JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 'When in doubt, call USAMRIID:' U.S. Army North exercise tests biological threat response FORT DETRICK, Maryland - Operations in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contested environments pose unique challenges for field commanders. How can they protect their Warfighters from biological threats without impeding their ability to f  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 25 -- 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. 22, 2025, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Fire-Safe Aerogels and Foams for Thermal Insulation: From Materials to Properties Research Article * NADPH Oxi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 25 -- Applied Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 13, 2025, edition (Vol. 126, Issue 2). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Two-color strong-field terahertz amplification in the non-identical focusing condition * Overlap-scanning self-referencing diffractive imaging with enlarged field of view under incoherent illumina  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 25 -- Applied Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 20, 2025, edition (Vol. 126, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Single mode, distributed feedback interband cascade lasers grown on Si for gas sensing * Compact 852nm Faraday optical frequency standard * Narrow-linewidth microcavity Brillouin laser based on p  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 25 -- Applied Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 6, 2025, edition (Vol. 126, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Two-color strong-field terahertz amplification in the non-identical focusing condition * Overlap-scanning self-referencing diffractive imaging with enlarged field of view under incoherent illuminat  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- By refining an artificial intelligence approach to predicting earthquakes in the laboratory, or labquakes, engineers at Penn State are paving the way to one day help forecast natural earthquakes. "We are a long way off from predicting natural earthquakes, but understanding the physics of labq  more

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 1 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Update 268 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assessing observations and information collected from its recent missions to Ukraine's electrical substations, conducted in the aftermath of attacks on the nation's energy infrastructure, as part of the Agency's ongoing commitment to monitoring nuclear safety and security  more