WASHINGTON, July 16 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its July 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 12, Issue 28): Perspectives: * Biosensors for Public Health and Environmental Monitoring: The Case for Sustainable Biosensing Articles: * Effects of Surfa  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for June 2024, which show a significant decline in migrant encounters following a Presidential Proclamation announced June 4, 2024, by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the southern border. Border Patrol encounters between ports of entry were 29% lo  more

CARY, North Carolina, July 20 -- Clothing and Textiles Research, a journal that says it features textiles, fiber, polymer science, social and psychological aspects of dress from the International Textile and Apparel Association, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 42, Issue 3): Articles: * Constructing Identity against a Backdrop of Cultural Change: Experiences of Freedom and Constraint in Public Dress among Saudi Women * Remedial In Progress: Va  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- Earthday.org, part of the environmental movement, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, which is celebrated by over one billion people worldwide on April 22, has today released a shocking new report titled Pets Vs. Plastics. This report explores the exposure of pets to microplastics and toxic plastic chemicals and follows EDO's recent Babies Vs. Plastics report (https://www.earthday.org/wp  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 20 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: Two Northumbria University graduates have been commended for their work after making the shortlist at the prestigious RSA Student Design Awards. Abbie Smith and Frankie Harrison attended a glittering public awards ceremony at the RSA headquarters in London during the first week in July to celebrate their achievements. Their collaborative submission, an animation called It all starts on paper, wa  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 16 -- The Journal of Applied Polymer Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers polymers, including membranes, energy conversion and storage and biomedical implants, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 20, 2024, edition (Vol. 141, Issue 32): REVIEW: * Energy-principle-based analysis of elastic instability in polymer cylinders subject to surface tension RESEARCH ARTICLE: * Cellulose nanocrystal-modified bio-based aqueous polyuret  more

CARY, North Carolina, July 16 -- The Journal of the History of Collections, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 36, Issue 2): Articles: * Curiosities in the Far North: Collecting networks in Norway, 1600-1730 * An unknown collector of Late Antique textiles from Egypt: Carl Kallenberg (1825-1900) and his 'Koptische Stoffreste' * Doubts and certainties about the Duke of Urbino's diplomatic gifts to Prince Philip of Spain   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: Foregrounding Haiti's significance as the world's first free Black republic, Spirit & Strength: Modern Art from Haiti presents some of the most prominent artists to have lived or worked there over the past century. Featuring paintings by trailblazing Haitian artists like Rigaud Benoit, Hector Hyppolite, and Philome Obin, Spirit & Strength also includes works by renowned contemporary artists Myrlande Constant a  more

HONG KONG, July 16 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Two research projects led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have won over HK$100 million funding from the Research Grants Council's Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25 to advance emerging research and innovations important to Hong Kong . PolyU has secured this substantial funding support for its impactful inter-disciplinary research, contributing to Hong Kong's sustainable develo  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 16 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: The rise of fast-fashion, marked by rapid turnover of collections, has led to a sevenfold increase in the global trade of used clothing in the last 4 decades. With more than 80% of all purchased clothing items globally (62% in the EU) being disposed of as general garbage, which is incinerated or landfilled, this represents a massive waste of resources, c  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: A groundbreaking new reconstruction of 19th-century Britain's water resources has revealed how limited access to waterpower during the Industrial Revolution helped drive the adoption of steam engines in Greater Manchester's Cottonopolis. Geographers and historians from the UK and Australia are behind the research, which reveals for the first time that local water shortages during the rapid expansion of   more