COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 25 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its June 24, 2024, edition (Vol. 124, Issue 26): SURFACES AND INTERFACES: * Strain hardening and toughening in metal/molecular nanolayer/metal nanosandwiches PHONONIC, ACOUSTIC, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES: * Thermal characterization of thin films: A chip-based approach for in-plane property analysis DIELECTRICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The American Nuclear Society, or ANS, recognized Steven Arndt, a distinguished R&D staff member at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, during the organization's annual conference in Las Vegas. Arndt was recognized with two honors, the ANS Presidential Citation and the Don Miller Award. The ANS Presidential Citation is presented by the ANS Presid  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Chemical and Biomedical Imaging, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features chemistry, physics, biology, engineering and medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its June 24, 2024, edition (Vol. 2, Issue 6): Reviews: * Visible Tracking of Small Molecules of Gases with Fluorescent Donors Articles: * Modeling the Thermoelastic Sample Response for Subdiffraction Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging * Near-Infrared F  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Chemical and Biomedical Imaging, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features chemistry, physics, biology, engineering and medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its May 27, 2024, edition (Vol. 2, Issue 5): Reviews: * Imaging-Assisted Antisense Oligonucleotide Delivery for Tumor-Targeted Gene Therapy * Advancements and Practical Considerations for Biophysical Research: Navigating the Challenges and Future of   more

HATFIELD, England, June 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: The University of Hertfordshire has announced its second prestigious astrophysics research fellowship within just a few weeks. Accomplished astrophysicist Dr Sophie Koudmani, presently of Cambridge University, will be joining Herts this October after winning a prestigious research fellowship. She follows Dr Beatriz Mingo, who won an Ernest Rutherford fellowship from the Science and Technology Fac  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 25 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Three pioneers of microwave and radar technology have been recognised at the University of Birmingham with a new plaque marking the site of their achievements. * * * Presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Milestone plaque celebrates the work of John Randall, Harry Boot and James Sayers, whose research on the cavity magnetron at the University played an importa  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the following public communication dated June 2, 2024: * * * Comments of the World Privacy Forum Regarding: NIST AI 100-4 Draft for Public Comment, Reducing Risks Posed by Synthetic Content, An Overview of Technical Approaches to Digital Content Transparency ATTN: National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive Mail Stop 8900 Gaithersburg MD 20899-8900 The Wor  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions. The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the G  more

LONDON, England, June 25 -- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features physical, mathematical and engineering sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its July 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 382, Issue 2275): Theme issue 'The liminal position of Nuclear Physics: from hadrons to neutron stars' ARTICLES: * Second-order optimization strategies for neural network quantum states * Thermodynamics of spin-1/2 fermions on coarse   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs). The results were presented on June 16 at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation meeting in Japan by Edgar Marrufo Villalpando  more

BRISTOL, England, June 22 -- Superconductor Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features theories of superconductivity, basic physics of superconductors, relation of microstructure and growth to superconducting properties and fabrication, properties and applications of thin films and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 37, No. 7): Letters: * High field HTS electromagnet with direct-current supplied bulk supercondu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is proud to announce the release of a new white paper, "General Education Assessment Processes Supporting Student Choice." Authored by Briana Houlihan, MBA, dean for the College of General Studies; Jacquelyn Kelly, Ph.D., associate dean; and Susan Hadley, Ph.D., associate dean, the paper provides a comprehensive approach to assessing General Education learning outcomes in a f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear fusion -- when two nuclei combine to form a new nucleus, thereby releasing energy -- may be the clean, reliable, limitless power source of the future. But first, scientists must learn how to control its production. Building on decades of prior research, scientists have developed sophisticated techniques to improve the confinement of superhot plasma within t  more