WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Association for Women in Science issued the following news release: The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) announces its 2024 Scholarship Awards recipients. The AWIS Career Re-entry Scholarships are awarded to Aurelia Valente and Cathy Van Bui. The AWIS Distinguished Doctoral Research Scholarship is awarded to Shahzarin Khan. The First-Generation College Student Scholarships are awarded to Eve Heeley-Ray, Katie Helwick, Amanda Nordquist-Rodriguez, and Taylor Rossi  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 1 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: The end of the 2023-24 academic year at Hendrix College brings a changing of the guard for Leadership in Environmental Analysis for the People (LEAP), an environmental justice research program co-developed by Professor of Chemistry Dr. Courtney Hatch and Professor of Anthropology Dr. Brett Hill. For the last year, environmental studies majors Madison Achan '26, Eleanor Burks '24, Mera Feltenstein '24, and Maeve Smit  more

BRISTOL, England, June 1 -- Journal of Physics-Energy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it showcases the developments in energy research, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 6, No. 2): Perspective: * The role of chemo-mechanical modelling in the development of battery technology--a perspective Roadmaps: * 2023 roadmap on ammonia as a carbon-free fuel * 2024 roadmap on membrane desalination technology at the water-energy nexus Topical Reviews  more

BRISTOL, England, June 1 -- Journal of Physics-Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biological and biomedical materials, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 7, No. 2): Perspectives: * High entropy ceramics for applications in extreme environments * Phosphosulfide semiconductors for optoelectronics and solar energy conversion Topical Reviews: * Advancing electron microscopy using deep learning * Advance in twisted transitio  more

BRISTOL, England, June 1 -- Journal of Physics-Photonics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it showcases the developments in the science, technology and application of photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 6, No. 2): Perspectives: * An emerging tool in healthcare: wearable surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy * Atom-light interactions using optical nanofibres--a perspective Letter: * Spectrally tunable phase-biased NALM mode-locked Yb:  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 1 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 17). Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Corrections to the Bethe lattice solution of Anderson localization * Statistical mechanics model for Clifford random tensor networks and monitored quantum circuits * Onset of transmon   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 1 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 18). Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Sound speed and Gruneisen parameter up to three terapascal in shock-compressed iron * Unconventional parametric spin-wave pumping in single-crystal iron films * Relationship between ma  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 1 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 19). Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Exact conditions for ensemble density functional theory * Unified theory of optical absorption and luminescence including both direct and phonon-assisted processes * Phases and exotic  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 1 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its May 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 20). Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Electronic topology with bound defect charges promotes intermediate hexatic phase in two-dimensional melting * Ballistic to diffusive crossover in a weakly interacting Fermi gas * Moi  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- Research in Science Education, a peer-reviewed journal that says it examines early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, workplace and informal learning as they relate to science education, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 54, Issue 3): * Fostering Secondary School Science Students' Intrinsic Motivation by Inquiry-based Learning * Conceptualizing Phases of Sensemaking as a Trajectory for Grasping Better Understanding: Coo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Louise Lerner For years, Prof. Bozhi Tian's lab has been learning how to integrate the world of electronics--rigid, metallic, bulky--with the world of the body--soft, flexible, delicate. In their latest work, they have created a prototype for what they call "living bioelectronics": a combination of living cells, gel, and electronics that can integrate with living tissue. The patches are made of sen  more

KOLN, Germany, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Collaborative Research Centre in the field of mRNA research and extended the funding of four existing CRCs. With a total of 16 CRCs as the managing university, the University of Cologne holds the top position in Germany * * * The DFG will fund a new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) at the University of Cologne for the next three years  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 1 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: By Jim Ver Steeg Kevin Garewal, vice provost and the Andrew H. & Janet Dayton Dean of the University of Rochester Libraries, has announced that he will step down from his roles effective July 31. Garewal is returning to his alma mater, Cleveland State University-College of Law, where he will serve as assistant professor and director of the law library. "Kevin has led with a deep strategic vision and close at  more

COVENTRY, England, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: Scientists at the University of Warwick are using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse cosmic explosions known as supernovae. Many stars in the Universe will end their lives as white dwarfs - compact stars containing about the mass of the Sun in the size of the Earth. Some of these white dwarfs will eventually explode as supernovae. The process is highly energetic and results in the creation o  more