BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 17 -- Aerospace, a peer-reviewed open access journal of aeronautics and astronautics, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Conceptual Comparison of Hydraulic and Electric Actuation Systems for a Generic Fighter Aircraft * Article - A Machine Learning Approach for the Autonomous Identification of Hardness in Extraterrestrial Rocks from Digital Images *   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 17 -- Algorithms, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology that says it provides an advanced forum for studies related to algorithms and their applications, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 18, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Closest Resemblance Classifier with Feature Interval Learning and Outranking Measures for Improved Performance * Article   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM approves Rough Hat Clark Solar Project LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of the Rough Hat Clark Solar Project, the 48th renewable energy project approved on public lands under President Biden's leadership. The up-to-700 megawatts (MW) from Rough Hat Clark bring the total capacity approved during the Biden-Harris Administration to 13  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Highlights His Plans to Hold China Accountable, Save Social Security to Trump Treasury Secretary Nominee at Confirmation Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today highlighted his plans to hold China accountable through his Foreign Pollution Fee and his plan to save Social Security from insolvency during U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent's confirmation hea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, President-elect Trump, Interior Nominee Burgum in Lockstep on Offshore Energy, Holding China Accountable WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) had a positive exchange with President-elect Trump's nominee for U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary, Governor Doug Burgum, at his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee. Un  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 17 -- Coatings, a peer-reviewed open access journal devoted to the science and engineering of coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces and interfaces, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A New Method for Evaluating Liquefaction by Energy-Based Pore Water Pressure Models * Article - A Novel (AlCrNbTaTi)N Multilayer Hard High-Entropy Alloy Nitride Coating   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Clean Energy Connection subscribers can earn monthly bill credits for solar energy generated by participation, without installing solar panels * * * Duke Energy has made proposals to the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Public Service Commission of South Carolina to help customers in both states to receive the benefits of solar energy without the commitment and expense of installing and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich to Interior Nominee: "I hope you will join me in keeping public lands in public hands" VIDEO WASHINGTON - During his opening remarks to consider Governor Doug Burgum for the U.S. Secretary of Interior, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, emphasized the need for the U.S. Secretary of Interior to protect our nat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In State of the Commonwealth Address, Governor Healey Pledges to Fix Transportation, Make Homes More Affordable and Invest in Education Boston -- In her State of the Commonwealth Address on Thursday, Governor Maura Healey reflected on her administration's record of delivering results on affordability and competitiveness and pledged her commitment to fixing transportation, making home  more

LEEDS, England, Jan. 17 -- The International Journal of Energy Sector Management, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the management of the energy sector, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 19, Issue 1 edition. Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * An evaluation of 2013 privatization on Benin Electricity Distribution technical and workforce performance * Challenges and opportunities for offshore wind energy from global to Indian context: directing fut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Questions Treasury Nominee Bessent, Pushes to Unleash American Energy Independence CLICK HERE to Download the Q&A on Box CLICK HERE to Watch the Q&A on YouTube. WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) questioned Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today about restoring American energy independence and creating a stable permanent ra  more

OXFORD, England, Jan. 17 -- National Science Review, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features natural sciences, physics and mathematics, chemistry, life, earth, materials and information sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 12). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - MATERIALS SCIENCE * Leaping plastic thermoelectrics through multi-heterojunction design * Humidity resilient ionogels for joint p  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Next-level semiconductor testing available ORNL researchers have developed an Autonomous Configurable Component Evaluation Power Test platform, called ACCEPT, enabling automated characterization of semiconductor devices. Credit: Alonda Hines/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new automated testing capab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Keeping Our Pact with the American People: Science and Technology for Our Future By Arati Prabhakar, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy As President Biden has often said, America can be defined in a single word: possibilities. Throughout our history as a nation, we have  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- Risk Analysis, a peer-reviewed academic journal from the Society for Risk Analysis that says it features critical empirical research dealing with risk issues, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 45, Issue 1): * A novel sequential risk assessment model for analyzing commercial aviation accidents: Soft computing perspective * An international relations quantitative evaluation model (IRQEM) based on an integrated metho  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 17 -- RSC Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it welcomes solutions-focused research which includes, but is not limited to, technologies to achieve responsible consumption and production of chemical products, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 3, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Critical Review * A review of life cycle assessment and sustainability anal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to express his support for President-elect Donald J. Trump's energy nominees: Doug Burgum, Chris Wright, and Lee Zeldin. Sen. Barrasso's remarks as prepared: "President Trump's energy nominees show that the Trump-Vance administration is serious about unleashing affordable, reliable, American energy.  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 17 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Troutman Pepper Locke client Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.), a leading provider of venture debt and growth credit, recently announced a $10 million financing facility for Monalee, a high-growth, climate technology company focused on accelerating the adoption of home solar, storage, and EV charging. Read company press release about the financing. A.R.I. provides funding to fuel growth, em  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Guidance on Domestic Content Bonus for Clean Energy Credits Bonus will help boost American manufacturing of solar wafers and other components critical for U.S. energy security WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are releasing additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act's domestic   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Washington Regulators Adopt Measures that Move the State's Largest Utility Toward Clean Energy, But More is Needed Seattle, WA -- In a mixed decision that highlights the urgency and complexity of Washington state's clean energy transition, state regulators rejected a request from Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to sharply increase gas and electricity rates while taking steps to trans  more