OXFORD, Ohio, July 11 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Microscope part of educational partnership agreement between Miami and Air Force Research Laboratory * * * By Josh Chapin, University Communications and Marketing When Nate Price first heard Miami University would soon receive an ultra-high vacuum scanning tunneling microscope (UHV STM), he immediately saw the possibilities. Price, entering his second year as a master's student studying Physics at Miami, h  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its July 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 13): Letters: * Effect of Br Ions in Octylammonium 2D Perovskites for Performance Improvement of CuSCN-Based Perovskite Solar Cells * Surface Treatment of Garnet-Type Sol  more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 11 -- Eurasian Soil Science, a peer reviewed journal that says it covers global and regional theoretical and experimental studies of the genesis, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, fertility, management, conservation and remediation of soils, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 57, Issue 7): * Water-Extractable Organic Matter of the Soils with Different Degrees of Erosion and Sedimentation in a Small Catchment in the C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 10 (TNSres) -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * Guidance from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) helps clinicians deliver more precise high dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy treatments * MIM Symphony HDR Prostate[i] is an impressive new solution that provides visualization of reoriented MRI contours on the live ultrasound during HDR procedures * * * GE HealthCare's MIM Software, a global provider of medical imaging analysis a  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that federal prosecutors shut down hundreds of fake, AI-generated social media accounts used by Russian operatives to create a "bot farm" that spread lies and pro-Vladimir Putin disinformation in the United States and abroad, USA Today reports. Many of these accounts alleged to be Americans who were taking to social media sites like X, formerly known as Twitter, to   more

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, July 11 -- Holland College issued the following news release: Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex USA Inc. has donated two sections of a tower flange to Holland College's Wind Turbine Technology program. Flanges connect the wind turbine to the tower and support its weight. The flange comes from a wind turbine that was recently demolished in Hermanville, PEI after being damaged in a severe wind storm that compromised the stability of the foundation late last ye  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 26, 2024, hearing entitled "An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * The Department of Energy was established in response to the oil crisis of 1973 with the mission of "ensuring America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges t  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- Hydrological Processes, a journal that says it advances understanding of the mechanisms underlying the movement and storage of water in the environment and the interaction of water with geological, biogeochemical, atmospheric and ecological systems, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 38, Issue 7): RESEARCH ARTICLE: * Changes in snow water storage and hydrologic partitioning in an alpine catchment in the Colorado Fr  more

LAUREL, Maryland, July 11 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Director Ralph D. Semmel has announced that he will step down from his role in July 2025, marking the conclusion of 15 remarkable years leading the nation's largest university affiliated research center. "Serving alongside APL's dedicated staff members has been the greatest professional honor of my life," said Semmel. "My colleag  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 11 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: In partnership with NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) GPS III Program Office has delivered two laser retroflector arrays to Lockheed Martin. On May 6, the LRAs were delivered under a directed program to rapidly integrate hosted payloads on GPS satellites ahead of launch call up. The LRAs will be installed onto two GPS III satellites, SV9 and SV10,  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member with more than a decade of service to the university is the new head of MSU's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Professor Jeff Winger begins his role as department head July 1. Winger has served as interim department head since last summer. "Dr. Winger is well-equipped for the this role with his past experiences as associate and acting head," said College of Arts a  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2024, entitled "CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program Advanced Packaging Research and Development." The notice was issued by Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat. * * * SUMMARY: The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) intends to announce, via a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), an ope  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, July 10 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN), a leader in national security and global infrastructure solutions, announced today that government and industry executive Roger Mason, Ph.D., will join the company as senior vice president, effective July 8, 2024. Mason's deep experience in the national security sector includes leadership inside o  more

LONDON, England, July 11 -- 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 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 27): * Molecular dynamics in the gas phase * Characterization of changes in the electronic structure of platinum sub-nanoclusters supported on graphene induced by oxygen adsorption * Mecha  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Solar energy is critical for a clean-energy future. Traditionally, solar energy is harvested using silicon - the same semiconductor material used in everyday electronic devices. But silicon solar panels have drawbacks: For instance, they're expensive and hard to mount on curved surfaces. Researchers have developed alternative materials for solar-energy harvesting to solve such shortcomings. Among the most  more

ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: From exploring the mechanics of early-stage bone metastasis to analyzing price formation policies in wholesale electricity markets, Cornell Engineering's Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell. The Sprout Awards program, which launched in 2022, provides support to teams of investigators pursuing novel research at the intersection of multiple fields. "I   more

KOLN, Germany, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at the University of Cologne have achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum materials, potentially setting the stage for advancements in topological superconductivity and robust quantum computing / publication in 'Nature Physics' * * * A team of experimental physicists led by the University of Cologne have shown that it is possible to create superconducting effects in specia  more