HOUSTON, Texas, July 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new study led by Rice University's Peter Wolynes offers new insights into the evolution of foldable proteins. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers at Rice and the University of Buenos Aires used energy landscape theory to distinguish between foldable and nonfoldable parts of protein sequences. Their study illuminates the ongoing debate about whether the pi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new study led by Rice University's Peter Wolynes offers new insights into the evolution of foldable proteins. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers at Rice and the University of Buenos Aires used energy landscape theory to distinguish between foldable and nonfoldable parts of protein sequences. Their study illuminates the ongoing debate about whether the pi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective uni  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective universitie  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated June 25, 2024, from the Callentis Consulting Group LLC, Austin, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * Response to RFI on Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation Docket Number: DOT-OST-2024-0049 INTRODUCTION We appreciate the opportunity to provide input on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in transportation and the emerg  more

OSHAWA, Ontario, July 4 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * More than $225,000 in scholarships awarded to outstanding incoming students * * * Each year, seven outstanding incoming Ontario Tech students are awarded the university's most prestigious entrance scholarships in recognition of their exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career. Ontario Tech's major entrance schola  more

BELLINGHAM, Washington, July 4 -- The Journal of Medical Imaging, a journal from the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers that says it covers medical imaging, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 11, No. 3): Physics of Medical Imaging: * Maximizing microcalcification detectability in low-dose dedicated cone-beam breast CT: parallel cascades-based theoretical analysis * Can processed images be used to determine the modulation transfer   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: In an ongoing game of cosmic hide and seek, scientists have a new tool that may give them an edge. Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a computer program incorporating machine learning that could help identify blobs of plasma in outer space known as plasmoids. In a novel twist, the program has been  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected astronaut Andre Douglas as its backup crew member for the agency's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASA's Artemis campaign. Douglas will train alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. In the event a NASA astronaut is unable to take part in the flight, Douglas would join the Artemis II crew. "Andre's e  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 4 -- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: The Academy Board is pleased to announce the appointment of three members of the Board of Management, effective 1 October 2024. Adriana Esmeijer has been appointed Director of General Affairs, Iwan Holleman Director of Operational Management, and Geert de Snoo Director of Research Policy. The new Board of Management succeeds the Academy's acting Board. Marileen Dogterom, Academy Pre  more

LONDON, England, July 4 -- 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 July 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 26). Here are excerpts: * * * * Low-temperature redox activity and alcohol ammoxidation performance on Cu- and Ru-incorporated ceria catalysts * Observing C-N bond formation in plasma: a c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Researchers at Rice University are making strides in understanding how chromosome structures change throughout the cell's life cycle. Their study on motorized processes that actively influence the organization of chromosomes was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. A study by Zhiyu Cao, left, and Peter Wolynes, right, was recently published in PNAS. Photo courtesy of Rice University."This  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: QCaMP is returning to New Mexico for its third year, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists in the rapidly growing field of quantum science. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with instructors from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will teach New Mexico high schoolers and teac  more

BRISTOL, England, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: In new research physicists have wielded the power of chess to design a group of intricate mazes, which could ultimately be used to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. Their unique labyrinthine creations, inspired by the Knight's movements on a chessboard, might help unravel other notoriously difficult problems including simplifying industrial processes from carbon capture to ferti  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, July 4 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news from Pohang University of Science and Technology: Similar to the butterfly effect, tiny adjustments can yield significant outcomes. Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) achieved a breakthrough by modifying a material called 'spin-orbit torque (SOT).' This material is now a key focus in next-generation DRAM memory. This research team, led by Professor Daesu Lee and Yongjoo Jo, a Ph.D. c  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, July 4 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news from NIMS: NIMS simulated magnetization reversal in Nd-Fe-B magnets using large-scale finite element models based on electron microscopy data. These simulations revealed microstructural features affecting coercivity, guiding the development of high-performance permanent magnets Green power generation, electric transportation, and other high-tech industries rely heavily on high-performance permanent magnets, among whi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Detecting Bad Actors Within Information Systems ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 2 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12028363 B2, initially filed April 15, 2021) developed by four inventors Daniel Joseph Serna, The Colony, Texas; Marcus Raphael Matos, Richardson, Texas; Patrick N. Lawrence, Pensacola, Florida; and Christopher Lee Danielson, P  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Hampshire. *** Methods and Systems for Efficient Virtualization of Inline Transparent Computer Networking Devices ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 2 -- CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been assigned a patent (No. US 12028311 B2, initially filed June 21, 2023) developed by four inventors Richard Goodwin, York, Maine; Paul Sprague, North Berwick, Maine; Peter Geremia, Portsmouth, New Hamp  more