Physics Tipoffs from TNS
Advanced Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in May 16, 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- Advanced Materials, a journal that says it publishes reviews, progress reports, communications and research news at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials, published research articles on the following topics in its May 16, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 20):
Guest Editorial:
* In Recognition of the Instrumental Contribution of Donal Bradley to the Field of Condensed Matter and Applied Physics
Perspectives:
* Progress and Perspectiv
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Colby College: Why Doctors Need the Humanities
WATERVILLE, Maine, May 16 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news:
By Kayla Voigt
Look at any pre-health requirement list and you'll see courseloads heavy on the sciences: biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and so on. While intensive study in these disciplines is essential to understanding the mechanics of medicine--how the four chambers of a heart beat, or why the left and right brain process information differently--they leave out the most important part of a doctor's day-t
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Former Lawrence Fellow Amanda Randles Awarded 2023 ACM Prize in Computing
LIVERMORE, California, May 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) named Amanda Randles as the recipient of the 2023 ACM Prize in Computing. Randles, a former Lawrence fellow and current Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) collaborator, was recognized for "groundbreaking contributions to computational health through innovative algorithms, tools and high-performance co
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Hong Hua Named the Jean M. Bennett Optica Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release:
Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, and the University of Arizona are pleased to announce the first holder of the Jean M. Bennett Optica Endowed Chair: Hong Hua, Professor of Optical Sciences. Hua is the also first woman faculty member at the College to be awarded a chair. Hua, an Optica Fellow, first joined the University of Arizona in 2004 as an Assistant Professor. She became a full p
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IBM Expands Qiskit, World's Most Performant Quantum Software
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York, May 16 -- IBM issued the following news release on May 15, 2024:
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the evolution and expansion of Qiskit, its globally adopted quantum software. Launched in 2017, Qiskit, as a software development kit (SDK) is an open-source tool that has allowed over 550,000 users to build and run quantum circuits on IBM's quantum hardware systems, resulting in the execution of over 3 trillion quantum circuits to date.
The latest version of Qiskit has
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Jack Antonoff Talks Time With MIT Professor David Kaiser at the Museum of Science, Boston on Sing for Science Podcast
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The Museum of Science, Boston, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024:
Today, the Museum of Science, Boston's Center for Space Sciences, in partnership with the popular podcast Sing for Science, announced it will host a live episode recording in the Charles Hayden Planetarium featuring 11-time Grammy Award-winning producer and musician Jack Antonoff in conversation with David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Ph
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Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Issues Research Articles in May 16, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 May 16, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 19):
Physical Insights into Quantum Phenomena and Function:
* Unraveling a Cavity-Induced Molecular Polarization Mechanism from Collective Vibrational Strong Coupling
Physical Insights into
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Lancaster University Environmental Scientist Elected to Royal Society Fellowship
LANCASTER, England, May 17 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news:
A Lancaster University scientist who is considered a world leader in environmental magnetism has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society - one of the world's most prestigious learned societies.
Barbara Maher, Professor Emerita at Lancaster Environment Centre, whose research into air pollution particles discovered in the human brain and heart has generated headlines around the world, is among 90 excepti
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Los Alamos National Laboratory: J. Patrick Fitch Selected as Deputy Laboratory Director for Science, Technology and Engineering
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news:
J. Patrick "Pat" Fitch has been selected as the next deputy Laboratory director for Science, Technology and Engineering (DDSTE) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). He replaces John Sarrao who left LANL late last year to be the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Mark Chadwick, who has served as the interim DDSTE since Sarrao's departure.
Since 2018, Fitch
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MIT: Jeong Min Park Earns 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.
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By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics
Physics graduate student Jeong Min (Jane) Park is among the 32 exceptional early-career scientists worldwide chosen to receive the prestigious 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows award.
