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Physics Tipoffs from TNS

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Advanced Physics Research Journal Issues Research Articles in December 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Advanced Physics Research, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 3, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Advances in Metasurface-Based Terahertz Sensing * Narrow-Bandwidth I-III-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Luminescence and Applications in Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes * A Review of Multi-Order Diffraction Beams: From Phase Gradient Metasurface to  more
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research: Marked Decrease in Arctic Pressure Ridges
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release: * * * Analysis of three decades of aerial survey data reveals major changes * * * In the Arctic, the old, multiyear ice is increasingly melting, dramatically reducing the frequency and size of pressure ridges. These ridges are created when ice floes press against each other and become stacked, and are a characteristic feature of Arctic sea ic  more
Alumnus Martin Karplus (PhD '54), Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 94
PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus (PhD '54) passed away December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Karplus was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 for work that laid the foundations for the field of computational chemistry, which uses advanced software to predict chemical processes using quantum mechanics. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemist  more
Annalen Der Physik Journal Issues Research Articles in December 2024 Edition
WEINHEIM, Germany, Jan. 8 -- Annalen der Physik, a physics, peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 536, Issue 12): Review * A Review of Kirigami/Origami Metasurfaces for Controlling Electromagnetic Waves Research Article * Revisiting Relativistic Electrically Charged Polytropic Spheres * The Conformal Image of the Electron * Low-Energy Spin Manipulation Using Ferromagnetism * Design of a 10.8 to 34.6 GHz Ultra-Wideband  more
Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal Issues Research Articles in January 2025 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it embraces all aspects of biotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 122, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * REVIEW - Bioseparations and Downstream Processing * Clear insight into complex multimodal resins and impurities to overcome recombinant protein purification challenges: A review ARTICLE - Cellular and Metabolic E  more
Coffee Fix: MIT Students Decode the Science Behind the Perfect Cup
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate class blends science, hands-on experimentation, and a love for coffee to fuel curiosity. * * * By Jason Sparapani, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Elaine Jutamulia '24 took a sip of coffee with a few drops of anise extract. It was her second try. "What do you think?" asked Omar Orozco, standing at a lab table in MIT's Breakerspace, surrounded  more
Department of Defense's Education Activity: Shawn Knudsen Selected as Principal for Wiesbaden Middle School
WIESBADEN, Germany, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Louis D'Angelo, DoDEA Europe Central District superintendent, has announced the selection of Shawn Knudsen as the new principal of Wiesbaden Middle School. Knudsen began his teaching career at North Sanpete High School in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, where he taught mathematics and physics. He joined the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) in 2000, teaching at MC Perry M  more
Earth & Space Science Journal Issues Research Articles in January 2025 Edition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Earth and Space Science, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Geophysical Union that covers the Earth, planetary and space sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Article - Ocean Science * Four Generations of ECMWF Reanalyses: An Overview of the Successes in Modeling Precipitation and Remaining Challenges for Freshwater Budget of Ocean Models - At  more
Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Fall 2024
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Over the past several months, Brown University faculty members received numerous accolades for outstanding research, service and leadership, with many awards, fellowships and other honors. The scholars, whose fields range from engineering to epidemiology to economics to history, earned both national and international recognition and support for their work. Among such distinctions   more
Finance Latvia Association: Uldis Cerps - The Role of Banks in Promoting Economic Growth
RIGA, Latvia, Jan. 9 (TNSsta) -- Finance Latvia Association, a group that says it represents the different institutions and coordinates that all sectoral issues on the agenda are properly addressed, issued the following remarks on Jan. 8, 2025, by CEO Uldis Cerps to the American Chamber of Commerce: * * * It is a pleasure to be here today to share some thoughts on the current developments in the Latvian financial market, with a particular focus on the role of banks in promoting economic growth  more
GWU Media Tip Sheet Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Adopts "Community Notes" in Moderation Overhaul
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Meta will discontinue its fact-checking partnerships and introduce user-generated "community notes" for content moderation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, aligning with similar changes made by Elon Musk's X. CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the shift as a tradeoff, admitting it may increase harmful content but reduce censorship complaints. The policy change reflects Meta's ideological shift amid efforts to impro  more
JGR Oceans Journal Issues Research Articles in January 2025 Edition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- JGR Oceans, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Geophysical Union that says it features physics, chemistry, biology and geology to the oceans and their interaction with other components of the Earth system, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 130, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Adaptive Process of Bottom-Trapped Buoyant Coastal Current When Encountering a Protruding Coastal Headland * Barotropic  more
JGR-Solid Earth Journal Issues Research Articles in January 2025 Edition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- JGR-Solid Earth, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features Earth geophysics, petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy, tectonophysics, natural hazards and volcanology from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 130, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Article - Geodesy and Gravity/Tectonophysics * Late Cretaceous Ophiolite Emplacement and Cenozoic Collisional Tectonics i  more
Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics Issues Research Articles in January 2025 Edition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features space physics, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, planetary atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres, solar and interplanetary physics, cosmic rays and heliospheric physics from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 130, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Article - Magne  more
Journal of Physical Chemistry A Issues Research Articles in Dec. 19, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 50). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Structure, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity of Molecules and Clusters * Engineering of Rotational Dynamics via Polymorph Manipulation * Assessing Computational Methods to Calculate the Binding Energies of Dimers of Five-Membered Heterocy  more
LIGO Operator Presented with Blackfoot Headdress
PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: courtesy Corey Gray. Caltech's Corey Gray honored by the Siksika Nation for his work in gravitational-wave science.by Whitney ClavinCorey Gray, a senior operations specialist for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, remembers the excitement that occurred after the observatory directly detected ripples in space-time, or gravitational waves, for the first time. He had b  more
