LA JOLLA, California, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Daniel Kane, Jade Griffin and Liezel Labios A new $21 million gift from San Diego-based business leader and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and his wife, DongDong Li (Doreen), honors unique efforts at the University of California San Diego to link chemical and nano engineering more strongly - in education and research. In recognition of this gift, the department tha  more

BRISTOL, England, May 22 -- Communications in Theoretical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it reports theoretical developments in different areas of physics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 76, No. 4): Papers: * Planar matrices and arrays of Feynman diagrams: poles for higher k * Nonlocal symmetries, soliton-cnoidal wave solution and soliton molecules to a (2+1)-dimensional modified KdV system * Stability analysis of a time-delay  more

BRISTOL, England, May 22 -- Communications in Theoretical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it reports theoretical developments in different areas of physics, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 76, No. 5): Papers: * Cauchy matrix approach to three non-isospectral nonlinear Schrodinger equations * Nonlinear system dynamics of calcium and nitric oxide due to cell memory and superdiffusion in neurons * Hybrid rogue waves and breather solu  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 22 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: For the second time in three years, five undergraduate students have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships in recognition of their outstanding promise in science, technology, engineering, and math research. "I'm thrilled that, once again, all five of our nominated students received the scholarship," says Christie Harner, assistant dean of faculty for fellowship advising. "To see such success on campus is a wo  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 22 -- Erkenntnis, a peer-reviewed journal from that says it features science in general and of natural and human sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, economics and social sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 89, Issue 5): * Moral Encroachment and Positive Profiling * Future and Negation * Taking Skepticism Seriously * The Importance of Understanding Deep Learning * Inter-level Causal Compatibility With  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: A former University of South Carolina Aiken graduate, Nalany Richardson was named a candidate in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). The program is one of the most prestigious in the United States, awarded to outstanding students in the STEM fields who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees. The five-year program is  more

HONG KONG, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: The University of Hong Kong (HKU) held a two-day symposium titled "Beyond Moore's Law: Cutting-Edge Intelligent Hardware and Information Systems" on May 20 and 21. The event brought together scholars and policy officials from Hong Kong and the Mainland to discuss various cutting-edge research and application areas, including nanophotonic systems, next-generation chip technology, the Internet of Things a  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, May 22 -- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, a journal that says it deals with the theory, design and applications of neural networks and learning systems from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition: * Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Explainable Representation Learning-Based Intelligent Inspection and Maintenance of Complex Systems * A Novel Automatic Generation C  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, May 22 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: Stuart Henderson, director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has been named to the Hampton Roads Power List by Inside Business. The list recognizes the major players in Hampton Roads' economy. According to Inside Business, the 2024 list considered milestones and current events, and it features "the talk of Hampton   more

LAUREL, Maryland, May 22 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of researchers from the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) and Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT) carried out a wargame on space deterrence last month, bringing together 37 participants from nine NATO nations. The Multi-Domain Space Deterrence Framework 2024 wargame was held April 29 - May 2 at the Majoor Jan Linzel Complex in The Ha  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Innovative method solves gigantic partial differential equations with artificial intelligence methods * * * Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a tensor network approach that solves real-world neutron transport equations. As described in the Journal of Computational Physics, the approach achieved world-record compression of memory, on the yot  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 22 -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: As hurricane season approaches, scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) and its managing organization, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), are closely watching tropical cyclone activity and the potential for significant impacts. Forecasts indicate that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs fro  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 22 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following remarks on May 20, 2024, by Sabine Hadida during the Graduate School commencement: * * * Thank you, Provost McGreevy. Good morning, everyone! I am deeply honored to be here today to share this memorable moment with you all. I want to start by thanking President Rev. John Jenkins and the selection committee for bestowing on me an honorary degree and the opportunity to speak at this commencement ceremony at this pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Ozone Transport Commission, Boston, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on May 16, 2024, and posted on May 20, 2024. The comment was signed by Francis C. Steitz, Chair, OTC Stationary and Area Sources Committee; Director, Division of Air Quality and Radiation Protection and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0402. * * * To: Michae  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 22 -- Radiation Research, a journal that says it deals with radiation effects and related subjects in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine from the Radiation Research Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 201, Issue 5): FOCUS ISSUE ARTICLES: * Metabolomic Profiles in Tissues of Nonhuman Primates Exposed to Either Total- or Partial-Body Radiation * Validating Radiosensitivity with Pre-Exposure Differen  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 21 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Understanding how contaminants in porous materials flow and are transported is key in the fields of industry, medicine, and environmental science. RIT Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy Shima Parsa and Michael Izaguirre '24 Ph.D. (imaging science) recently had their research on the topic published and featured on the cover of Soft Matter, a journal by the Royal So  more

IRVINE, California, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine researchers make ultra-thin bismuth material for flexible technologies * * * In a study published in Nature Materials, scientists from the University of California, Irvine describe a new method to make very thin crystals of the element bismuth - a process that may aid the manufacturing of cheap flexible electronics an everyday reality. "Bismuth has fascinated  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Mario Aguilera Whether it's the wafting aroma of our favorite meal or the dangerous fumes seeping from a toxic chemical, the human sense of smell has evolved into a sophisticated system that processes scents through several intricate stages. The brains of mammals have billions of neurons at their disposal to recognize odors they are exposed to, from pleasant to pungent.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Paul Dailing A team of more than 60 UChicago undergraduates is building a tiny satellite that will be launched into orbit courtesy of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative. While large satellites like the Hubble Space Telescope are the size of a bus and even "SmallSats" are the size of a refrigerator, CubeSats are a class of nanosatellites that can be as tiny as a 10-centimeter cube (roughly four inches)  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has chosen three University of Houston graduate students for its prestigious graduate research program. UH Ph.D. candidates Farzana Likhi, Caleb Broodo and Leonard Jiang were among 86 students from 31 states selected for Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program which provides world-class training and access to state-of-the-art facilit  more