WASHINGTON, May 14 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 9): Reviews: * Application and Prospects of Ni-Mn-Based Layered Oxide Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries * Empowering Energy Storage Technology: Recent Breakthroughs and A  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An ORNL researcher was recognized by a major publication for his commitment to a critical role for the scientific community. Joseph Chapman, a research scientist in quantum communications at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was given the Physical Review Applied Reviewer Excellence 2024 award for his work as a peer reviewer for the journal Ph  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced nine South Dakotans have accepted Service Academy appointments to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. They will begin military training at their respective schools in June. Johnson nominated ea  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: When materials are subjected to extreme environments, they face the risk of mixing together. This mixing may result in hydrodynamic instabilities, yielding undesirable side effects. Such instabilities present a grand challenge across multiple disciplines, especially in astrophysics, combustion and shaped charges -- a device used to focus the energy of a det  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 14 -- Montgomery College issued the following news release: Montgomery College will recognize the class of 2024 at the 77th Annual Commencement Exercises this Friday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. on the Rockville Campus Athletic Field. The College will recognize students from the Germantown, Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses, Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs, the Board of Trustees Academic Excellence honorees, and the four honorary degree r  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) broke ground May 9 on the new Princeton Plasma Innovation Center (PPIC), a state-of-the-art office and laboratory building that signals a new era for PPPL, providing space for research supporting PPPL's expanded mission into microelectronics, quantum sensors and devices, and sustainability sciences.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 13 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University's Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve. Their paper was published May 13 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal. Led by Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, professor of chemistry, biosciences and physics and astro  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: As a result of hard work and perseverance, several students from a variety of colleges and academic disciplines have been awarded international fellowships and scholarships. In addition, RIT has a record six Fulbright U.S. Student awardees this year, following a record 30 applicants and 15 finalists. "One of the hallmarks of an RIT education is the opportunity to send so many students o  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 14 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Every computing system, biological or synthetic, from cells to brains to laptops, has a cost. This isn't the price, which is easy to discern, but an energy cost connected to the work required to run a program and the heat dissipated in the process. Researchers at SFI and elsewhere have spent decades developing a thermodynamic theory of computation, but previous work on the energy cost has focused on  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: By Leila Okahata Scientists are calculating earthquake risk using an ISI-created system that automates and manages data- and compute-intensive research. No one can precisely predict when an earthquake is to happen. Since the 1994 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles County that caused 72 deaths, 9,000 injuries and $25 billion in damages, So  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 13 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Geophysical Union's journal Geophysical Research Letters, a paper co-written by University of Wyoming Assistant Professor Daniel McCoy was selected by the editor-in-chief as the "Editor's Choice Paper." Geophysical Research Letters is a gold open access journal that publishes high-impact, innovative and timely communications-length articles on major ad  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Christian Santangelo, professor and director of graduate studies in the physics department in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and member of the BioInspired Institute, is the 2024 recipient of the William Wasserstrom Prize in recognition of his exemplary mentorship of graduate students. A&S Dean Behzad Mortazavi conferred the award on Santangelo at the Graduate School doctoral hooding ceremony on May 10. Christi  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, May 13 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: As the speaker during West Virginia Wesleyan College's 133rd Commencement Exercise emphasized giving to others, the Class of 2024 demonstrated they are hearing the call by raising support for the Center for Counseling and Well-Being on Campus to benefit students in the future. Mark Phillips, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of West Virginia, gave the commencement address entitled "A Defense of  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 14 (TNSres) -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * A study led by William & Mary computer scientists investigates users' trust and distrust in social media platforms in relation to their anti-misinformation strategies. * * * Are anti-misinformation interventions on social media working as intended? It depends, according to a new study led by William & Mary researchers and published in the Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computin  more