WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: By Jeanne Jackson DeVoe For high school and college students, an internship at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) can be a launching point for a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But sometimes students from disadvantaged school districts, community colleges or smaller universities may not be familiar  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced that the John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Award for 2025 will be awarded to Laurie Elizabeth McNeil, Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). This prestigious award will be presented to McNeil during the 2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 16): Forum Articles * Oxygen-Mediated Tunability in the Physicochemical Properties of Radio-Frequency-Sputtered Vanadium Pentoxide Thin Films toward Energy Harvesting Ar  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- The American Physical Society issued the following news release: * * * The site was home to the world's first kiloton-scale underground neutrino observatory. * * * Each year, the American Physical Society recognizes significant landmarks in physics history through its historic sites initiative. In a ceremony on Aug. 27, the Society designated the Morton Salt Mine in Painesville, Ohio as the latest historic site in recognition of its importance as the home o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Ryan Secures Over $1.45 Million to Preserve Hudson Valley's Rich History and Support Research in the Humanities Ryan delivered $124,611 for Historic Huguenot Street; $574,445 to advance research in the humanities at Bard College; $10,000 for Women's Studio Workshop, Inc. to preserve humanities collections Ryan also secured $750,000 for the rehabilitation of the Washington Headquarters Historic  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers issued the following news release: Adrian Bejan, Ph.D., the J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University in North Carolina, has been named the 2024 recipient of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Medal. The award, established in 1920, is the highest award that the Society can bestow and recognizes "eminently distinguished engineering achievement." ASME will present Bejan with th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), astronomers have achieved very-long-baseline interferometry test observations at 345 GHz, the highest-resolution such observations ever obtained from the surface of Earth. Scientists estimate that the breakthrough will result in a remarkable 50% increase in detail, sharpening images and observations of black holes and th  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 29 -- Food and Function, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 17): Review Article * Effect of dietary fibre on cognitive function and mental health in children  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Aug. 29 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Indiana Tech's McMillen Library is presenting the Field Insights Speaker Series this academic year. These free presentations gives Indiana Tech students, staff, faculty and the Fort Wayne community an opportunity to explore various career paths. Our speakers are local professionals from a wide array of fields providing insights into what their job entails. The first set of events coincide with Nati  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Daniella Fiorentino Twelve McMaster undergraduate students gained hands-on nuclear research experience this summer as part of the CNL Nuclear Undergraduate Research Experience program. Hosted by McMaster University, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the program enables students enrolled in Level II or above in the Faculties of Engineering and Science to develo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) concluded the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) summer internship program with a farewell tour for a group of USNA midshipmen who explored a wide range of projects, from materials science and information technology to oceanography and space science. "These bright and motivated young scientists and eng  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument was successfully integrated and tested on the Space Test Program Satellite 7 (STPSat-7) spacecraft at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas July 17, 2024. LARADO is a   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt's robust academic environment and interdisciplinary research collaborations make the university an exciting and inspirational place for our more than 1,800 faculty members--94 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field. The university welcomed 61 new faculty to our 10 schools and colleges for the 2024-25 academic year. Meet some of these new faculty and hear the unique reasons they sought o  more

TRIESTE, Italy, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news: The Big Bang theory is widely confirmed by numerous observations that have led to the cosmological model known as [symbol omitted, view in the link at bottom] represents the cosmological constant associated with dark energy, which is responsible for the acceleration of the Universe's expansion, and "CDM" stands for "Cold Dark Matter," a  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- The New Mexico State University Foundation issued the following news release: The New Mexico State University Foundation has announced the 2024 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards, including the James F. Cole Memorial Award for Service, and the Young Alumni Service Award -- the highest honors conferred upon former students. Presented by the NMSU Alumni Association for more than 60 years, these prestigious awards celebrate Aggies who have achieved di  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 29 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 34): * Tracking the reaction networks of acetaldehyde oxide and glyoxal oxide Criegee intermediates in the ozone-assisted oxidation reaction of crotonaldehyde * Insight into magnetically i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Results could aid understanding of how black holes produce vast intergalactic jets * * * Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, changing shape and sloshing in space. Now, a new measurement technique using p  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 28 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Courses designed to give credit for prior related education and allows remote learning * * * RIT is offering three new master's degrees designed to meet industry needs. Chemical engineering and biomedical engineering programs in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering will include new master's degrees as part of the engineering portfolio this year to meet demands in increasing renewabl  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Universal accelerator finds faster answers to complex problems * * * A good machine-learning algorithm is a powerful research accelerator. Pair it with a computer simulation and it can sniff out mathematical shortcuts through the program, propelling scientists to faster insights about the effects of drugs on cells or the potential of rocket engine  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia team studies selective sponges for rare-earth elements * * * Rare-earth elements are everywhere in modern life, found in everything from the smart device you're reading this on to the LED lightbulbs overhead and neodymium magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbines. However, purifying these critical metals from ores with complex mixture  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 29 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * UCL Professors Hannah Fry and Gillian Bates have been honoured with Royal Society Medals in recognition of outstanding work in inspiring young people to pursue maths and for seminal research into Huntington's disease. * * * Each year the Royal Society, the UK's independent scientific academy, presents a series of prestigious medals and awards to recognise those who have made outstanding contributions t  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: New results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration involving UCL researchers have put the best-ever limits on weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for what makes up our universe's invisible mass. Figuring out the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. LZ, the world's most se  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: Figuring out the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. An international experiment called LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), which involves University of Liverpool researchers, has produced new results which narrow down possibilities for one of the leading dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive parti  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dramatic plumes spray water, ice and vapor from many locations along the famed "tiger stripes" near the south pole of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile-long fractures that cross the moon's south polar terrain. The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host the program "Yellowstone to Enceladus" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. (NASA Jet Propulsion Labo  more