ITHACA, New York, July 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Hector Aguilar-Carreno, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Marjolein van der Meulen, Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering, have been named associate vice provosts in the Office of the Vice President for Research  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 23 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 22, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 4): PERSPECTIVES: * Clarification of the spontaneous polarization direction in crystals with wurtzite structure SURFACES AND INTERFACES: * Thermal conductance of interfaces between titanium nitride and group IV semiconductors at high temperatures * Strain mapping in amorphous germanium  more

YORK, England, July 23 -- Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine that says it features biomedical engineering, biophysics and medical physics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 10, No. 4). Here are excerpts: * * * Topical Review: * Investigation on ultrasound images for detection of fetal congenital heart defects Papers: * Silk fibroin and hydroxypropyl ce  more

SHANGHAI, China, July 20 -- Chinese Optics Letters, a journal from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Optical Society that says it disseminates latest, important discoveries and inventions in all branches of optical science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its June 10, 2024, special issue entitled Quantum Imaging (Vol. 22, Issue 6): Special Issue on Quantum Imaging: * Efficient spectral single-p  more

FULLERTON, California, July 23 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: Cal State Fullerton secured nearly $58 million in grants and contracts during the 2023-24 fiscal year, setting a new record for the university. This achievement, which surpasses the previous record of $46.1 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year, marks the third consecutive year that CSUF has increased its grants and contracts funding. The awards represent a 25% increase over the   more

BRISTOL, England, July 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A pioneering physicist who gave up her PhD 75 years ago to have a family has been made a honorary Doctor of Science by her old university. Rosemary Fowler's discoveries at the University of Bristol in 1948 helped change our understanding of physics. Nearly eight decades on, the prestigious scientific journal Nature described her work as "[setting] events in motion that would rewrite the laws of p  more

PASADENA, California, July 22 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: A $30 million lead gift endows the Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry in honor of a lifelong mentor and friend. Dr. Jack Yongfeng Zhang and Dr. Mary Zi-ping Luo's philanthropy advances the Institute's leadership in chemistry and chemical engineering while honoring the legacy of Nobel Laureate Rudolph (Rudy) A. Marcus, the John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry  more

LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Benjie Coleman, Corinne Farrell, Jacklin Kwan, Meesha Patel, Simon Levey The UK's national research funding agency has awarded over pound sterling5.8m for Imperial to develop our most talented early career researchers and innovators. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has named four Imperial academics in its 2024 Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Awards. The awards provide funding for up to four years to  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, July 22 -- Goshen College issued the following news: In Goshen College's Maple and Hickory Scholars Program, awarded students spend eight weeks focusing on a particular area of research, alongside a professor who serves as both a supervisor and colleague. While participating in the Maple Scholars program, students live together on campus and take turns sharing updates on their research. The Maple and Hickory Scholars program is a unique undergraduate opportunity for our student  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Optica, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from Optica that says it features the spectrum of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 20, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 7): Reviews: * Mesoscopic ultrafast nonlinear optics--the emergence of multimode quantum non-Gaussian physics Research Articles: * iSCAT microscopy and particle tracking with tailored spatial coherence * Observation of interband Kelly sidebands in coupled-rin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A large collaborative team led by the University of Texas at Austin with Rice University as a key partner was awarded $840 million to develop the next generation of high-performing semiconductor microsystems for the U.S. Department of Defense. Photo courtesy: University of Texas at AustinOn July 18, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected UT's semiconductor consortium, the Texas Institute for E  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Interest in Earth-like planets orbiting within the habitable zone of their host stars has surged, driven by the quest to discover life beyond our solar system. But the habitability of such planets, known as exoplanets, is influenced by more than just their distance from the star. A new study by Rice University's David Alexander, pictured, and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to   more

MACAU, China, July 23 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: MIT Technology Review, in collaboration with DeepTech, hosted the Meet 35 Summit 2024 and the MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 China Award Ceremony. Sun Pengzhan, assistant professor at the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME) at the University of Macau (UM), was named one of the 35 Innovators Under 35 for China (TR35 China), making him the only scholar from Macao on the lis  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers at the international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) collaboration have shown that muon beams traversing low density absorbers inside strong magnetic fields can reduce their transverse size through the mechanism of 'ionization cooling'. What will be the next high-energy particle accelerator after the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)? While a much larger proton-proton collider, such as   more