RESTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: Aerospace] -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics issued the following news release: AIAA is pleased to announce the 2024 AIAA David W. Thompson Lectureship in Space Commerce is awarded to Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman, Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd. (SSTL) and Distinguished Professor, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey. The lecture, "Small Satellites - The Foundation of NewSpace," will be presented Tuesday, 30 July, 12   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 9 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 2): PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS: * Localized surface plasmon-enhanced nanorod micro-LEDs with Ag nanoparticles embedded in insulating and planarizing spin-on glass ADVANCED MATERIALS: * Effect of high pressure synthesis conditions on the formation of high entropy oxides SEMICONDUCTORS:  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 8 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on July 7, 2024: * * * Minnesota Among Top 5 States for Highest Energy Bills By Bill Glahn This is not a list you want to rank high on. This headline caught my eye last week: Energy costs: These are the states paying the most, least S  more

ITHACA, New York, July 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: One TikTok video that went viral confirmed to Nour Gajial '26 and Yanni Kouloumbis '26 that they were on to something with MathGPT. In the TikTok, Gajial introduces their math learning platform by asking viewers to "imagine if Chegg and ChatGPT had a baby." She then shows how students can take a screenshot of their math problem, upload it to MathGPT and receive "an instant solution with very clear steps." Gajial's TikTok  more

CORNING, New York, July 9 (TNSres) -- Corning, a manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * Management now expects Q2 core sales of approximately $3.6 billion, compared with guidance of $3.4 billion, and a return to year-over-year core sales and core EPS growth Outperformance primarily driven by strong adoption of new optical connectivity products for Generative AI 'Springboard' framework is expected to add more than $3 bi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Professors Karin Ruhlandt, Shobha Bhatia, Eleanor Maine and Suzanne Baldwin participate in a Women in Science and Engineering panel discussion this past spring. Four women STEM faculty members, all longtime members of the University community, have recently retired with emerita status, but they leave behind a significant legacy--as valuable researchers, dedicated teachers and inspiring mentors to the next generation.   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By Dan Linehan Whether it's providing accurate positioning and navigation, or enabling intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, the space domain has never been more important to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Distributed maritime operations and the reality of strategic competition have led to increasing demand from the fleet for space-based capabilities including the satellite systems which serve a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Advanced materials are an important point of innovation for areas critical to national security such as energy, defense, aeronautics and aerospace technologies. Rice University materials scientist Boris Yakobson has won three awards from two federal agencies totaling $4,140,611 over several years to research challenging aspects of advanced materials' production, performance and dynamics. Boris Yakobson is Karl F. Hass  more