Physics Tipoffs from TNS
Applied Physics Letters Issues Research Articles in Aug. 12, 2024 Edition
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 7):
PERSPECTIVES
* Perspective: Entropy-stabilized oxide memristors
PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
* Monolithically integrated mode converter from terahertz substrateless silicon guide to conductive slotline
* Long-wavelength infrared upconversion time-stretch spectroscopy
* All-dielec
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Chinese Physics C Issues Research Articles in August 2024 Edition
BEIJING, China, Aug. 12 -- Chinese Physics C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Chinese Physical Society that says it covers research into the theory and experiment of particle physics, nuclear physics, particle and nuclear astrophysics and cosmology, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 48, No. 8):
* Moving doubly heavy baryon in a strongly coupled plasma via holography
* Feeton (B-L gauge boson) dark matter for the 511-keV gamma-ray excess and t
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DUNE Scientists Observe First Neutrinos With Prototype Detector at Fermilab
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:
In a major step for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, scientists have detected the first neutrinos using a DUNE prototype particle detector at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
DUNE, currently under construction, will be the most comprehensive neutrino experiment in the world. It will bring scientists
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EPA Releases Public Communication From Beta Analytic
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on May 9, 2024, from Beta Analytic Inc., Miami, Florida:
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0135: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New and Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Stationary Combustion Turbines
This comment is intended to recommend the use of the carbon-14 testing method to determine the share of biogenic carbon content of feedstocks,
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Food & Function Issues Research Articles in Aug. 21, 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, Aug. 13 -- Food and Function, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 16):
Review Article
* A review of the biological activities of lactoferrin: mechanisms and potent
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Geophysical Journal International Issues Research Articles in September 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, Aug. 12 -- Geophysical Journal International, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Astronomical Society that says it features solid-Earth geophysics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 238, Issue 3):
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* The influence of stress on the fracture and elastic properties of carbonate rocks controlled by strike-slip faults: a novel rock-physics modelling perspective
* Hybrid meshless-FEM method for 3-D magnetotelluric m
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IRS Releases Public Communication From Moms Clean Air Force
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 2, 2024, from Moms Clean Air Force:
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To: Aviva Aron-Dine, Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
Department of Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW Washington DC, 20005
Re: IRS REG-119283-23
Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit
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Dear Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Pol
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics Issues Research Articles in August 2024 Edition
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 13 -- The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features radiation oncology physics, medical imaging, radiation protection and regulations from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 25, Issue 8):
RADIATION ONCOLOGY PHYSICS
* Feasibility of patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) for real-time robotic stereotactic body radiot
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Journal of Climate Issues Research Articles in Vol. 37, Issue 17
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Journal of Climate, a journal from the American Meteorological Society that focuses on a basic understanding of the dynamics and physics of the climate system on a large spatial scales, including variability of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface and cryosphere, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 37, Issue 17):
* A New Method for Calculating Instantaneous Atmospheric Heat Transport
* Impact of the Tibet
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Kristin Persson Receives Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Prominent scientist honored for pioneering data-driven approach to accelerate clean energy innovations
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Kristin Persson - a Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley, faculty senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), director of the Materials Project, and former director o
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Laura Berzak Hopkins Joins PPPL as New Associate Chief Laboratory Director for Strategy and Partnerships and Deputy Chief Research Officer
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news:
Seasoned national laboratory scientist and leader Laura Berzak Hopkins joins the U.S. Department of Energy 's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) as its new associate laboratory director for strategy and partnerships and deputy chief research officer. She previously served as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) associate program director for integrated w
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Mary Bishai Named Distinguished Scientist Fellow
UPTON, New York, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Department of Energy Office of Science recognizes Brookhaven physicist for her leadership in neutrino studies and for mentoring young scientists
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Physicist Mary Bishai of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has been named a 2024 DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow. The honor recognizes her "enduring
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MIT: New Approach to Fine-Tuning Quantum Materials
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances.
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By Steve Nadis, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Quantum materials -- those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics, such as correlation and entanglement -- can exhibit exotic behaviors un
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New Insights Into Quantum Systems With Long-Range Interactions
TRIESTE, Italy, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news:
A recent study published in Physical Review Letters reveals that quantum systems with long-range interactions exhibit different behaviours under various thermodynamic conditions. Specifically, these systems show distinct properties when placed in a heat bath (canonical ensemble) compared to when their energy is fixed (microcanonical ens
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New Radar to Be Used to Take First 3D Measurements of Northern Lights
CEREDIGION, Wales, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news:
A new radar being built in Scandinavia will be used by researchers at Aberystwyth University to capture three-dimensional measurements of the Northern Lights for the very first time.
Dramatic pictures of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) were recently captured across the UK as a significant solar storm struck the Earth's atmosphere.
Space weather forecasters are predicting similar scenes later this we
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Optics Express Issues Research Articles in Aug. 12, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Optics Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Optical Society that emphasizes scientific and technology innovations in all aspects of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 32, Issue 17).
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Research Articles
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
* Photophysics of a single quantum emitter based on vanadium phthalocyanine molecules
* Coherent feedback ground state cooling of the m
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RadioGraphics Issues Research Articles in August 2024 Edition
OAK BROOK, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- RadioGraphics, a peer-reviewed education journal from the Radiological Society of North America that says it diagnostic radiology, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 44, Issue 8):
Education Corner
* Preparing Radiologists for an Artificial Intelligence-enhanced Future: Tips for Trainees
* Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Radiology: How Far We Have Come in Narrowing the Gender Gap
Cases from the Cooky Jar
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Students Earn Top Awards at 41st Annual Research Science Institute
MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release:
The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce the award winners for oral and written presentations chosen from 100 participants by an eminent panel of judges at the 41st annual Research Science Institute (RSI), sponsored in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Each of the award winners received $1,000 scholarship awards from Regener
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Summer Research Students Explore Cutting-Edge Science
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Visiting students from across the country came to Cornell this June to experience life in advanced scientific research and engineering as part of the summer programs hosted by the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE) and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).
Through engaging research projects, technical lecture series, and hands-on learning, thirty students from institu
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UC-San Diego: Presence of Liquid Water Most Probable Explanation for Data Collected by Mars Lander
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
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Researchers infer that stores of water must exist in planet's crust
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Data about Mars' planetary crust gathered from the Mars InSight lander are best explained by the conclusion that the crust has stores of liquid water.
Analysis led by Vashan Wright, a geophysicist at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, provides the best evidence to date that the plan
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UChicago Biophysicist Studies Locomotion in Creatures From All Walks of Life
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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Editor's note: This story is part of Meet a UChicagoan, a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Read about the others here [View story in the link at bottom.].
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Where does physics meet biology?
For biophysicist Jasmine Nirody, the intersection lies in locomotion, or how things move. It's both a direct application of fundamental mechanics
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Undergrad Research Shines at Math and Science Symposium
ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news:
Increasing the efficiency of solar energy and combating drug resistance were two of many research topics showcased at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium.
More than two dozen students exhibited posters and discussed their research with faculty members and peers during the second annual event on Thursday, Aug. 8.
Irene Charley, a third-year Biomedical Sciences student, s
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