DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 12 -- Duke University Hospital issued the following news release: An anonymous donor has made a $50 million gift to Duke University Health System toward the development of a proton beam therapy center. The donation is the largest philanthropic gift received by Duke University Health System. "This is a historic gift, both for Duke and for the state of North Carolina," said Vincent E. Price, Ph.D., president of Duke University. "The Duke Proton Center will have a pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: By Lauren Biron With dual lasers, researchers at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center accelerated a high-quality beam of electrons to 10 billion electronvolts in just 30 centimeters. The experiment gives scientists a "frame-by-frame" look at how a petawatt laser interacts with a long plasma channel, knowledge that's crucial for building future compact particle a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Collaborative effort uses Laboratory simulation to train AI for scientific discovery * * * Neutron star merger simulations developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory are making important contributions to a collaborative initiative, Polymathic AI, which is training artificial intelligence models to help drive scientific discoveries in seemingly disparate fields. The s  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Pioneering advances in quantum computing, sustainable biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and biomedical innovation have earned six faculty members Research Excellence Awards, the highest research honor given annually by Cornell Engineering. The awards were presented at a Cornell Engineering faculty reception held on Dec. 10. Recipients are nominated by their departments and selected by a committee for more than just  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Mississippi College issued the following news: Graduate and undergraduate students from biology, chemistry, computer science, math, physics and physician assistant studies presented their original research from the last year at the Fall 2024 Mississippi College Research Symposium on Dec. 4 in the Math, Chemistry and Computer Science (MCC) building on the Clinton campus. Sponsored by the MC Office of Research and hosted by the MC School of Science and M  more

LANCASTER, England, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: In the UK, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) language in job advertisements (ads) could unintentionally have the reverse effect on attempts to create a more gender-balanced workplace, says a new study led by Lancaster University. The study also shows that actively using EDI language designed to appeal to racial minorities in job ads is not working. Workforces with a larger share of women tend to incl  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- TECHNOIMAGING, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 12165291 B2, initially filed June 9, 2021) developed by Michael S. Zhdanov, Holladay, Utah, for "Joint minimum entropy method for simultaneous processing and fusion of multi-physics data and images."  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: More than a decade ago, a Navy explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) technician came under fire while on a mission to locate and destroy unexploded ordnance in an undisclosed village in Afghanistan. Air support arrived and dropped a MK-82 bomb on the hut harboring the hostile. Tragically, the 500-pound projectile did not explode and the enemy was not neutralized. The EOD technician was forced to improvise, ultimately   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Amanda Morris Journal: Physical Review Letters EVANSTON, Ill. - Assuming dark matter exists, its interactions with ordinary matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments cannot detect them. In a new study, Northwestern University physicists now introduce a highly sensitive new tool, which amplifies incredibly faint signals by 1,000 times a 50-fold improvement over what was previously pos  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In the summer of 2024, a robotic Argo float collected data on ocean temperature and salinity from a 10-day dive through the water column. This data profile of the ocean marked the three millionth collected by the global array of Argo floats over the past 25 years. NOAA is a leader in the international Argo Program, and through the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Prog  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Physics Asja Radja has received a two-year $100,000 Integrated Research-Education Grant from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation that will fund a research project titled, "Elucidation of the Prey-capturing Mechanism of a Carnivorous Plant." The purpose of the Integrated Research-Education Grants is to support research that will directly engage undergraduate students. Undergraduate students in   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12163867 B1, initially filed Dec. 29, 2020) developed by three inventors Richard B. Vilim, Sugar Grove, Illinois; Tat Nghia Nguyen, Willowbrook, Illinois; and Haoyu Wang, Darien, Illinois, for "Physics-constrained sensor assignment optimization method for thermal hydraulic systems."  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Joe Hartman, deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command, meets with members of the UW community, including Gurindar Sohi (center left), a UW professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer sciences. Photo: Bryce Richter The University of Wisconsin-Madison plays a leading role as a research and education partner for national cybersecurity. It reinforced this commitment recentl  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: A new class of magnetism called altermagnetism has been imaged for the first time in a new study. The findings could lead to the development of new magnetic memory devices with the potential to increase operation speeds of up to a thousand times. Altermagnetism is a distinct form of magnetic order where the tiny constituent magnetic building blocks align antiparallel to their neighbours but  more