us and
@HispanicAccess
as we host the National Latino Advocacy Summit on 5/21.
Together we'll celebrate Latino community achievements & amplify whole-of-government resources on business, workforce development, & more:
#NEWS
: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored 64 companies and organizations from across the country with the President’s “E” and “E Star” Awards recognizing their contributions to increasing U.S. exports.
It was great to join the
@SkillsCoalition
this morning, where I announced a Commerce Department Administrative Order that will help harness the potential of America’s workforce.
#InfrastructureWeek
Spotlight | EDA's $7.7M infrastructure investment will expand and replace existing flood gates and pumps In Dubuque, Iowa to reduce the impacts of heavy rainfall and flooding in the community.
🌊🏗️
Industry experts, policy advisors, and IP professionals are coming together to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of space commercialization and its related IP considerations. Join us with
@NASA
,
@NOAA
&
@NSF
!
🗓️ May 22
🕘 9 a.m. ET
💻
May 16-June 7, researchers will use cutting-edge tools and approaches to explore deep waters of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, searching for methane seeps; chemosynthetic, coral & sponge communities; seafloor minerals; and more.
Learn more:
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We know the PRC’s playbook — we’ve seen their non-market actions on solar and steel — and cannot allow China to undermine U.S. supply chains by flooding the market with artificially cheap products that hurt American businesses and workers.
#InfrastructureWeek
Spotlight | EDA's $4M infrastructure investment to acquire new cargo equipment and make railroad upgrades at the Port of Oswego will boost export activity and economic growth in the region.
Congratulations to Industrial Metals International on your outstanding achievements.
Thank you for setting such a great example of a successful exporter in today’s dynamic economic environment.