WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47521) on Feb. 14, 2025, entitled "Electricity: Overview and Issues for Congress" by acting section research manager Ashley J. Lawson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Electricity is of perennial interest to Congress, especially the policy issues of reliability, security, affordability, and greenhouse gas emissions. The electricity sector is made of up three distinct, but interrelated system  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15 -- Energies, a peer-reviewed journal of technology development, engineering policy and management studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A Decision-Making Tool for Sustainable Energy Planning and Retrofitting in Danish Communities and Districts * Article - A Novel Optical Instrument for On-Line Measurement of Particle Size Distribution--Applic  more

OLATHE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- Garmin, a global positioning system technology developer for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sport activities and utilities, issued the following news release: * * * Garmin unveils tactix 8 smartwatch: Stay active, stay mission ready OLATHE, Kan./February 13, 2025 - Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the tactix 8, its next-gen tactical smartwatch. Available in a new 47mm case size and traditional 51mm size, tactix 8 adds dedicated rucking and dive activit  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 15 -- Sensors, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a forum for the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 1, 2025, edition (Vol. 25, Issue 3). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Article - A 60 GHz Class-C Wide Tuning-Range Two-Core VCO Utilizing a Gain-Boosting Frequency Doubling Technique and an Adaptive Bias Scheme for Robust Startup * Article - A Highly Sensitiv  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 15 -- Small, a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for experimental and theoretical studies of fundamental and applied interdisciplinary research, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 12, 2025, edition (Vol. 21, Issue 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * The Future of MXenes: Exploring Oxidative Degradation Pathways and Coping with Surface/Edge Passivation Approach * Harnessing Nanomaterials for Next-Generation DNA  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - February 14, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, states continue to make clean energy progress and fight back against the Trump administration's chaos that is wrecking havoc in people's lives across the country. Be sure to  more