INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release: Twenty-four high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2023-24 National Coaches of the Year by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports (by participation numbers), and in two "other" sports - one for boys and o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Astronomical Society issued the following news release: The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers, is honoring 24 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows -- an honor bestowed on less than 0.5% of AAS's membership each year. They are being recognized for original research and publications, innovative contribu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 14 -- Actuators, an international, peer-reviewed journal on the science and technology of actuators and control systems, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 1): * Article - A Multi-Branch Convolution and Dynamic Weighting Method for Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Acoustic-Vibration Information Fusion * Article - A Multi-Source Domain Adaptation Method for Bearing Fault Diagnosis with Dynamically Similarity G  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 14 -- Advanced Physics Research, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 4, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Miniaturized Mechanical Antennas: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions * Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence * Organic Ferroelectrics for Regulation of Electronic and Ionic Transport Toward Neuromorphic Applications * An Algebraic   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Applied Polymer Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of polymers, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 10, 2025, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Reviews * Recent Progress on Regulating the LCST of PNIPAM-Based Thermochromic Materials Articles * Fragmented Nanofibers with Bulky Aggregati  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton, Buffalo faculty receive NSF grant to integrate artificial intelligence into process * * * By Chris Kocher For more than 10 years, Binghamton University Professor Paul R. Chiarot has worked on perfecting a low-cost manufacturing technique called electrospray deposition to make microscopically thin polymer films. The process could have a wide range of applications, from electronics ma  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 14 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * Thijs Heus continues his work to improve climate and weather models through improved simulations * * * Dr. Thijs Heus, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, is leading Cleveland State's activities funded by two new grant awards focused on improving climate and weather modeling. In collaboration with Dr. John Peters of Penn State University and CSU postdoctoral researcher Dr. Girish Raghun  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop electrolyte additives for enhanced energy storage * * * New electrolyte design can improve energy density, reduce cost and increase cycle life. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries (https://www.anl.gov/science-101/batteries) are an integral part of society, from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. While Li-ion batteries have been   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Dr. Lia Merminga stepped down as laboratory director on Jan. 13, 2025. Dr. Young-Kee Kim has been named as interim director. The new search for a permanent director will begin immediately. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) is undergoing a leadership change, effective today. Dr. Lia Merminga has stepped down as laboratory director and Dr. Young-Kee Kim h  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Their source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the black hole's edge, MIT astronomers report. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News One supermassive black hole has kept astronomers glued to their scopes for the last several years. First came a surprise disappearance, and now, a precarious spinning act. The black hole in question is 1ES 1927+  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: Carnegie Science President John Mulchaey and Las Campanas Observatory Director Emeritus Mark Phillips were selected for the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in recognition of "personal achievement and extraordinary service" to the field. Established in 2020, the accolade honors members of the organization for original research, innovative technique and instrumentation  more

MIDDLESEX, England, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Physical Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Researchers to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic forces affect animals, including humans. * * * A new research grant from the Wellcome Trust will allow a team of researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), University of Leicester, University of Manchester and University of Exeter to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic forces affe  more

BRISTOL, England, Jan. 14 -- The New Journal of Physics, a peer-reviewed journal at a forefront of physics from the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 26, No. 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Topical Review * Properties and applications of the Kirkwood-Dirac distribution Fast Track Communication * Distinguishability-induced many-body decoherence Papers * A modular entanglemen  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves - found throughout the universe - are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds. * * * These shock waves are one of nature's most powerful particle accelerators and have long intrigued scientists for the role they play in producing cosmic rays - high-energy particles that travel across vast dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: DENVER -- The Bureau of Reclamation selected Peggy Mott, P.E., as the chief of dam safety. Mott will oversee Reclamation's Dam Safety Program and is responsible for Reclamation's high hazard potential dams. If these dams were to fail or were improperly operated could result in loss of life or significant economic loss. This oversight ensures Reclamation's dams do not present an   more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- PennWest issued the following news: Pennsylvania Western University leaders celebrated the start of construction on a new science center building on the California campus with a ceremonial groundbreaking Jan. 13, 2025. The innovative new 63,500-square-foot facility is part of a $39 million project, funded by the Department of General Services Capital Spending Plan Budget. The building, which is scheduled to open in early 2027, will be home for students stud  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 14 -- Royal Society Open Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers science and mathematics, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 1): Chemistry * Ultrasensitive turn-off fluorescent sensor for estimation of the new influenza antiviral prodrug baloxavir marboxil in its pharmaceutical formulation * Recent advances in metal-catalysed oxidation reactions Computer science and artificial intelligence * AI T  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Seattle University issued the following news: * * * New research equipment gives kinesiology students a competitive advantage. * * * When kinesiology student Dan Barreto, '27, walks into the Wright Family Athletic Performance Center, it's a fusion of his academic and athletic worlds. Thanks to new biomechanics testing technology installed in the athletic performance center by Seattle University's Kinesiology Department, the place where Barreto trains-  more

BRISTOL, England, Jan. 14 -- Superconductor Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features theories of superconductivity, basic physics of superconductors, relation of microstructure and growth to superconducting properties and fabrication, properties and applications of thin films and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 38, No. 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Topical Review * Electromagnetic intera  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Marie Boer, assistant professor of physics in the College of Science, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2024 Early Career Research award by the U.S. Department of Energy. Funded by the Office of Nuclear Physics, the five-year, $875,000 grant will help fund Boer's project to learn more about partons from an experimental and phenomenological point of view.  The Early Career Research Program began in 2010 to bols  more

LONDON, Canada, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Team makes breakthrough in understanding how computer models can perform brain-like activities * * * By Jeff Renaud Western researchers have developed a novel technique using math to understand exactly how neural networks make decisions - a widely recognized but poorly understood process in the field of machine learning. Many of today's technologies, from digital assistants like Siri and ChatGPT to medi  more