Physics Tipoffs from TNS
A Deep Dive Into Polyimides for High-Frequency Wireless Telecommunications
TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Measurements of polyimides' dielectric properties could accelerate the development of 6G technologies.
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Detailed measurements and analysis of the dielectric properties of polyimides could bolster the development of 6G wireless communication technologies, report scientists from Tokyo Tech and EM Labs, Inc. Using a device known as a Fabry--Perot resonator, they measured the dielectric c
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Ability to Track Nanoscale Flow in Soft Matter Could Prove Pivotal Discovery
ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Breakthrough in analysis method will boost studying soft matter for many applications
Innovative method for X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy is applicable to tracking changes over time in soft matter at the atomic scale.
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For roughly 70 years, Play-Doh has been entertaining children with its moldable, squishy form. This familiar substance belongs to a b
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ACS Nano Journal Issues Research Articles in Aug. 6, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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 Aug. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 31).
Here are excerpts:
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Perspectives:
* Single Atom Engineering for Nanorobotics
Reviews:
* Moisture Power Generation: From Material Selection to Device Structure Optimization
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Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in Aug. 1, 2024 Special Issue Entitled Liquid Metals for Functional Materials
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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 Aug. 1, 2024, special issue (Vol. 34, Issue 31) entitled Liquid Metals for Functional Materials.
Here are excerpts:
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* From Droplets to Devices: Recent Advances in Liquid Metal
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Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in Aug. 8, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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 Aug. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 32).
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Review:
* Embracing Remote Fields as the Fourth Dimension of Tissue Biofabrication
* Lattice Oxygen Redox Mechanisms in th
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Advanced Materials Interfaces Issues Research Articles in Aug. 5, 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- 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 Aug. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 22):
* Long-Term Immersion Study for Durability of Interconnected Micropatterned Surfaces with Sustained Water Repellency
* Antibacterial Activity of Visible Light Responsive-Silver-Nanoparticle/Titania Composite Thin Film
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Advanced Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in Aug. 8, 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Advanced Materials, a journal that says it publishes reviews, progress reports, communications and research news at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 32).
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Correction:
* Correction to "Encapsulation of Plasmid DNA by Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Gene Transportation and Expression"
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Advanced Photonics Research Issues Research Articles in August 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- 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 August 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 8):
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* All-Bands-Flat Floquet Topological Photonic Insulators with Microring Lattices
* Progress in Printable Colloidal Photonic Crystals
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Cameron's Keith Vitense Named ACS Fellow
LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Cameron University issued the following news release:
Cameron University's Dr. Keith Vitense, a professor emeritus who currently serves as the university's EOO Officer/Title IX Co-Coordinator, has been named an ACS Fellow by the American Chemical Society. Vitense, who retired in June 2020 as a professor in the Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering, was a member of the CU faculty for more than 30 years.
The ACS Fellows Program recognizes and honor
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College of Arts and Sciences Launches Innovative TEAMS Program to Foster Teaching Excellence
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news:
Mississippi State University's College of Arts and Sciences is launching an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at promoting outstanding teaching practices and collaboration within the largest academic college at the university.
Teaching Excellence and Motivating Success, or TEAMS, stems from universitywide directives to increase effective teaching practices, said Kelly Moser, MSU Department of Classical
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Effective New Catalyst Brings Hope for Cleaner Energy, Wastewater Treatment, and Green Chemistry
HOKKAIDO, Japan, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release:
A catalyst that significantly enhances ammonia conversion could improve wastewater treatment, green chemical and hydrogen production.
A team of scientists have developed an effective catalyst with a remarkable ability to enhance the efficiency of ammonia conversion. Published in Advanced Energy Materials, the study reveals the catalyst's potential to significantly advance wastewater treatment, green nitr
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EPA Releases Public Communication From Hofstra University Occupational Medicine Dept. Chairperson Moline
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on June 20, 2024, from Jacqueline Moline, chairperson of the Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health:
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From: Dr. Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc
Chair
Professor
Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention
The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hof
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Fulbright Award Sends Physics Grad Student to France for Quantum Research
MERCED, California, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced
Persistence has paid off for UC Merced doctoral candidate Arabi Seshappan.
