WEINHEIM, Germany, Aug. 5 -- Advanced Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it contributes on materials used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion and storage, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 4, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Mechanical Intelligent Energy Harvesting: From Methodology to Applications * Synergistic Effect of Crown Ether and Main-Chain Engineering for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution of Polymer Photocatalysts in Seawater * Th  more

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan issued the following news release: The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad wishes to congratulate the four winners of the third Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) seeding funding competition. These women stood out among over 70 talented graduates, securing seed funding of $5500, $4500, $3500, and $2500 for their startups. The competition was fierce, with emerging female entrepreneurs presenting ambitious plans they worked on during a 13-week   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today announced joining a coalition of 14 attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic does not fully degrade, instead breaking down into smaller pieces called microplastics, which have been found in drinking water, food, air, and even human blood   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Earth Day Network issued the following agency statement on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * With over 5 trillion pieces of plastics floating around in our oceans, the dire repercussions of pollution on all marine life have come to light and become impossible to ignore. We know all plastics can starve birds and suffocate sea life, but further research reveals a more complex reality: plastics are equally detrimental to human health. Thousands of chemicals present in plastics have been p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Earth Day Network issued the following news: Statistics change frequently in the fast fashion industry, with more and more research into fast fashion and how it impacts the Earth. In this series, we want to present the most up-to-date facts on what these impacts are on Air, Water, Soil, Forests, and Oceans so you, the reader, know what your fast-fashion purchase means -- or doesn't. This is Forests. In the fast-paced world of fashion, trends have gone from shifting season  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries issued the following news release: The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry(TM), submitted comments in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for public comment on its Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. "Plastics are an extremely diverse, resourceful group of materials used in our daily lives," said ISRI President Robin Wiener.  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced joining a coalition of 14 attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic does not fully degrade, instead breaking down into smaller pieces called microplastics, which have been found in drinking water, food, air, and even human blood and living lung tissue  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 -- The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston issued the following news release: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) brought his sitters to life, but he did much more than simply record what appeared before him. He pinned and draped, he changed or ignored decorative details, and sometimes he simply made it up. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and Tate Britain, Fashioned by Sargent explores the artist's influence over his sitters' images by illuminating the li  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Seven entrepreneurs will embark on a two-year fellowship as the seventh cohort of Innovation Crossroads kicks off this month at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Representing a range of transformative energy technologies, Cohort 7 is a diverse class of innovators with promising new companies. New to Innovation Crossroads' sponsorship   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: On a hot summer day, white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting--not absorbing--sunlight. Other colors, like blue or black, will undergo a heating effect as they absorb light. To circumvent this heating effect in colored cooling films, researchers drew inspiration from nanostructures in butterfly wings. The new films, which don't absorb any light, could be used on  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she joined a coalition of 14 Attorneys General in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis. The 14 Attorneys General sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling on the agency to implement a broader and more robust plan to improve plastic  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 2 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Haw River Assembly, today finalized a settlement agreement with the city of Burlington under which the city will take significant measures to control the sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution in the city's wastewater discharges. Levels of PFAS in Burlington's wastewater discharge, which spiked a  more