WASHINGTON, March 5 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 9): Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * Carbon Dot Based Carbon Nanoparticles as Potent Antimicrobial, Antiviral, and Anticancer Agents * Lecithin Organogel: A Promising Carrier for the Treatment of Skin Diseases * Evolution i  more

WEST PERTH, Australia, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies issued the following news release: Australian mineral exploration expenditure reached a record high in CY2023 despite the national drop of 3% in the December quarter. This extensive investment by mineral explorers over the past year in search of ore deposits that will supply the minerals critical for our future is to be congratulated. A seasonally adjusted minor increase in spending of 0.9% was repor  more

CANBERRA, Australia, March 5 -- The Australian Bureau of Statistics issued the following news release: Australia's current account balance increased by $10.5 billion to a surplus of $11.8 billion (seasonally adjusted, current prices) in the December quarter 2023, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Grace Kim, ABS head of International Statistics, said: "The current account surplus reflected a higher trade surplus, driven by mining commodity exports  more

CANBERRA, Australia, March 6 -- The Australian Bureau of Statistics issued the following news release: Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted, chain volume measure) in the December quarter and by 1.5 per cent since December 2022, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. Katherine Keenan, ABS head of national accounts, said: "Growth was steady in December, but slowed across each quarter in 2023." "Government spend  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The European Commission issued the following fact sheet: * * * Q&A on Rule of Law and EU Funds for Poland - POLAND'S RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN How did the Commission assess Poland's first payment request? On 15 December 2023, Poland submitted to the Commission its first payment request for the disbursement of Euros6.3 billion (Euros2.7 billion in grants and Euros3.6 billion in loans net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (R  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 6 -- The European Investment Bank issued the following news release: * * * * The EIB's venture-debt loan facilitates Sunfire's development for solid oxide electrolysers for green hydrogen production in industrial settings * The technology contributes towards Europe's decarbonisation and the production of affordable energy * The EIB-loan is supported by the InvestEU-program of the European Union * * * The European Investment Bank (EIB) is teaming up with private inv  more

LONDON, England, March 6 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its March 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 10): * Recent advances on metal-organic frameworks for deep purification of olefins * Advancements in 3D-printed architectures for electromagnetic interference s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative MIT graduate student Sydney Rose Johnson has never seen the steel mills in central India. She's never toured the American Midwest's hulking steel plants or the mini mills dotting the Mississippi River. But in the past year, she's become more familiar with steel production than she ever imagined. A fourth-year dual degree MBA and PhD candidate in c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid. * * * By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative In 2016, at the huge Houston energy conference CERAWeek, MIT materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang found himself talking to a Tesla executive about a thorny problem: how to store the output of solar panels and wind   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: A new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Clean Water Action, and Progressive Maryland reveals that Maryland is poised to waste over $300 million dollars subsidizing trash incineration between 2012 and 2030. These findings come days before the Maryland General Assembly is scheduled to hold its final hearing on the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2024 (H  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following news release: At last week's National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., February 25-28, utility regulators and stakeholders converged in record numbers to explore pressing issues surrounding energy and utilities The summit, led by NARUC President and North Dakota Commissioner Julie Fedorchak, featured several prominent names across the energy  more

NEW YORK, March 6 (TNSres) -- Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: In recent years, the US government has used emergency powers from the era of Franklin D. Roosevelt to tackle everything from manufacturing vaccines to addressing the baby formula shortage. The United States has also deployed tax credits, loans, and grants on a scale not   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * The Committee will come to order. Today we are here to discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing geologic hydrogen - that is, hydrogen produced below the Earth's surface.  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Geoffrey S. Ellis, Energy Resources Program lead for geologic hydrogen, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * Good morning, Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the pote  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, March 6 -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "It has come to my attention that Russell County is considering the establishment of a landfill on the grounds of the old Moss 3 Mine. For anyone acquainted with the profound history of the United Mine Workers, the Moss 3 Preparation Plant was a pivotal site   more