WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy posted the following news on July 10, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the latest round of cohorts in its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP). Thirty-three innovators have been selected to be embedded across four U.S. national laboratories where they will work with an extensive network of mentors and experts to develop next-generation technologies. T  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 13 -- Advanced Materials, a 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 July 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 28). Here are excerpts: * * * Correction: * Correction to "Conversion of Surface Residual Alkali to Solid Electrolyte to Enable Na-Ion Full Cells with Robust Interfaces" * Correc  more

EXETER, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news on July 12, 2024: Archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest Christian buildings in the Arabian Gulf - the first physical evidence of a long-lost community. Christianity today is not something usually associated with the Gulf, but the Church of the East, sometimes referred to as the Nestorian Church, thrived there until large-scale conversion to Islam began to occur after the religion was established  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * DARPA's Switch program aims to develop a suite of tools and approaches to engineer run-time reprogrammable microorganisms that support a variety of possible manufacturing processes * * * The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) currently relies on chemical products obtained from petroleum, or petrochemicals, as the source of carbon-containing molecules requi  more

SULPHUR, Oklahoma, July 11 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, along with tribal leadership and state and local officials, met with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman June 4 to discuss rebuilding the community after an EF-4 tornado slammed into the downtown area April 27, leveling multiple businesses and homes. "We thank Administrator Guzman  more

ROCKY HILL, Connecticut, July 9 -- Henkel North America, a subsidiary of Henkel, issued the following news release: Henkel, a global company, marketing a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands, announced today that it is expanding its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. This commitment is the latest in a partnership with Habitat for Humanity that spans the globe. This year, Henkel's Loctite Consumer & Craftsman Division, based out of Westlake, Ohio, i  more

LONDON, England, July 10 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Simon Levey and Corinne Farrell Two Imperial researchers and an Imperial alumnus have been awarded top honours by the Royal Academy of Engineering in its 2024 prize awards. The Royal Academy of Engineering aims to harness the power of engineering and technology to address the challenges of our age. Each year, it makes a range of awards that recognise the outstanding contribution made to society by engin  more

NEW YORK, July 9 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news on July 8, 2024: * * * In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border * Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale. * High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work. *   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news: * * * Full Cycle of Seven Monumental Renaissance Tapestries, Each Around the Size of a Muni Bus, Is on Tour for the First Time in the United States * * * The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the "Fine Arts Museums") will host, and serve as the sole West Coast venue for, the spectacular international loan exhibition Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries. The exhi  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * * NIST's Hemp Plant Reference Material will help labs accurately measure the amount of THC, CBD, toxic elements and other compounds in cannabis products. * This will help forensic labs correctly determine whether a seized material is hemp, which is legal in all 50 states, or marijuana, which is a controlled substance under federal law. * It will als  more

HONG KONG, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games are just around the corner and a global sports frenzy is underway. However, intense summer workouts often lead to sportswear absorbing excessive sweat, becoming clingy and cumbersome, causing discomfort and potentially impacting performance. A research team from the School of Fashion and Textiles at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed   more

HONG KONG, July 12 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Rigorous research is crucial to drive the development of the circular economy (CE) for global sustainable production and consumption. In pursuit of this research goal to meet societal needs, Prof. Christina WONG, Professor of the School of Fashion and Textiles and Director of Research and Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has been awarded by the Research Grants Council  more

BINGLEY, England, July 8 -- The Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features analysis of textile and apparel systems, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 28, Issue 2 edition: * Wearable medical apparatus to monitor temperature and pulsatile-blood-flow signal on forefoot to predict diabetic foot ulcers * Assessing the digitalisation level of the Tanzanian apparel industry: Industry 4.0 perspectives * Review on fabric thermal  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights Why This Matters The U.S. is one of the top consumers of textiles in the world, and clothing brands produce approximately twice the amount of clothing today compared to 2 decades ago. Driven by fast fashion--the mass production and consumption of low-cost clothing--consumers are now wearing clothes fewer times before disposing of them. This has significant env  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 12 -- Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, issued the following news: * * * The co-implementation process for the Transition Pathway of the EU chemical industry is in progress. * * * The Transition Pathway for the Chemical Industry, launched by the European Commission in January 2023, aims to be the industry's compass for navigating through the 'double-twin transition' - guiding us toward climate neutrality, circularity, digitalisation, and the production of  more