Physics Tipoffs from TNS
Cal. Poly: Jets Bigger Than Galaxies: Professor Studies Energy Blasts Near Supermassive Black Holes
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news:
A Cal Poly research team led by physics professor Jodi Christiansen will study extremely high-energy photons emitted by the intense environment found near mega-sized black holes, thanks to the Astronomy Faculty Research Fellowship in the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics.
Christiansen, the 2024 faculty fellow, is working with VERITAS, a ground-based gamma ray instrument
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Cardiff University: Doctoral Student Picks Up Bronze Award for Physics at STEM for BRITAIN 2024
CARDIFF, Wales, March 29 -- Cardiff University issued the following news:
A second-year PhD candidate from Cardiff University has won the bronze award for physics at a major scientific poster competition and exhibition hosted in the Houses of Parliament.
Sama Al-Shammari presented her research on gravitational waves to MPs at STEM for BRITAIN 2024 in Westminster.
Sama from Dublin came to Cardiff in 2020 to study for her MSc in Astrophysics at the University's School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Cedarville University: Forensics Team Continues to Speak With Excellence
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 29 -- Cedarville University issued the following news:
Cedarville University's forensics team continues to stand out among the competition.
In its competition at the Novice National Tournament in early March just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cedarville's team won the national championship in debate. One week later at the National Christian College Forensics Championship in Nashville, Tennessee, Cedarville placed third overall but came home with several individual
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Fermilab Drives Economic Growth in Illinois and South Dakota
WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:
An extensive new study reveals the growing positive economic impact of operations conducted by U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois and South Dakota, contributing $1.6 billion in economic output in fiscal year 2022 and supporting 7,242 jobs.
The FY22 study shows that Fermilab creates positive direct economic impacts i
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From "Star Trek" Fan to Award-Winning Researcher: VSU's Jordan Hewins Says Science Has the Power to Change Humanity
VALDOSTA, Georgia, March 29 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news:
Jordan Hewins represented Valdosta State University's Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Sciences, where his research, "Modeling the Orbital Dynamics of Super Earth Kepler-62f," earned Best Oral Presentation honors. He conducted this award-winning research under the guidance of Dr. Billy Quarles, assistant professor of astronomy and physics.
"My re
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Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation: Perspective - Noisy Decisions - Gaining a Scientific Understanding of Philanthropic Choices
PALO ALTO, California, March 29 (TNSres) -- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation issued the following statement on March 27, 2024, by Theodore Hodapp, program director for the Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative:
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Imagine going to the grocery store with nine other friends and selecting some fruit to buy. No one picked the bananas as they were too ripe, three picked apples, four picked navel oranges, two picked another type of orange and one picked a grapefruit. You were all selecti
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IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
VIENNA, Austria, March 29 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following statement on March 28, 2024, by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the situation in Ukraine:
The conflict is continuing to endanger nuclear safety and security in Ukraine, with military activity taking place near the country's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south, air raid alarms sounding at several sites, and shelling knocking out off-site power at a research facility in the north-ea
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Johns Hopkins APL Space Scientist Paxton Wins International Distinguished Service Award
LAUREL, Maryland, March 29 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release on March 28, 2024:
Larry Paxton, a space scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has earned a 2024 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Distinguished Service Award.
The award honors individuals for their contributions to the field of astronautics, as well as to the IAF. Paxton was lauded for his years of successfully organi
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Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Issues Research Articles in March 28, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its March 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 12):
Perspectives:
* Theoretical Understanding of Nonlinear Optical Properties in Solids: A Perspective
* Time-Resolved Spectroscopy for Dynamic Investigation of Photoresponsive Metal-Or
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LLNL Hosts Early Career Information Day Focused on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
LIVERMORE, California, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
The University of California (UC) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have a storied history going back to the founding of the Laboratory in 1952. The work conducted at the Lab since that time has benefited in many areas from successful collaboration with researchers and contributors within the UC system.
In the spirit of continued collaboration, a
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Magnetic Avalanche Triggered by Quantum Effects
PASADENA, California, March 28 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
Iron screws and other so-called ferromagnetic materials are made up of atoms with electrons that act like little magnets. Normally, the orientations of the magnets are aligned within one region of the material but are not aligned from one region to the next. Think of groups of tourists in Times Square pointing to different billboards all around them. But when a magnetic field is applied, the orie
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Missouri S&T Alumni Shoot for the Moon
ROLLA, Missouri, March 29 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news:
In the 1960s, Donald Beinart, a Missouri S&T alumnus, helped create flight simulation systems for NASA's Project Gemini, which was a precursor to the Apollo program's manned lunar landings.
Almost six decades later, his grandson, Matt Klosterman, who is also a Missouri S&T alumnus, played a role in the country's first lunar landing since the Apollo program came to an end.
