TUCSON, Arizona, July 12 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Two Cottrell Scholars have co-edited a new American Chemical Society Symposium Series book stemming from a Cottrell Scholars Collaborative effort to improve career and professional mentoring of students in the physical sciences. The book, Professional Mentoring Programs for Science Students: Career Mentoring for Students in the Physical Sciences (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-2024  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its July 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 27): Perspectives: * Mass Transfer Analysis for Achieving High-Rate Lithium-Air Batteries * Uncovering Art's Vanishing Hues with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Drawing Inspiration fr  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, July 12 -- Advanced Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal on science, physics and engineering of electronic and magnetic materials, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 10, Issue 7): Review: * Layer Exchange Synthesis of SiGe for Flexible Thermoelectric Generators: A Comprehensive Review * Computational Design of 2D Phosphorus Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications: A Review Research Article: * Edible Electro  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 28). Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * Engineering Synthetic Erythrocytes as Next-Generation Blood Substitutes * Progress on the Design of Electroc  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 3, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 27). Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * Solar-Driven Selective Oxidation Over Bismuth-Based Semiconductors: From Prolific Catalysts to Diverse Reactio  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 12 -- Advanced Materials Interfaces, a journal that says it covers an interdisciplinary blend of physics, chemistry, materials science and life sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its July 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 19): Reviews: - Editor's Choice * Synthesis and Structural Design of Graphene, Silicon and Silicon-Based Materials Including Incorporation of Graphene as Anode to Improve Electrochemical Performance in Lithium-Ion Batter  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 12 -- Advanced Photonics Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features photonics research in optics, physics, biophotonics, electrooptics, quantum photonics, on-chip photonics, nanophotonics, optofluidics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 7): Research Article: * Miura Origami-Inspired Reconfigurable Phase Gradient Metasurface for Linearly and Circularly Polarized Differential Modulati  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news wrap up: Multiple wildfires fueled by wind, drought and unrelenting heat continue to scorch California. The Lake Fire, the second largest wildfire in the state so far this year, has already burned over 26,000 acres in Santa Barbara County. USC researchers are actively developing solutions to combat wildfires. These experts are available to discuss the ongoing blazes and the promising re  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Troy A. Carter director of the Fusion Energy Division in ORNL's Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, or FFESD, effective July 1. As division director, Carter will position ORNL as a key resource in U.S. plans for accelerating fusion energy development and evolve the lab's world-class t  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its July 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 27): Perspectives: * Chirality Determination of Nanocrystals by Electron Crystallography * Ion Migration in Metal Halide Perovskites: Characterization Protocols and Physicochemical Mechanis  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Active hydraulics and odd elasticity of muscle fibers The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a University of Michigan study. Nearly all animals use muscle to move, and it's been known for a long time that muscle, like all other cells, is composed of about 70% water. But researchers don't know what sets the range and upper limits of muscle perf  more

ALBANY, New York, July 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Legislation S.154-F/A.4938-D Prohibits Sale of Lithium-Ion Batteries That Are Not Up to Manufacturing Standards Legislation S.8743/A.9338 Directs State Agencies To Develop and Maintain Safety Resources Legislation S.8742/A.9337 Requires Training Materials for First Responders For Incidents Involving Lithium-Ion Batteries Legislation S.7503-B/A.1910-B Requires Retailers To Pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNScapv) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * Distinction from the Optica Board of Directors recognizes new Senior members for their experience, professional accomplishments * * * Optica announces and celebrates the Senior Member class of 2024. 95 Optica members have received the distinction of Senior Member, which recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments in optics and photonics. "I very much appreciate th  more

BRISTOL, England, July 12 -- Physics in Medicine and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine that says it features developments and applications of physics to medicine, physiology and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its June 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, No. 12): Papers: * A reference-point-method-based online proton treatment plan re-optimization strategy and a novel solution to planning constraint infeasibility   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * A new proposal would change that Key takeaways * The International Astronomical Union defines a planet as a celestial body that orbits the sun, is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a spherical shape, and has cleared away other objects near its orbit around the sun. * Scientists now recognize the existence of thousands of planets, but the IAU definition applies only  more

PASADENA, California, July 11 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Sneha Aenugu, a native of Hyderabad, India, is a detective of neural mysteries. Her path has led her to explore how humans learn, act, and make decisions in the real world. In the lab, Aenugu, a member of John O'Doherty's research group, designs experiments that set out to answer difficult questions using a familiar activity: video games. She shared her unique journey--and what she is learning alo  more

ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: From 3D-printing walls that protect against rising sea levels to leveraging machine learning to understand connections that lead to post-traumatic osteoarthritis, the latest of Cornell Engineering's SPROUT Awards are enabling cross-disciplinary collaborators to pursue novel and impactful research at the intersections of multiple fields. SPROUTwhich stands for Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconvention  more

TOKYO, Japan, July 12 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * By constructing hexagonal metallic-mean approximants of the honeycomb lattice, scientists from Tokyo Tech, Nagoya University, Toyota RIKEN, and Kindai University have linked incommensurately modulated structures and quasicrystals, two classes of aperiodic crystals. They found that a quasicrystal converges to a modulated honeycomb crystal on arranging tiles based on metallic means. This meta  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A Virginia Tech researcher is leveraging 30 years of connections to solve historic problems in the field of applied physics using cutting-edge approaches. In March, the U.S. Department of Defense announced $221 million in awards for defense-related research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. At an average award amount of $7.5 million over five years, the grants will s  more