HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes reviews, progress reports, communications and research news at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 15, 2025, special issue (Vol. 37, Issue 2) entitled 60th Anniversary of the Chinese University of Hong Kong: Review * In Vivo Interactions of Nucleic Acid Nanostructures With Cells * Bioactive Glass i  more

POTSDAM, Germany, Jan. 22 -- Astronomische Nachrichten, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features observational and theoretical astrophysics and related topics in solar-system and solar physics, published research articles on the following topics in its November-December 2024 edition (Vol. 345, Issue 9-10). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * ORIGINAL ARTICLE * Semi-Stable Active Region Around the Co-Rotation Latitude of Low-Mass Close Binary KIC 7671594 * Scales of Stability and Tu  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 22 -- Buildings, a peer-reviewed open access journal that focuses on building science, building engineering and architecture design, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Campus Landscape Visual Evaluation Method Integrating PixScape and UAV Remote Sensing Images * Article - A Critical Success Factors Framework for the Improved Delivery of Social Infras  more

HAMILTON, New York, Jan. 22 -- Colgate University issued the following news: * * * Catch up with 13 Catch up with 13, Colgate's award-winning podcast, as we begin the spring 2025 semester. The H-1B Visa Debate Professors Chad Sparber and Rishi Sharma talk about the H-1B Visa program in the United States. Sparber and Sharma recently co-authored an op-ed for the Washington Post, offering an alternative option for how the visas are currently awarded. A Colgate Day Conversation with Presi  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: By Savannah Mitchem A flash of light traps this material in an excited state indefinitely, and new experiments reveal how it happens. A dry material makes a great fire starter, and a soft material lends itself to a sweater. Batteries require materials that can store lots of energy, and microchips need components that can turn the flow of electricity on and off. Each ma  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: By Leah Hesla Stanford collaborators at the Q-NEXT quantum center amp up the signal from tin atoms embedded in diamond, opening possibilities for quantum networking. The future of tin-based qubits is brighter thanks to breakthrough work by Stanford University researchers supported through a quantum research center led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ar  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Jan. 22 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * Dual Enrolled High School Students Succeed at ONU More high school students than ever before are currently participating in Olivet's dynamic dual enrollment program. Olivet Nazarene University continues to break records with its Early Scholar Program, announcing the unprecedented spring semester enrollment of 106 high school students, marking another milestone in the program's history. The Early   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Psychologist Bia Adams discovered a passion for computational neuroscience thanks to open-access MIT educational resources. * * * By Stefanie Koperniak, MIT Open Learning Bia Adams, a London-based neuropsychologist, former professional ballet dancer, and MIT Open Learning learner, has built her career across decades of diverse, interconnected experiences and an emphasis o  more

HONG KONG, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: Quantum entanglement - a phenomenon where particles are mysteriously linked no matter how far apart they are - presents a long-standing challenge in the physical world, particularly in understanding its behaviour within complex quantum systems. A research team from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and their collaborators have recently developed a novel algorithm in quantu  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Jan. 22 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL Named a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work for Fourth Consecutive Year For the fourth consecutive year, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, was honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award as one of the top 100 Best Places to Work among large U.S. companies. The award is based entirely on i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By studying the roundworm C. elegans, neuroscientist Steven Flavell explores how neural circuits give rise to behavior. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News The roundworm C. elegans is a simple animal whose nervous system has exactly 302 neurons. Each of the connections between those neurons has been comprehensively mapped, allowing researchers to study how they work together   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Findings reported by MIT researchers may have significant implications in material design. * * * By Anne Wilson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materials asks: What is the ener  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Gifted Caribbean high schoolers become SPISE alumni at MIT, and many go on to advanced academic and professional careers. * * * By Jane Halpern, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science When you ask MIT students to tell you the story of how they came to Cambridge, you might hear some common themes: a favorite science teacher; an interest in computers that  more

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * New telescope to set sail for monthlong journey to Chile The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) will be loaded onto a transatlantic shipping vessel in Antwerp, Belgium, at the end of January for a month-long voyage by sea to its home: Chile, just below the summit of Cerro Chajnantor where, at 18,400 feet, it will be the second-highest telescope in the world. "This is a huge milestone for the project and   more

LONDON, England, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The Royal Astronomical Society issued the following news: Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way. Measuring 3.3 million light-years from end-to-end, the cosmic megastructure was spotted by South Africa's MeerKAT telescope and nicknamed Inkathazo - meaning 'trouble' in the African Xhosa and Zulu languages - because of the difficulty in understanding the physics behind it. Resea  more