"I didn't directly s
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Penn Libraries Enters Open Access Agreements With Major Publishers in Science and Healthcare
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania Libraries issued the following news:
The Penn Libraries has signed new open access agreements with Springer Publishing, a major publisher of healthcare and behavioral sciences journals, along with three additional publishers: Company of Biologists, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Physics.
"These new open access agreements transcend traditional academic boundaries, fostering a more inclusive and intercon
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: Adding Just Enough Fuel to the Fire
WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news:
Metaphorically speaking, that's the question one team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has been asking themselves lately.
Now, they believe they have the answer for one particular scenario. It's all a part of the Lab's work to bring energy from fusion to the power grid.
Building upon recent findings showing the promise of
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Rice research shows promise for advancing quantum networks
HOUSTON, Texas, March 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Rice University engineers have demonstrated a way to control the optical properties of atomic imperfections in silicon material known as T centers, paving the way toward leveraging these point defects for building quantum nodes for large-scale quantum networks.
The Rice University team of (left to right) Adam Johnston, Songtao Chen, Ulises Felix-Rendon and Yu-En Wong demonstrated cavity-enhanced light-matter inte
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Tech Transfer Experts From National Laboratories Meet at NETL
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:
Technology transfer officials from 13 Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories converged on NETL in Morgantown, West Virginia to exchange ideas, share successes related to efforts to move new energy technologies from laboratories to the marketplace, and meet with key NETL leaders.
Technology transfer is described as the movement of data, designs, invent
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Tokyo Institute of Technology: Discovery of a Hidden Quantum Critical Point in Two-Dimensional Superconductors
TOKYO, Japan, March 29 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Thermoelectric Effect Reveals Full Picture of Fluctuations in Superconductivity
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Weak fluctuations in superconductivity[1], a precursor phenomenon to superconductivity, have been successfully detected by a research group of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). This breakthrough was achieved by measuring the thermoelectric effect[2] in superconductors over a wide range of magn
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U of T Visiting Scholar Pairs Afghanistan Advocacy With a Passion for Physics
TORONTO, Ontario, March 29 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news:
By Tabassum Siddiqui
Growing up in Afghanistan, Tahir Shaaran was endlessly curious about the world around him - including the seemingly endless conflicts that engulfed his country.
"I was always thinking about the connection between me and my surroundings and how the universe is functioning - 'What is the meaning of being here?' - and those kinds of complicated philosophical questions," he says.
Shaaran foun
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University at Buffalo: From Earth to Mars - Transporting Spin Information at the Speed of Light
BUFFALO, New York, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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Scientists transfer electron spin to photons, a quantum tech advancement that could offer rapid communication over interplanetary distances
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Scientists have used electrical pulses to manipulate magnetic information into a polarized light signal, a discovery that could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications, including between Earth and
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University in Bochum: Transporting Spin Information at the Speed of Light
BOCHUM, Germany, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release:
Scientists have successfully modulated magnetic information using electrical pulses while converting it into a polarized light signal. This discovery could revolutionize long-distance optical telecommunications.
In spintronics, recognized by its success with magnetic computer hard drives and magnetic memories, information is represented by electron spin and by its proxy, the direction of magnetiza
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University of Birmingham: Tiniest 'starquake' Ever Detected - New Study
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
An orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest 'starquakes' ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists.
Named Epsilon Indi, the star is the smallest and coolest dwarf star yet observed with solar-like oscillations - "starquakes" like those shown by the Sun. These oscillations provide indirect glimpses of stellar interiors - just as earthquakes tell us about Earth's interior - and
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University of Warwick: 'Cosmic Cannibals' Expel Jets Into Space at 40% Speed of Light
COVENTRY, England, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release on March 27, 2024:
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* Astronomers including those at the University of Warwick, have observed jets of matter being expelled into space at more than one-third the speed of light.
* These jets play an important role in the universe, from forming stars to transporting elements deep into space.
* Jets are produced by many different astronomical objects but studying them is hard, as they are s
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Weber State University: Top Educators Earn New Title - Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor
OGDEN, Utah, March 28 -- Weber State University issued the following news:
Continuing a 19-year tradition, Weber State University announced the newest Brady Presidential Distinguished Professors, with this year's recipients representing the fields of communication, nursing, and physics and astronomy.
Named after the late Rodney Brady who served as WSU president from 1978 to 1985, the honor recognizes WSU professors who demonstrate the highest quality teaching, scholarship, research and commun
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World Scientific Publishing: Best Practices for Doing Philanthropy in China and Europe
SINGAPORE, March 29 (TNSres) -- World Scientific Publishing issued the following news release:
Research teams at Rothlin Ltd and Globethics collaborated in an effort to discern best practices for successful philanthropic projects in China ad in Switzerland. The comparison enables Western businesses and NGOs to understand the distinctive Chinese terrain for success in philanthropic activities, while also clarifying how philanthropy has developed in Switzerland. Incorporating insights from their
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