COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 17 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Researchers hit milestones in pursuit of thin film conductor * * * Scientists have achieved a series of milestones in growing a high-quality thin film conductor, suggesting in a new study that the material is a promising candidate platform for future wearable electronics and other miniature applications. Researchers at The Ohio State University, the Army Research Laboratory and MIT determined that th  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 11, 2024, from Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions: * * * RE: Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0591 and EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0189 * * * To Whom it may concern, We are writing in support of the permit application for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the LOC-NESS project. We have reached a point when to reduce the most severe impacts of climate change on humans and our environment, emissions re  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The world's most powerful supercomputer has raised the bar for calculating the number of atoms in a molecular dynamics simulation 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any previous simulation of its kind. The simulation was conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, AMD, and QDX   more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, July 18 (TNSres) -- Carthage College issued the following news: NASA has awarded Professor Kevin Crosby $300,000 in seed funding to build a new research and internship program for Carthage students. The majority of these funds are designated for 10 summer internships over the next two years. Selected students will take part in space science research on campus during the academic year and then spend a summer working at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The agency recently an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News It is estimated that about 70 percent of the energy generated worldwide ends up as waste heat. If scientists could better predict how heat moves through semiconductors and insulators, they could design mo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The planet's wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. These scorching worlds are as massive as Jupiter, and they swing wildly close to their star, whirling around in a few days compared to our own gas giant's leisurely 4,000-day orbit around the sun.   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "Our hope is that our students grow and mature as scholars and help rebuild the intellectual potential of Ukraine after the devastating war." * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Mathematics When Sophia Breslavets first heard about Yulia's Dream, the MIT Department of Mathematics' Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (PRIMES) for Ukrainian student  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan recently awarded more than $1.5 million to support 15 multidisciplinary early-stage to mid-stage research projects with high commercial potential. U-M researchers from the Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses, along with faculty from Western Michigan University, Wayne State Universi  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2024, entitled "Request for Qualified Candidates for Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards." The notice was issued by Carrie Safford, Secretary. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seeks qualified candidates for appointment to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS or Committee). ADDRESSES: Submit resumes to Sa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: For decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications including computer memory, chemical sensors and quantum computers. In a study published in Nature, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) demonstrated that the layered multif  more

LONDON, England, July 18 -- 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 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 28): * Estimating water transport in carbon nanotubes: a critical review and inclusion of scale effects * Optical trapping of nanoclusters formed in a temperature-responsive ionic liquid aq  more

BRISTOL, England, July 18 -- 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 July 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, No. 14): Topical Reviews: * Metrology for advanced radiotherapy using particle beams with ultra-high dose rates * Functional nanotransducer-mediated wireless neu  more

LONDON, England, July 18 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Hayley Dunning New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy collisions, paving the way for new physics. Particle accelerators are best known for colliding matter to probe its make-up, but they are also used for measuring the chemical structure of drugs, treating cancers, and manufacturing silicon microchips. Current accelerators use protons,   more

LONDON, England, July 18 -- Radiation Protection Dosimetry, a journal that says it covers all aspects of personal and environmental dosimetry and monitoring for ionising and non-ionising radiations, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 200, Issue 11-12): PAPERS: * Contributions of Prof. P. Venkataramaiah to the research on radiation physics and education in IndiaGet accessArrow * Role of independent research at AERB for ensuring safety of nuclear   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 18 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth mathematicians team up with geophysicists to study the warming Arctic. * * * By Harini Barath Dartmouth researchers are using computational mathematics and machine learning to develop models that better predict sea ice thickness in regions of the Arctic. "The ice in the Arctic is changing incredibly fast," says Christopher Polashenski, adjunct associate professor at the Thayer School of  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: To better predict long-term flooding risk, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a 3D modeling framework that captures the complex dynamics of water as it flows across the landscape. The framework seeks to provide valuable insights into which communities are most vulnerable as the climate changes, and was developed for a pro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A shift in Antarctica's melting trends and slushy Arctic ice pushes warming from changing sea ice toward the upper limits of climate model estimates In this view from the Terra satellite, chunks of sea ice appear as white swirls off the coast of Greenland. As the ice thins and darkens, it reflects less sunlight than solid ice sheets, speeding up global heating. Image credit: NASA's Earth Observatory. Study:   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Advertisement Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before and perhaps discover new physics By Thomas Lewton 15 July 2024 Paul Ryding We are living in the era of black hole photography. In 2019, the first picture taken of a black hole was released. Un  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers from the School of Physics & Astronomy have been involved an important new measurement of the top quark made using data provided by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). ATLAS and CMS are general-purpose particle detectors at CERN's LHC in Geneva. Physicists from the University of Glasgow have played key roles in the international ATLAS collaboration for decades. ATLAS and CMS capture data from   more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 18 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: Brainport region gets 275 million euros for education in chip sector. TU/e expects to grow substantially in terms of numbers of master students in the coming years in those disciplines needed by the semicon sector. By 2030, the number of master's students will have grown towards a total of two thousand and about one thousand more will graduate each year. This is contained in the Brainp  more

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 18 (TNSres) -- Leiden University issued the following news: An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant enables promising young researchers to further develop their research ideas over the next three years. Read more about the projects for which our researchers have been awarded funding: Assessing global mining impacts on freshwater biodiversity: towards sustainable res  more