WASHINGTON, July 24 -- 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 22, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 14): Forum Articles: * Empirical Study of a Polymer-in-Perovskite Precursor: Correlation of the Morphological Changes to the Optoelectronics Reviews: * Low-Cost Magnesi  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Advances in Optics and Photonics, a journal from the Optical Society that says it features comprehensive review articles and multimedia tutorials appropriate for students, researchers, faculty, business professionals and engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its June 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 2): Tutorial: * Optical and Photonic Materials - Fundamentals and emerging optical applications of hexagonal boron nitride: a tutorial * Physic  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Latest release fuels collaboration and digital transformation by connecting workflows, integrating AI, and optimizing complex design tasks * * * Key Highlights * Unified Ansys technology reduces the need for engineers to connect multiple, disparate software technologies, streamlining the product design process by providing advanced multiphysi  more

LAUREL, Maryland, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: The surface of Uranus' moon Ariel is coated with a significant amount of carbon dioxide ice, especially on its "trailing hemisphere" that always faces away from the moon's direction of orbital motion. This fact presents a surprise because even at the frigid reaches of the Uranian system -- 20 times farther from the Sun than Earth -- carbon dioxide readily turns to gas  more

BOULDER, Colorado, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CU Boulder study finds disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier layer * * * Scientists have known from ice core research that it's easier to melt an ice sheet than to freeze it up again. Now, they know at least part of the reason why, and it has to do with ice's "sponginess," according to a new study published today in The Cryosphere  more

PASADENA, California, July 24 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Astronomers have untangled a messy collision between two massive clusters of galaxies in which the clusters' vast clouds of dark matter have decoupled from the so-called normal matter. The two clusters each contain thousands of galaxies and are located billions of light-years away from Earth. As they plowed through each other, the dark matter--an invisible substance that feels the force of gravity  more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 25 -- Environmental Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association of Chemistry and the Environment that says it covers the interfaces of geology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 4): * The overlooked toxicity of non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons * Retention of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by syringe filters * High caffeine levels in ol  more

BASEL, Switzerland, July 25 -- 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 August 2024 edition (Vol. 57, Issue 8): * Identification of Surface-Carbonate Soils and Soils with Variegated Underlying Rocks in the South of Volga Upland on Satellit  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Designing stronger, harder microprocessors; creating more effective fuel injectors for naval platforms; incorporating machine learning and artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing. These are just some of the innovative research areas discussed during academic presentations at the recent Distinguished Fellows Symposium held at the O  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- INCIPIT MEDICAL PHYSICS, Irving, Texas, won a federal contract award for $67,515 from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Arlington, Texas, for other scientific and technical consulting services. Contract Award Number: 36C25724P0395; ueiSAM: ZNTLH11NA8L3; NAICS Code: 541690; Product Service Code (PSC): H258; Solicitation Number: 36C25724Q0782; SBA - Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2024, entitled "Massachusetts Institute of Technology, et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments." The notice was issued by Gregory W. Campbell, Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance. * * * Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation   more

NEW YORK, July 25 -- The Journal of Low Temperature Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features low temperature physics and cryogenics, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 215, Issue 5-6): * Verification of Wiedemann-Franz Law in Silver with Moderate Residual Resistivity Ratio * Studies of the Structures of Nitrogen-Neon Nanoclusters Immersed into Superfluid Helium-4 * Cryogenic Resonant Amplifier for Electron-on-Helium Image Charge Re  more

BRISTOL, England, July 25 -- Journal of Physics - Complexity, a peer-reviewed journal that says it contributes to advancing scientific understanding of complex systems and networks, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 5, No. 2): Topical Review: * Economic complexity and the sustainability transition: a review of data, methods, and literature Papers: * Taming travel time fluctuations through adaptive stop pooling * The degree of economic develop  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Featuring new radiation approaches for lymphoma, potential therapeutic targets for pancreatic and breast cancers, and improved patient outcomes * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration  more

PASADENA, California, July 24 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users--each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all are craving more bandwidth. Now imagine that each of you had a dedicated wireless channel for communication that was hundreds of times faster than the Wi-Fi we use today, with   more

LONDON, England, July 25 -- 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 Aug. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 29): * Deep-trap persistent materials for future rewriteable optical information storage * Recent progress in energy-saving electrocatalytic hydrogen production via regulating the anodic oxi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 25 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its June 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 109, Issue 24): Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Impedance spectroscopy of chiral symmetric topoelectrical circuits * Gapless symmetry-protected topological phases and generalized deconfined critical points from gauging a finite sub  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Zirconium combined with silicon nitride enhances the conversion of propane -- present in natural gas -- needed to create in-demand plastic, polypropylene Scientists found that zirconium, when combined with silicon nitride, enhances the catalytic conversion of propane into propylene in a way that's faster and uses less energy than more traditional means.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use. A research team at Rice led by James Tour is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use. P  more