WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries: * * * Mindfulness-Gratitude Practice Reduces Prejudice at High Levels of Collective Narcissism Agnieszka Golec de Zavala, Oliver Keenan, Matthias Ziegler, Magdalena Mazurkiewicz, Maria Nalberczak-Skora, Pawel Ciesielski, Julia Wahl, and Constantine Sedikides Intergroup hatred fueled by prejudice is one of humanity's greatest challenges. The need for easy-to-implement and cost-effective p  more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Lab celebrates a year of scientific successes, from creating the biggest bits of antimatter to improving qubits, catalysts, batteries, and more! * * * With one-of-a-kind research facilities leveraged by scientists from across the nation and around the world, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory is a veritable city of scienc  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Duke University's General Robotics Lab present CREW, a platform facilitating seamless interaction between humans and AI to enable more intuitive and effective partnerships * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) has already become an invisible but indispensable collaborator in our lives. It helps filter spam from your inbox, improves your Netflix recommendations,  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: Five recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy's Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award for the 2024 Solicitation 1 cycle will conduct their research at DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, including four from local universities in Virginia. Each year, the SCGSR award allows U.S. graduate students to conduct their graduate t  more

HONG KONG, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: A research team led by Professor Zhiqin Chu, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and Professor Yuan Lin, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed a groundbreaking method for massively producing ultrathin and ultra-flexible diamond membranes, in collaboration with Professor   more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, a peer-reviewed journal from the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society that says it features computational intelligence, computer vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, machine learning, fuzzy systems, cognitive systems, decision making and robotic, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition. Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A Cross-Layer Game-Theoretic Approach to Resi  more

HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter issued the following news: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and MIT have successfully created a new, long-lasting magnetic state in an antiferromagnetic material using only light. This breakthrough holds significant promise for advancing information processing and memory chip technology. The team reports the direct stimulation of atoms in  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Five MIT faculty and staff, along with five alumni, are honored for electrical engineering and computer science advances. * * * By Alex Shipps, Joanna Chen, Daniel Darling, Anne McGovern, MIT CSAIL, MIT News, Department of Biological Engineering, Lincoln Laboratory The IEEE recently announced the winners of their 2025 prestigious medals, technical awards, and fellowships.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In math and in music, senior Holden Mui values interesting ideas, solving problems creatively, and finding meaning in their structures. * * * By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Senior Holden Mui appreciates the details in mathematics and music. A well-written orchestral piece and a well-designed competitive math problem both require a cert  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Cheikh Birahim Ndiaye, associate professor of mathematics, Howard University, has been named the 2025-2026 Claytor-Gilmer Fellow by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). "I am honored to receive the 2025-2026 AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship. This fellowship supports research excellence and highlights the value of diversity in mathematics," Ndiaye said. "I look forward to contribu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award to Hector D. Abruna, Paul Alivisatos, and John H. Nuckolls for their exemplary contributions to advance efforts to tackle some of the world's greatest challenges, including improving health outcomes, clean energy, and national security. "President Biden likes to say that America can   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Written by Raphael Rosen Technique may prevent formation of unwanted waves that siphon off needed energy Heating plasma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8cSQltH6TU) to the ultra-high temperatures needed for fusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNve35UnkHs) reactions requires more than turning the dial on a thermostat. Scientists consider multiple methods, one of w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) applauded the House and Senate passage of their bicameral resolution, included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, to rename Fermilab's Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC) after the late Dr. Helen Edwards, who worked at Fermilab as a parti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, chemical and biological processes. The study, published in Science Advances, details the use of a trapped-ion quantum simulator to model electron transfer dynamics with unprecedented tunability, unlocking new opportunities for scientific exploration in f  more