AALTO, Finland, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following statement on Nov. 26, 2024, by professor Maria Sammalkorpi: * * * Tenured Aalto professor Maria Sammalkorpi explains how the phenomena in nature can be used to understand and improve manufactured materials * * * I've always been interested in natural sciences and nature. The phenomena in nature can be also used to understand and improve manufactured materials. Nature's design strategies offer us valuable lessons. For   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 28 -- 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 December 2024 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 6): * Advanced methods for treating gemfibrozil and carbamazepine in wastewater: a review * Anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste for biogas production and sustainable bioenerg  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * This article is adapted from a story originally published by Argonne National Laboratory. * * * As part of the Open Quantum Initiative (OQI) Undergraduate Fellowship, Illinois Wesleyan University physics and mathematics major Wanda Lindquist '26 was one of 17 undergraduate students that participated in quantum-science research projects hosted at multiple institutions across the Mi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * These scholars, cited most often by others in their fields, are 'driving innovation and addressing wider societal challenges to help transform our world' * * * Thirty-eight UCLA faculty members and researchers have been named among the world's most influential scholars in the sciences and social sciences. The annual Highly Cited Researchers list (https://clarivate.com/highly-ci  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Antarctica might not top the list of most people's typical travel destinations - unless you are a scientist unraveling the mysteries of the universe. South Dakota Mines is one of 58 institutions across 14 countries that form the IceCube Collaboration - an international team driving the research and mission at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world's largest neut  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 28 -- Surfaces, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry and physics occurring in surfaces, interfaces and thin films, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 4): * Article - A Comprehensive Approach to Optimization of Silicon-Based Solar Cells * Article - A Study of the Features of Coating Deposition on a Carbide Substrate Using Preliminary Etching with Glow-Discharge Plasma * Article - Charged Mi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Systems and Methods for Simultaneous Local Access to Live Broadcast Content ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 26 -- DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12155906 B2, initially filed Oct. 28, 2022) developed by Jordan Mendell, Boca Raton, Florida, for "Systems and methods for simultaneous local access to live broadcast content." *** Systems and Methods for  more

KUOPIO, Finland, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: Coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland, the EU-MasterAPN initiative aims to develop a European joint Master's programme in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN). This initiative seeks to modernise and internationalise teaching practices by pooling resources and integrating methods, thereby strengthening the capacity of higher education institutions to offer innovative transnational education in  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Jon Niccum The core idea of "materialism" is that all facts, events and objects are dependent on or reducible to physical processes. But like "totalitarianism" or "misogyny," materialism is more often a word used to negatively label one's philosophical opponents. "Historically, materialism has been ascribed to various positions by its enemies. It was only in the 20th century that people took on the   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 28 -- WIREs Water, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features science of water, its physics and chemistry, flux and things that it transfers and transforms, life in water and the dependence of ecosystems and organisms on water to survive and to thrive, published research articles on the following topics in its November/December 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 6): Focus Article * Water throughout the green energy transition: Hydrosocial dimensions of coal, natural gas,  more