MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: To strengthen Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of battery technologies, the Battery Start-up Incubator (BaStI) is being established at TUM. Funded with 3.3 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), BaStl, as an integral part of the TUM Venture Labs, will support and advise start-up applicants from all over Germany in the first phase. The aim is to acce  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: In January 1925, Carnegie Science astronomer Edwin Hubble opened the doors to the cosmos by announcing his discovery that the universe existed beyond our own Milky Way galaxy. Carnegie, the American Astronomical Society, and the Space Telescope Science Institute commemorated the 100-year anniversary of Hubble's groundbreaking discovery. For humans, the most important star in the universe is   more

OLD ELVET, England, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Durham University issued the following news: Scientists from our top-rated Physics department have set a global milestone by achieving quantum entanglement of individual molecules using cutting-edge magic-wavelength optical tweezers. This achievement not only overcomes a fundamental challenge in quantum science but also opens up new possibilities in quantum computing, high-precision measurements, and physics research. The researchers managed to create l  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: By combining the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser and ultra-light metal foams, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have produced the brightest X-ray source to date -- about twice as bright as previous solid metal versions. These ultra-bright high-energy X-rays can be used to image and study extremely dense matter, like the pla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Trigger Baseless Claims Blaming DEI and "Wokeism" for L.A. Devastation As California battles its deadliest wildfires in history, conservative figures are blaming diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the devastation, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to climate change and natural factors. The attacks, particularly on Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, distort her   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Junior Shreya Mogulothu says taking an MITx class as a high school student opened her eyes to new possibilities. * * * By Lauren Rebecca Thacker, MIT Open Learning Shreya Mogulothu is naturally curious. As a high school student in New Jersey, she was interested in mathematics and theoretical computer science (TCS). So, when her curiosity compelled her to learn more, she t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * The advance holds the promise to reduce error-correction resource overhead. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Quantum computing promises to solve complex problems exponentially faster than a classical computer, by using the principles of quantum mechanics to encode and manipulate information in quantum bits (qubits). Qubits are the building b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Professor who develops technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with photonics and electronic devices succeeds Joel Voldman. * * * By Zach Goodale, School of Engineering Karl K. Berggren, the Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, has been named the new faculty head of electrical engineering in the Department of El  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT professors Iain Stewart and Roberto Fernandez are "Committed to Caring" * * * By Leila Hudson, Office of Graduate Education Advisors are meant to guide students academically, supporting their research and career objectives. For MIT graduate students, the Committed to Caring program recognizes those who go above and beyond. Professors Iain Stewart and Roberto Fernandez are two  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * With their recently-developed neural network architecture, MIT researchers can wring more information out of electronic structure calculations. * * * By Steve Nadis, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Back in the old days -- the really old days -- the task of designing materials was laborious. Investigators, over the course of 1,000-plus years,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * The work opens new avenues for understanding and manipulating electrons in materials. * * * By Elizabeth A. Thomson, Materials Research Laboratory MIT physicists and colleagues have for the first time measured the geometry, or shape, of electrons in solids at the quantum level. Scientists have long known how to measure the energies and velocities of elect  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport biologist presents the science behind marine mammal collisions at Australian conference NEWPORT, R.I. - A marine mammal biologist at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport traveled to Perth, Australia, in November to present the findings of a research project at the world's largest marine mammal conference. Monica DeAngelis, a resident of Portsmouth, Rhode Island and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Their simulation is one of many critical insights that have come from decades of work on a computer code known as XGC * * * Three scientists were awarded the 2024 Kaul Foundation Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research and Technology Development based on their decades of groundbreaking research about how plasma behaves in fusion reactors. Choongseok (CS) Chang  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Federal funds totaling $49.4 million will underwrite core operations supporting the digital archive of protein structures * * * By Kitta MacPherson Federal science agencies have renewed and increased funding for a world-renowned digital archive of protein structures housed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick, an open-access data resource that has enabled research in everything from agriculture to zoolo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: * * * Treasury Disrupts Russia's Sanctions Evasion Schemes Actions expose a secret payment channel for sensitive exports and target a Kyrgyzstani financial institution for supporting Russia's military-industrial base WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is moving against Russian efforts to evade U.S. sanctions. This action targets a sanctions evasion scheme established between a  more

COVENTRY, England, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), is challenging scientific understanding of how planetary systems form. The existence of these two exoplanets - an inner super-Earth and an outer icy giant planet - within the WASP-132 system is overturning accepted paradigms of how 'hot Jupiter' p  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: Penn Physicist Andrea Liu and collaborators modeled the behavior of tissue during a stage of fly development and found, surprisingly, it doesn't fluidize as it shrinks but stays solid. Their approach could offer insights physical systems with complex functionality. During the last century, biologists have extensively studied Drosophila melanogaster, the common   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps to regulate the Earth's climate and weather * * * Earth, being 71 percent covered in water, is influenced by the ocean and its movements. In the Atlantic Ocean, a system of connected currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), moves water throughout the world's oceans powered by a com  more