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North Carolina Businessman Sentenced for Tax Fraud

William Robert Hupman Jr., of Mebane, N.C., was sentenced to serve 17 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Hup...

Improving lithium-ion batteries with nanoscale research

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TEM image of a Silicon / Germanium nanowire.

EPA Obtains Warrant to Address Over 1000 Drums and Containers at New Jersey Facility; Ongoing Investigation Reveals Presence of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has obtained a federal warrant to do the necessary cleanup work at the Superior Barrel & Drum company facility in Elk Township, New Jersey, where more than a thousand unlabeled...

UN chief strongly condemns murder of students at Nigerian college

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Schools burned by Boko Haram in 2013 in Maiduguri, capital of Borno St...