WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is expecting a 95-ton coldbox delivery from Sassenage, France. A 55-by-14-foot cryogenic vessel coldbox will soon arrive at the lab after a two-month voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, passage up the Mississippi River and a slow, carfeul drive via interstate to Batavia, Illinois. The coldbox will be   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched six pilot projects to bridge scientific gaps between current quantum technological capabilities and those needed to fully harness quantum properties of energy and matter for practical uses. The six projects join five others that the agency announced in August. Collectively, they are supported by the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * A prototype section of particle accelerator called a cryomodule was recently dedicated and named Gray Enid I * * * More than 30 of the world's most advanced particle accelerators for research are built on one technology: superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology. It's typically powered by base components made of pure niobium metal, but re  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- Luther College issued the following news: Jeff Wilkerson, professor of physics at Luther College, recently published "23 Woodcock in 22 Years: Reflections on Hunting, the Night Sky, and Our Place in the Universe," a memoir interweaving Wilkerson's thoughts on the relationship between astronomy and bird hunting and how these two passions shape his identity. "In hunting, I feel a deep connection to the world around me. In astronomy, I feel a deep connection to the unive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Photonics Research, a peer-reviewed journal from Optica that says it examines optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Articles - Fiber Optics and Optical Communications * Unlocking multidimensional optical multicasting based on multi-mode PIN silicon waveguides * Noninvasive high-resolution deep-brain photoacoustic imaging with a negati  more

SWANSEA, Wales, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: Researchers from Swansea and Deakin Universities have found that marine animals across mammals, birds and reptiles swim at similar relative depths when travelling and not feeding to save energy. Dr Kimberley Stokes, Professor Graeme Hays and Dr Nicole Esteban from Swansea and Deakin Universities led research across six institutes in five countries comparing the swim depths of several sea turtle, penguin and whale  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A team led by the University of Michigan aims to bring the extraordinary accuracy of quantum laboratory measurements to real-world devices Close-up of the molecular beam epitaxy machine in the lab of co-principal investigator Zetian Mi, which will be used to build quantum materials atom by atom. The proposed U-M-led center aims to produce devices that bring quantum precision to real-world conditions. credit:   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned nine individuals and seven entities that have provided financial and military support to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Also, today, the U.S. Department of State sanctioned three targets related to the DPRK's ballistic missile program. These actions reflect the DPRK's escalating provocation  more