As a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow, Park's postdoctoral work wil
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MIT: Scientists Use Generative AI to Answer Complex Questions in Physics
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
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By Adam Zewe, MIT News
When water freezes, it transitions from a liquid phase to a solid phase, resulting in a drastic change in properties like density and volume. Phase transitions in water are so common most of us probably don't even think
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Penn Fourth-Year Student William Niu Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news:
University of Pennsylvania fourth-year undergraduate Zijian (William) Niu has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
The Hertz Fellowship provides five years of funding, as much as $250,000, and the "research freedom to pursue innovative ideas with real-world impact." Niu is a
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Journal Issues Research Articles in May 21, 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, May 16 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its May 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 19):
* Phase textures of metal-oxide nanocomposites self-orchestrated by atomic diffusions through precursor alloys
* Molecular-scale understanding of diluent effects on ligand assembly for m
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Plasma Processes & Polymers Journal Issues Research Articles in April 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 16 -- Plasma Processes and Polymers, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers fundamental and applied research in materials science, physics, chemistry and engineering in the area of plasma sources and plasma-based treatments, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 21, Issue 4):
REVIEW:
* Effect of cold plasma treatment and plasma-activated water on physicochemical and structural properties of starch: A green and novel a
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Plasma Processes & Polymers Journal Issues Research Articles in May 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 16 -- Plasma Processes and Polymers, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers fundamental and applied research in materials science, physics, chemistry and engineering in the area of plasma sources and plasma-based treatments, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 21, Issue 5):
REVIEW:
* A review of polymer surface modification by cold plasmas toward bulk functionalization
RESEARCH ARTICLES:
* Evidence of plasma-driven
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Protein Science Issues Research Articles in March 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 16 -- Protein Science, a peer-reviewed journal from the Protein Society that says it features the applications of protein science in the areas of therapeutics, protein-based biomaterials, bionanotechnology, synthetic biology and bioelectronics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 3):
RESEARCH ARTICLES:
* Evidence of direct interaction between cisplatin and the caspase-cleaved prostate apoptosis response-4 tumor
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences Selects 17 New Members
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 17 -- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences issued the following news:
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has selected 17 new members. Of these, 16 are ordinary members and one is a foreign member. The Academy's approximately 600 members are leading scientists and scholars active in every discipline. Membership is for life. The new members will be installed on Monday 30 September.
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Thijn Brummelkamp
Professor o
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SkyWater and Lumotive Announce Qualification and Production Start for World's First Commercially Available Optical Beamforming Chip
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, May 17 -- ASM International posted the following news from Lumotive and SkyWater Technology:
SkyWater Technology, Bloomington, Minn., the trusted technology realization partner, and Lumotive, Redmond, Wash., a pioneer in optical semiconductor technology for 3D sensing, announced a collaboration on the production implementation of Lumotive's groundbreaking solid-state optical beamforming technology in SkyWater's manufacturing environment. Fully qualified and released for vo
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Small Science Issues Research Articles in March 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 17 -- Small Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 4, Issue 3):
Reviews:
* State of the Art in Actuation of Micro/Nanorobots for Biomedical Applications
* Opportunities for Nanomaterials in Stretchable and Free-Form Displays
* Nonvolatile Memristive Materials and Physical Modeling for In-Memory and In-Sensor Computing
* Emerging Energy
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University of Helsinki: New Professors' Inaugural Lectures on 29 May 2024
HELSINKI, Finland, May 16 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:
The 25 new professors at the University of Helsinki will present the latest research findings in their fields on Wednesday, 29 May from 14.15 to 16.15. The inaugural lectures will be held in the Main Building at Fabianinkatu 33. The lectures are also available for streaming.
Professor of Global Forests and Land Use Edward Webb, Professor of Earthquake Seismology Gregor Hillers, Professor of Data Science
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University of Houston: A Powerful Tool Speeds Success in Achieving Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
HOUSTON, Texas, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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Method Allows Researchers to Boost Band Convergence Without Traditional Time-Consuming Trial-and-Error Approach
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By Rashda Khan
Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in the clean energy transition, as they can produce electricity from sources of heat that would otherwise go to waste without generating additional greenhouse gases or requiring large up-front investment. But their
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University of Liverpool's Specialist Mathematics School Receives 'Outstanding' Ofsted Rating
LIVERPOOL, England, May 16 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
The University of Liverpool's specialist maths school (ULMaS) has been ranked as `outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted.
ULMaS, which opened in 2020, offers a STEM based curriculum focused on A Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Computer Science and Physics as well as the school's own Aspiring Mathematician and Personal & Pastoral Enrichment Programmes.
Inspectors praised the quality of teaching and leader
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