HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 8 -- 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 Feb. 5, 2025, edition (Vol. 37, Issue 5). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Tumor-Targeted Catalytic Immunotherapy * Recent Progress and Challenges of Li-Rich Mn-Based Cathode Materials for   more

OLD ELVET, England, Feb. 8 -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * Durham researchers help discover largest radio jet ever seen in early Universe A team of astronomers, including researchers from our top-rated Physics department, have discovered the largest radio jet ever seen in the early Universe. This discovery sheds new light on how supermassive black holes evolve in the early Universe. Breakthrough in astronomy Stretching at least 200,000 light-years (twice the size of t  more

OLD ELVET, England, Feb. 8 -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * Durham's strengths in space and quantum research focus of German Ambassador's visit Our strengths in space and quantum research were the main focus of a visit to Durham University by the German Ambassador to the UK. His Excellency Miguel Berger also learned more about our expertise in Modern Languages and Cultures, Law, and Government and International affairs, alongside meeting senior members of the University.  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 8 -- Food and Function, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 7, 2025, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review Article * A review of the role of bioactive com  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 8 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Jayhawks named semifinalists for student Fulbright awards LAWRENCE -- Six University of Kansas students and alumni have advanced to the semifinalist round for Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards, which will provide funding to study, conduct research or teach English abroad for the 2025-2026 academic year. This year's Fulbright semifinalists represent diverse academic fields across the Lawrence campus, com  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The Journal of Differential Geometry, a journal that says it features differential geometry and subjects such as differential equations, mathematical physics, algebraic geometry and geometric topology from the Lehigh University, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2025 edition (Vl. 129, No. 2). * * * Here are excerpts of the topics: * Contractible flow of stability conditions via global dimension function * Generic injectivity  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 8 -- The Journal of Differential Geometry, a journal that says it features differential geometry and subjects such as differential equations, mathematical physics, algebraic geometry and geometric topology from the Lehigh University, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 129, No. 1): * * * Here are excerpts of the topics: * An area bound for surfaces in Riemannian manifolds * Min-max minimal hypersurfaces with highe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 6, 2025, edition (Vol. 129, Issue 5): Biophysical and Biochemical Systems and Processes * Flexible Tail of Antimicrobial Peptide PGLa Facilitates Water Pore Formation in Membranes * Complementary Peptide Interactions Support the Ultra-Rigidity of Polymers of De Novo Designed Click-Functionalized Bundlemers * Pre  more

BRISTOL, England, Feb. 8 -- 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 Feb. 3, 2025, edition (Vol. 58, No. 5). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Topical Review * The Dirac equation near centenary: a contemporary introduction to the Dirac equation consideration Papers - Mathematical physics * The time-dependent harmoni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Periodic Table Day: BLS periodic table of STEM occupations February 07, 2025 The periodic table of elements is a common sight in classrooms and laboratories. Scientists can use the table to analyze reactivity among elements, predict chemical reactions, understand trends in periodic properties among different elements and speculate on the properties  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Colleagues Demand Answers About Trump's Efforts to Restrict & Undermine NSF-Funded Scientific Research WASHINGTON, DC - With several major sources of federal research funding in limbo after chaotic directives from the Trump Administration, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to pause grant review panels, re-examine previously awarded research funding, and initiate the process  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 8 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Temperamental stars are distorting our view of distant planets 'Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight as these planets pass in front of their   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Grad Student Wins Inaugural National Scholarship Brianna Hauke, a master's student studying atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded the inaugural Marian H. Rose Research Scholarship from the Society of Physics Students (SPS), an organization of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). "We are pleased to partner with the Heineman Foundation to offer this new scholarshi  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Watson Lecture: Rob Phillips Explores the Poetry of the Genome What if we could decipher the language of DNA? On February 26, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. PT in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, Rob Phillips, the Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics, will explore efforts to interpret the symbols that make up a genome, which is the entire set of DNA for an organism. In a p  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news: * * * X-ray study sheds light on cost-effective fuel cell materials Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during operation, providing new insights that could lead to replacement of expensive precious metals in clean-energy technologies. F uel cells efficiently convert hydrogen and oxygen directly into electricity, with catalysts playing a cru  more