WASHINGTON, May 11 -- ACS Applied Nano Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials, published research articles on the following topics in its May 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 9): Reviews: * Gout Management Using Nanocarrier Systems: A Review Letters: * Carbon Nanotube Yarns Tailored Using Dispersants and Surfactants for Flexible and Wearable Thermoelectri  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 11 -- Advanced Science, an open access journal that covers fundamental and applied research in materials science, physics and chemistry, medical and life sciences, as well as engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its March 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 10): Reviews: * Organic Donor-Acceptor Systems for Photocatalysis * The Challenge of Superhydrophobicity: Environmentally Facilitated Cassie-Wenzel Transitions and Structural Design   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The 54th annual Washington Conference on the Americas, hosted by the Council of the Americas (COA), kicked-off on Tuesday, May 7, with a keynote luncheon held at the historic Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room at the U.S. Department of State. The keynote speaker was U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who spoke about the current challenges that exist across the region a  more

CHAM, Switzerland, May 7 -- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, a journal that says it publishes case studies and practical concepts of biotechnology, utilization, including controls, statistical data analysis, problem descriptions unique to a particular application and bioprocess economic analyses, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 196, Issue 4): * Arylacetonitrilases: Potential Biocatalysts for Green Chemistry * Copper Phthalocyanine Impr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: * * * Advocates Urge House Passage * * * Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Save the Sound and Environment Connecticut, along with many other coalition partners, including the CT Union of Professional Firefighters Association, numerous local groups and health advocates, celebrated the strong bipartisan support and passage of Senate Bill 292, An Act Concerning The Use Of PFAS Chemicals In Certain Products after a   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: * * * Advocates Urge House Passage * * * Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Save the Sound and Environment Connecticut, along with many other coalition partners, including the CT Union of Professional Firefighters Association, numerous local groups and health advocates, celebrated the strong bipartisan support and passage of Senate Bill 292, An Act Concerning The Use Of PFAS Chemicals In Certain Products aft  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 7 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 6): * Current research and advances in the molecular aspect of bacterial cellulose synthesis with special emphasis on the production of bacterial cellulose from waste and its food applications * The poten  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 7 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 7): * A note on the chemical fate of the DABCO catalyst in amine-catalyzed hypochlorite bleaching of cellulosic pulps * Efficient control of dissolved and colloidal substances in raw papermaking whitewater   more

BERLIN, Germany, May 11 -- Experimental Dermatology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung that says it provides dermatology and skin disease research, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 4): REVIEW ARTICLES: * The effects of advanced glycation end-products on skin and potential anti-glycation strategies RESEARCH ARTICLES: * CircROR1 upregulates CCNE1 expression to promote melanoma invasion and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 10 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) awarded $1.7 million in grant funding to 40 small and mid-sized manufacturers across the state through the Made in Illinois Grant Program. The Made in Illinois program provides up to $50,000 in matching grant funding to local Illinois m  more

LONDON, England, May 10 -- Nature Protocols, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the biological and biomedical sciences, including methods grounded in physics and chemistry with biological applications, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 19, Issue 5): Protocols: * Improved sampling and DNA extraction procedures for microbiome analysis in food-processing environments * Comprehensive multiscale analysis of lactate metabolic dynamics in vit  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 8 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: A Newcastle University lab technician has played a pivotal role in establishing the connection between a modern day cricket club in Carlisle and the centre of Roman power in the third century AD. Diana Blumberg, a lab technician in Newcastle University's Wolfson Archaeology lab, carried out in-depth analysis of items excavated by a team led by Frank Giecco at Wardell Armstrong Archaeology, in prepar  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: Watch Video NEW YORK, NY - This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere during the 54th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas. "I was honored to join leaders from around the Americas during the 54th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas to discuss how we strengthen industry, trade, and business throughout the region," said Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by James C. Kenney, secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, from a hearing dated March 20, 2024, entitled "Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * PFAS and Federal Laws Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Capito, members of the Committee, my name is James Kenney and I currently serve as the Secretary of the New Mexico  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai from a hearing dated April 17, 2024, entitled "The President's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the President's Trade Policy Agenda. Congress is our constitutional partner on trade, and I am delighted to be here to discuss our agenda and hear your views. Presi  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Thomas Jefferson University issued the following news: Susan C. Aldridge, PhD, an accomplished and widely recognized higher education leader, author and strategist who has held executive leadership positions in some of the country's largest universities, has been appointed the first female president of Thomas Jefferson University effective May 7, 2024. "This is a pivotal moment in Jefferson's history and Dr. Aldridge is the best person to usher in a new er  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 9 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Grace Dalton Ian Burress is a man of many hats: engineering graduate student, research assistant, student organization president, former wrestler and now sustainability champion. The Texas A&M University Office of Sustainability awarded Burress the 2024 Sustainability Graduate Student Champion Award for his research on designing a mobile facility that removes per- and polyflu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: While Azerbaijan and Mississippi are very different places for archaeological fieldwork, Qi Liu noticed a commonality on the first two excavations she joined, both during the summer of her second year at Penn: They were female-directed with a predominantly female crew. Traveling to Oman that winter, she again joined a team of mostly women. Liu, now a fourth-year   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Published May 06, 2024 For the second year in a row, University of Wyoming students in the design, merchandising and textiles bachelor's degree program have been recognized for their quality interior design work in the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Design Competition. The competition   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 8 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, the Vermont Legislature passed legislation (S.25) to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products, and to ban PFAS from apparel, cookware, artificial turf, and children's products. The bill includes a first-in-the-nation ban on phthalates, formaldehyde, mercury, and lead among other harmful chemicals in menstrual products, and  more