The graduate student from Fremont, about to start her sixth year, was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program's Fulbright-Universite Paris-Saclay Doctoral Research Award, which is only granted to three U.S. students each year.
"This was my third time applying. I applied once before c
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab: EZIE-Mag Provides Bridge Between Indigenous Teaching and Modern Science
LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release:
The parade of colorful lights spotted in the cold polar region are called the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. According to scientists, this vibrant display is generated by space weather, interactions between events happening on the Sun and Earth's atmosphere.
Scheduled for launch in late 2024, NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE), led by the Johns Hop
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Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Issues Research Articles in September 2024 Edition
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, a journal that says it features application of mechanical engineering principles on the improvement of human health from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 146, Issue 9):
Research Papers:
* Consequence of Red Blood Cells Deformability on Heat Sink Effect of Blood in a Three-Dimensional Bifurcated Vessel
* Estimation of Injury Limits a
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Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Issues Research Articles in Aug. 8, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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 Aug. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 31):
Perspectives:
* Advancing Organic Photoredox Catalysis: Mechanistic Insight through Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
* Coupled Kite-to-Square Distortion Transition and Physical Properties in 2
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MIT: Going Dutch on Climate
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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MIT students get first-hand view of climate-proofing the Netherlands.
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By Deborah Halber, MIT Energy Initiative
When MIT senior Rudiba Laiba saw that stores in the Netherlands eschewed plastic bags to save the planet, her first thought was, "that doesn't happen in Bangladesh."
Laiba is one of eight MIT students who traveled to the Netherlands in June as part of an M
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Morgan State University Research Grant Funding on Pace to Reach $100M Annual Target
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release:
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University's Division of Research and Economic Development Reports 6% Increase in Sponsored Research and $50M in Research Expenditures During FY24
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During the Morgan State University Board of Regents summer quarterly meetings, the University's Division of Research and Economic Development (D-RED) reported a record-high of $88.5 million in new federal funding commitments for universit
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NSF Awards RIT Nearly $3 Million to Advance Semiconductor Technologies
ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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RIT will train graduate students for interdisciplinary research in essential semiconductor technologies
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By Michelle Cometa
Rochester Institute of Technology will provide 20 doctoral student fellowships to advance research in the much-needed field of semiconductor technologies.
The National Science Foundation awarded RIT nearly $3 million in funding for "Convergent Gradua
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Physics' Meyers granted NSF CAREER award for crystal structure research
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 7 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
Dr. Derek Meyers, an assistant professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Physics, has been awarded an NSF CAREER award totaling $740,000 to fund his research on synthesizing and analyzing artificial crystal structures with behaviors called topological orders.
"Our group specializes in growing crystals one atomic layer at a time, controlling the atoms in each layer, which allows us to create uni
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement: Cottrell Scholars Create Thriving Coding Community
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2024:
A Cottrell Scholars Collaborative project to help integrate Python coding into STEM courses has helped coalesce a robust, interdisciplinary network extending beyond the Cottrell Scholar community.
Following the Cottrell Scholar Conference in 2019, Research Corporation for Science Advancement funded the project Enhancing Science Courses by Integrating Python (ESCIP). It enabled pro
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Ring Leaders
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Villanova University issued the following news release:
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Thirty-five years ago, Voyager 2 confirmed the existence of Neptune's rings. Years prior, an improbable Villanova research project first discovered the evidence.
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Ed Guinan, PhD, '64 CLAS was despondent. He didn't know for sure when his strip chart recorder - which contained crucial, continuous data from a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event - had gone missing, but he knew for sure he and hi
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Royal Holloway Named as a Partner in Quantum Technology Hub
LONDON, England, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news:
Royal Holloway has been named in a UK Government announcement of five research hubs to develop quantum technologies.
The announcement comes as part of the National Quantum Strategy, to increase computing power, impact healthcare, enable precise sensors and improved communications, and contribute to sustainability, for example through materials discovery. The National Quantum Strategy is suppo
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X-ray of vibrating diamond yields new equation for quantum sensors
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
When it comes to materials for quantum sensors, diamond is the best game in town, said Gregory Fuchs, professor of applied and engineering physics at Cornell. Now he and a team of scientists have upped diamond's game by generating exquisite imagery of diamond undergoing microscopic vibrations.
The team, comprising researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Cornell and Purdue Univers
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