WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) Initiative Will Bring New Performers, Including Minority Serving Institutions and Emerging Research Institutions, into the Office of Science Research Portfolio * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $31 million in funding for 42 projects to 36 institutions in 24 states to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expe  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 22 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Caltech researchers from campus and JPL have collaborated to devise a method for coating lithium-ion battery cathodes with graphene, extending the life and performance of these widely used rechargeable batteries. These efforts have led to a promising discovery that may improve lithium-ion battery performance and reduce reliance on cobalt, an element frequently used in lithium-ion batteries that i  more

BRISTOL, England, Nov. 24 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a peer-reviewed journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 49): Papers - Statistical physics * A model of random sequential adsorption on a ladder graph * Thermodynamics and generalized hydrodynamics of simple integrable QFT in finite volume * Quasicondensation and off-diagona  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * In a talk at MIT, White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar outlined challenges in medicine, climate, and AI, while expressing resolve to tackle hard problems. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar expressed confidence in U.S. science and technology capacities during a talk on Wednesday about major issues the count  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded Bastion Technologies Inc., of Houston, the Center Occupational Safety, Health, Medical, System Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (COSMC) at the agency's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. The COSMC contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract, with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity component and maximum potential value of $53 million. The contract phase-in be  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Massimo F. Bertino is the first physicist to receive VCU's highest honor for faculty researchers. * * * By Jeff Kelley When he learned he was selected as VCU's 2024 Billy R. Martin Innovator of the Year, physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D., was met with more surprise than most honorees. Physicists, he noted, aren't recognized nearly as often as peers in engineering or medicine. In  more