Loughborough University: Scientists Unravel How Ancient Bacteria Weave Living Mats - Solving One of Nature's Oldest Mysteries
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists have uncovered how cyanobacteria -- Earth's first photosynthetic organisms -- self-organise into intricate living mats, offering insights into aquatic ecosystems and potential inspiration for material design. * * * Published in Nature Communications Physics, a new study by Loughborough University and Nottingham Trent University reveals how these microorganisms transition from  more
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 225, Issue 23
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry, physical chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 225, Issue 23). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Heterogeneous Catalysts Catalyzed Photo-Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (Photo-ATRP) Research Article * Precision Design of Sequence-D  more
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 225, Issue 24
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry, physical chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 225, Issue 24): * Aggregation-Induced Emission Near-Infrared (NIR)-II-Conjugated Polymers Coupled With Nonconjugated Segments for NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging-Guided NIR-II Photothermal Therapy * Clickable Pla  more
Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 226, Issue 1
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry, physical chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 226, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Research Progress and Applications of Benzocyclobutene-Based Functional Polymers Research Article * Effect of Composition on Processing and M  more
Mathematical methods point to possibility of particles long thought impossible
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: by George Hale Special to Rice News Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.From the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have thought that all particles can be categorized into one of two groups bosons or fermions based on their behavior. However, new research by Rice University physicist Kaden Hazzard and former Rice graduate student Zhiyuan Wang s  more
Mathematical methods point to possibility of particles long thought impossible
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: by George Hale Special to Rice News Kaden Hazzard, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. From the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have thought that all particles can be categorized into one of two groups -- bosons or fermions -- based on their behavior. However, new research by Rice University physicist Kaden Hazzard and former Rice graduate student Zhi  more
Media Tip Sheet: Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Adopts "Community Notes" in Moderation Overhaul
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Meta will discontinue its fact-checking partnerships and introduce user-generated "community notes" for content moderation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, aligning with similar changes made by Elon Musk's X. CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the shift as a tradeoff, admitting it may increase harmful content but reduce censorship complaints. The policy change reflects Meta's ideological shift amid efforts to impr  more
Micromachines Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 16, Issue 1
BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 9 -- Micromachines, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies on micro- and nanoscale machines, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Compact Broadband Common-Aperture Dual-Polarized Antenna for Drone Applications * Article - A Comparative Analysis of Laser-Ablated Surface Characteristics Between the Si Face and C Face o  more
MIT: Yari Golden-Castano is Over the Moon About Outreach
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The engineer and aspiring astronaut developed an outreach program at Lincoln Laboratory to help bring hands-on STEM activities to all. * * * By Ariana Tantillo, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Yari Golden-Castano first learned about the moon, planets, and space while her grandmother in Mexico, Barbarita, taught her how to read from an encyclopedia. Golden-Castano had already earned the nick  more
Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers
PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: On November 8, astronomers at Caltech's Palomar Observatory in the mountains above San Diego directed a brand-new spectrograph instrument to capture data from a newfound supernova. The resulting spectrum--a detailed look at the rainbow of different light wavelengths emanating from the erupting star--delighted many of the Caltech team members, who have been working on the instrument since 2017. "It  more
PPPL, DOE and Princeton University Reaffirm Their Commitment to Partnership Through a Declaration of Cooperation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: By Jeanne Jackson DeVoe Representatives from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a Declaration of Cooperation on Dec. 18, reaffirming the partners' more than 70-year commitment to PPPL, a national laboratory funded by the DOE and operated by the University. The document was signed by Laboratory Di  more
Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences Journal Issues Research Articles in December 2024 Edition
OXFORD, England, Jan. 9 -- Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features biological, medical, physical, social and political sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 3, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Brief Reports * Large language models display human-like social desirability biases in Big Five personality surveys * Improving debriefing practices for participants in  more
Progress of Theoretical & Experimental Physics Journal Issues Research Articles in December 2024 Edition
TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 9 -- Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Physical Society of Japan that says it covers nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology, instrumentation and mathematical physics, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 2024, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Papers - General and Mathematical Physics * Scattering of Transverse Electric and Transverse Magnetic Waves and  more
Proximity effect: Method allows advanced materials to gain new property
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ferroelectrics are special materials with polarized positive and negative charges -- like a magnet has north and south poles -- that can be reversed when external electricity is applied. The materials will remain in these reversed states until more power is applied, making them useful for data storage and wireless communication applications. Now, turning a non-ferroelectri  more
Universe Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 11, Issue 1
BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 8 -- Universe, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it focuses on fundamental principles in physics, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Model for Cosmic Magnetic Field Amplification: Effects of Pressure Anisotropy Perturbations * Article - Can Effects of a Generalized Uncertainty Principle Appear in Compact Stars? * Article - Effects of Ther  more
University of California: Revolutionizing Microscopy - 25 Years of Computational Imaging Breakthroughs
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA physicist John Miao pioneered a new form of microscopy with unprecedented precision and field of view Key takeaways * Computational microscopy has rapidly advanced in the last quarter-century, enabling researchers to visualize the extremely small and ultrafast by applying advanced algorithms to interpret scattering patterns of photons and electrons. * UCLA physicist John Mi  more
University of Nebraska: Discovery Could Expand Number of Materials Used in Next-gen Computing
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Karl Vogel An international research team, working with cutting-edge technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has made a discovery that may dramatically expand the materials used in next-generation, energy-efficient memory and logic devices. The team, which includes Nebraska's Abdelghani Laraoui, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, successfully demonstrated for the   more