WASHINGTON, April 29 -- ACS Sensors, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it focuses on sensor science that selectively sense chemical or biological species or processes, published research articles on the following topics in its April 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 4): Perspectives: * Fluorescent Protein-Based Sensors for Detecting Essential Metal Ions across the Tree of Life * Food for Thought: Optical Sensor Arrays and Machine Learning for the Food and Beverage Industry  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 2 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: Advanced recycling technologies create new, high-quality plastics out of used, hard-to-recycle plastic, enabling more types of plastics to be recovered and recycled. Chemical manufacturing company Eastman is investing in facilities to recover and enable reuse of these plastics, as well as innovating new products that are made from the recovered plastics. Eastman's molecular rec  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Drexel University issued the following news release on april 29, 2024: Drexel University pays tribute to the 'Modern Ritual' of fashion icon Mary McFadden with a gala invitation-only reception on Friday, May 10, that will gather Philadelphia's fashion and cultural leaders, followed by an exhibition open to the public. Mary McFadden will travel from her home in New York City to attend the reception for the retrospective exhibition, where she will be on han  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL-27) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) penned an op-ed in Fox News Digital discussing their Americas Act which aims to refocus U.S. policy on Latin America. The Americas Act would create an ever-expanding and permanent trade partnership of Western Hemisphere countries and counter China's growing control   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 3 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release: IIDA is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 IIDA/HD Expo Product Design Awards. This esteemed competition recognizes products that excel in seven different criteria, including aesthetics, cost and value, design innovation, environmental responsibility, need, technical advancements, and usage. This year's entries were evaluated by a panel of distinguished design industry experts. "  more

LONDON, England, May 3 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to display technologies, optical materials, magnetics, electronics or information storage technology, published research articles on the following topics in its May 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 17): * Fundamentals and applications of functional framework materials: a themed collection * Intrinsically stretchable orga  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloe Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story. * * * By Elisabeth Vincentelli, Arts at MIT In 2021, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution contacted Chloe Bensahel, currently the MIT 2023-24 Ida Ely Rubin Artist in Residence, and told her about some objects that had been made for space missions. "They were weavings of conductive yarn with mag  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, May 2 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Six Mount Holyoke College faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship. The awards will fund travel to further advance their studies, leading to increased opportunities for students. Each spring, the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation announces the recipients of their annual fellowship for current and prospective teachers at the college an  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The National Council of Textile Organizations issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas told the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) today the U.S. must be more deliberate in developing trade and investment policies that support the growth and resilience of the vital domestic textile industry and counter China's dominance through illegal trade practices. Glas testified at a USTR heari  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission issued the following news: The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) are now accepting applications for the Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC) grant program. The application deadline is August 1, 2024. Funding is available to historical records repositories, such as historical societies, libraries, universities, local gove  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 2 -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced today the acquisition of Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children-a rare and significant family portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Fontana was among the greatest women artists in early modern Europe, renowned both for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry and for her sympathetic portra  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that creates sustainable jobs and provides economic relief while helping to protect the planet through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world, has received a $150,000 grant from Bank of America to expand its 4Opportunity program to the Dominican Republic. 4Opportunity creates jobs by enabling individuals in low-income countries to start small busi  more

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: Hearing: "Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible" Testimony: Jim Wormington, Senior Researcher and Advocate on Corporate Accountability, Human Rights Watch Dear Congressman Smith, Senator Merkley, honorable Members of the Commission, thank you for the invitation to appear before you today. The Car Industry Illustrates the Links between Global Supp  more

CANTERBURY, England, May 3 -- The University for the Creative Arts issued the following news: Thanks to a pound sterling111,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, 150 fashion pieces from internationally renowned designer, Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be digitally archived by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), with Rhodes' accessories photographed for the first time. The project, titled Colourful Heritage, runs from now until August 2025 and is a partnership between UCA and The Zandra   more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: With recent studies having established the presence of nano and microplastic particles in the respiratory systems of both human and bird populations, a new University of Technology Sydney (UTS) study has modelled what happens when people breathe in different kinds of plastic particles and where they end up. Led by Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Dr Suvash Saha, the UTS research team ha  more

DENTON, Texas, April 30 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The University of North Texas celebrated 34 faculty members for their remarkable impact on student success and outstanding scholarly and creative achievements during the annual Salute to Faculty Excellence awards ceremony April 26 at Frisco Landing. Faculty representing a variety of colleges from across the university received awards at this year's Salute to Faculty Excellence ceremony  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: During a House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee budget hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called attention to Maine's ongoing challenges with PFAS chemical contamination as well as the impacts of pollution from fast fashion. Pingree explained to her fellow Committee members th  more

BANBURY, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release: New WRAP research shows people are putting almost half (49%) of all used textiles in the rubbish bin. On average, each person in the UK throws a shocking 35 items of unwanted textiles straight into general waste every year. Meanwhile, the textiles that do get donated responsibly have plummeted in price due to saturation of low-quality fast fashion on the market, resulting in less in  more