OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The parable of "The Blind Men and the Elephant" tells of a group of blind men encountering an elephant for the first time and trying to imagine what it looks like purely from touch. Each man feels just one part the trunk, the ears, a tusk and attempts to describe it, but none of them can fully comprehend the immensity and complexity of the animal based on their indiv  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Applied Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 23): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Efficiency droop of AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet miniaturized light-emitting diodes under electrical stress * Tailoring nondiffracting structured lights along arbitrary three-dimensional trajectori  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Applied Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 24): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Ultrafast mid-infrared interferometric photocurrents in graphene-based two-terminal devices * Direct measurement of current-dependent optical losses in interband cascade lasers * Time transfer an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 27, 2024, from Project Canary PBC, Denver, Colorado. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Use of Advanced Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-03  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 27, 2024, from Qube Technologies Inc., Calgary, Canada. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Vasco Roma Environmental Protection Agency Office of Atmospheric Protection, Climate Change Division 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Mr. Roma and Team, Qube Technologies ("Qube") appreciates the opportunity to provide this response to EPA's "Use of Advanced   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: Our Paris Technology & Life Sciences team advised AQEMIA on its $38 million financing round, bringing the total funds raised since inception to over $100 million in cumulative funding. AQEMIA has developed a groundbreaking technological platform that combines quantum-inspired, atomic-scale physics with generative artificial intelligence enabling them to discover innovative drug candidates more rapidly. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- 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 Dec. 5, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 48): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Physical Insights into Quantum Phenomena and Function * State Tracking in Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Using Only Forces and Energies * A Ro  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 11 -- Mathematical Proceedings of Cambridge Philosophical Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers pure and applied mathematics, theoretical physics and statistics, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 177, Issue 1): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Domination inequalities and dominating graphs * Generalised knotoids * Linked orbits of homeomorphisms of the plane and Gambaudo-Kolev Theorem * Multipl  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 11 -- Mathematical Proceedings of Cambridge Philosophical Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers pure and applied mathematics, theoretical physics and statistics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 177, Issue 2): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A study of the Ganea conjecture for topological complexity by using weak topological complexity * Centralisers of linear growth automorphisms of free   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- George Washington University issued the following news: As humans begin to increasingly rely on artificial intelligence and machines in their everyday lives, researchers at the George Washington University are exploring how humans, machines and AI/software interact. A new study, co-authored by Neil Johnson, a professor of physics at GW, outlines a new model that could predict how and when these three entities come together, a process the researchers call cohesion. The st  more

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 -- O'Melveny & Myers, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK--December 10, 2024--Seven outstanding lawyers reflecting O'Melveny's wide-ranging capabilities and breadth of talent have been elected to the firm's 2025 partner class: Adam Ackerman (Mergers & Acquisitions--Los Angeles), Jessica Fluehr (Project Development & Real Estate--San Francisco), Anwar Graves (General Litigation--Washington, DC), Ben Haber (Intellectual Property & Technology--Los Angeles),  more

FULLERTON, California, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Dan Black Makes Lasting Impact on University With Nearly Three Decades of Giving * * * Physics alumnus and longtime university supporter Dan Black has directed an irrevocable $3.5 million bequest to create the first named Cal State Fullerton deanship in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Dean Marie Johnson is the first to hold the honorific title o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Science Advances, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on advances on the frontiers of science, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 10, Issue 49): Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Social and Interdisciplinary Sciences and Public Health * Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico * Antidepressant use in sp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on Sept 19. 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Dec. 8. S. Res. 830. A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of Purdue University Engineering; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. * * * Recognizing the 150th anniversary of Purdue University Engineering. Whereas, in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the "Firs  more