SEATTLE, Washington, June 4 (TNSres) -- The Allen Institute issued the following news: * * * Exploring how quantum processes in the brain might shape our experiences. * * * Deep down, your brain is an ensemble of the smallest bits of matter in the universe. These subatomic particles don't play by the rules of the everyday world. They obey quantum physics--the mind-bending theory that posits objects can exist in multiple states at once and entangled atoms can instantaneously interact across   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 4 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan The copious amount of regulation, numerous oversight agencies and authorities, and very real public concern about nuclear power safety make the work of the Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant Program (DNPPP) team among the most challenging in the environmental industry. For the skill, precision, and collaboration shown and for the focus on safely dealing with decommission  more

NEW YORK, June 4 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: By Ellen Neff There's a hot new BEC in town that has nothing to do with bacon, egg, and cheese. You won't find it at your local bodega, but in the coldest place in New York: the lab of Columbia physicist Sebastian Will, whose experimental group specializes in pushing atoms and molecules to temperatures just fractions of a degree above absolute zero. Writing in Nature, the Will lab, supported by theoretical collaborat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 4 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice with the addition of Michael J. Attisha, Ph.D., as of counsel in Boston. With a Ph.D. in physics, Attisha focuses much of his practice on quantum technologies and the nuclear physics space. Attisha also has counseled clients for many years in the additive fabrication (3D printing) space. Attisha al  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 -- The Journal of Climate, a journal from the American Meteorological Society that focuses on a basic understanding of the dynamics and physics of the climate system on a large spatial scales, including variability of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface and cryosphere, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 37, Issue 11): ARTICLES: * North-South Disparity in Impact of Climate Change on "Outdoor Days" * Increases in the  more

BRISTOL, England, June 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its July 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 27): Papers: - Surfaces and interfaces * Guiding infrared electromagnetic waves through TI nanowires with extremely large wavenumber and azimuthal index - Electronic structure * Direction-dependent conductivity in planar Hall set-ups with tilted Weyl/multi-Weyl s  more

BRISTOL, England, June 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its July 17, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 28): Topical Reviews: * Quantum enhanced efficiency and spectral performance of paper-based flexible photodetectors functionalized with two dimensional materials * Higher-order topological phases in crystalline and non-crystalline systems: a review Papers: - Soft  more

BRISTOL, England, June 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its July 24, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 29): Papers: - Surfaces and interfaces * Understanding and optimizing the sensitization of anatase titanium dioxide surface with hematite clusters - Soft matter, biophysics and liquids * Clutch model for focal adhesions predicts reduced self-stabilization under o  more

BRISTOL, England, June 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its July 31, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 30): Letter: * Characterizing an effective magnetic field during asymmetric creep motion of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls Papers: - Physics of materials * Interlayer coupling modulated for thermoelectric transport characterization of black arsenic nanoscale devices  more

ITHACA, New York, June 3 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Fifty years ago, disco was on the rise, "American Graffiti" and "The Exorcist" were big at the box office, and the Watergate scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Meanwhile, Vicky Sharp and Michael Skvarla were starting their first days at Cornell. Skvarla began his career in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, later joining the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57152) involving Westinghouse Electric Corp., Columbia, South Carolina: * * * Facility: Westinghouse Electric Corporation RX Type: Uranium Fuel Fabrication Comments: Leu Conversion (Uf6 To Uo2) Commercial Lwr Fuel Region: 2 City: Columbia State: SC County: Richland License #: SNM-1107 Docket: 07001151 NRC Notified By: Steve Subosits HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez Notification Date: 0  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Optics Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Optical Society that emphasizes scientific and technology innovations in all aspects of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its June 3, 2024, edition (Vol. 32, Issue 12). Here are excerpts: ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LASERS 2023: * Advanced Solid-State Lasers: feature issue introduction NONLINEAR OPTICS 2023: * Nonlinear Optics: feature issue introduction ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIC  more

MELVILLE, New York, June 4 -- Physics of Plasmas, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol, 31, Issue 6): ARTICLES: - Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement * Core performance predictions in projected SPARC first-campaign plasmas with nonlinear CGYRO * Simulation studies of tungsten impurity behaviors in helium plasma in comparison with deuterium plasma via SOLPS-ITER - Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas,  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on June 3, 2024: Story by: Michelle Franklin In 1883 Osborne Reynolds injected ink into water in a short, clear pipe to observe its movement. His experiments showed that as the input water velocity increased, the flow went from laminar (smooth and predictable) to turbulent (unsteady and unpredictable) through the development of localized patches of turbulence, known today as "puffs.  more