BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the results of the final round of its Proof of Concept 2024 Grant competition, with a total of 134 projects selected. ICREA researcher from the UAB Department of Physics Jordi Sort has been selected as one of the winners, with a grant of Euros150,000 for the SECURE-FLEXIMAG project, aimed at improving data security with new magnetic dev  more

YORK, England, Jan. 24 -- Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine that says it features biomedical engineering, biophysics and medical physics, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 11, No. 1): Topical Review * A systematic review on feature extraction methods and deep learning models for detection of cancerous lung nodules at an early stage -the recent trends a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY, Laurel, Maryland, won a federal contract award for $126,934 from the Department of Energy, Morgantown, West Virginia, for reds (rare earth disilicates) support related project enable use of cmc materials in high efficiency hydrogen turbines as part of the advanced materials multiyear research program. Contract Award Number: 89243325PFE000832; ueiSAM: C1HBCJ9RMBV3; NAICS Code: 541715; Product Service Code (PSC): H235; So  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 23, 2025, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Physical Insights into Quantum Phenomena and Function * Natural Densitals Physical Insights into Materials and Molecular Properties * Single-A  more

BRISTOL, England, Jan. 27 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a peer-reviewed journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 20, 2025, edition (Vol. 58, No. 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Papers - Statistical physics * Current fluctuations in finite-sized one-dimensional non-interacting passive and active systems * The number of minima in random landscapes ge  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from American Institute of Physics that says it covers renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * REVIEW ARTICLES * Assessing green hydrogen potential and utilization for sustainable energy produc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, , China has been assigned a patent (No. US 12204070 B2, initially filed June 15, 2022) developed by five inventors Zilong Ma, Nantong, China; Rubin Jiang, Nantong, China; Xiushu Qie, Nantong, China; Hongyan Xing, Nantong, China; and Hongbo Zhang, Nantong, China, for "Method for analyzing signal irregularity of radiation in lightning leader."  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 26 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 28, 2025, edition (Vol. 27, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review Article * Electrochemical stability of electrospun silicon/carbon nanofiber anode materials: a review * On the rate constant for reacti  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Researchers combined cosmological data from two major surveys of the universe's evolutionary history and found that it may have become 'messier and complicated' than expected in recent years. * * * Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by   more