WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- 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 Aug. 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 16): * A Double Zn and Ga Modification Strategy for Highly Efficient Deep Blue InP/ZnSeS/ZnS Quantum Dots * Tailoring Gold Nanoisland-Based Biosensors for Ultrasensitive Detection of D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 27, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 34): Reviews * Polysaccharide Nanocrystals-Based Chiral Nematic Structures: From Self-Assembly Mechanisms, Regulation, to Applications * Using Nanoscale Passports To Understand and Unlo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 28, 2024, special issue (Vol. 34, Issue 35) entitled Bioinspired Materials: Review * Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics * Cellulose and Chitin Twisted Structures:   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Applied Polymer Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of polymers, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 16): Reviews * Conducting Polymers for In Situ Drug Release Triggered via Electrical Stimulus Articles * Design and Production of Functionalized Electrospun Fibers for Palladium Recovery   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Bacterial cells can "remember" brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern study has found. And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's genetics, the cell still passes memories of them to its offspring for multiple generations. Not only does this discovery challenge long-held assumptions of how the s  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, a peer-reviewed archival journal that says it fosters the development and application of computing paradigms and technologies, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 39, Issue 17): * An intelligent optimization method for the facility environment on rural roads * Component-level point cloud completion of bridge structures using deep learning * A dynamic graph d  more

ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Proceeds from Watson's gift will strengthen the renowned college access and success program that has transformed the lives of thousands of local high school students with high financial need, including those with no family history of attending college. * * * Calling the Elon Academy the "neatest thing on God's green earth," alumna Nancy Turner Watson '66 made a generous estate gift in 2017 to support th  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 30 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: After crossing the Atlantic from Europe and months of inspection, cleaning and testing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the solar array wings for NASA's Europa Clipper mission are finally mounted to the rest of the spacecraft. The two five-paneled solar array wings managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and designed and en  more

HONG KONG, Aug. 30 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: Professor Yi YANG, Belinda Hung Outstanding Young Professor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been honoured with the 2024 Xplorer Prize, making him the sole recipient from Hong Kong this year. Funded by the New Cornerstone Science Foundation established by Tencent, the Xplorer Prize recognises outstanding young scientists under 45 who demonstrate exce  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, a peer-reviewed journal from the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society that says it features computational intelligence, computer vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, machine learning, fuzzy systems, cognitive systems, decision making and robotic, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 54, Issue 9): * A Novel Multiobjective Genetic Programming Approach to High-Dimens  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 30 -- The International Journal of Computer Vision published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 132, Issue 9): * A Causal Inspired Early-Branching Structure for Domain Generalization * An Open-World, Diverse, Cross-Spatial-Temporal Benchmark for Dynamic Wild Person Re-Identification * Augmenting the Softmax with Additional Confidence Scores for Improved Selective Classification with Out-of-Distribution Data * CRetinex: A Pro  more

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 31 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 34): Papers - Statistical physics * Thermodynamics of a collisional quantum-dot machine: the role of stages * Heterogeneous mean-field analysis of the generalized Lotka-Volterra model on a network - Mathematical physics * Computi  more

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 31 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 20, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 35): Papers - Statistical physics * Asymptotic behaviour of a phase field system derived from a generalization of Maxwell-Cattaneo's law with a singular potential * Method of filtration in first passage time problems - Mathematica  more

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 31 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 27, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 36): Papers - Statistical physics * Model-free inference of memory in conformational dynamics of a multi-domain protein * Quantum entropy couples matter with geometry - Mathematical physics * Variational aspect and kinetic theory  more

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 31 -- The Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, a journal of theoretical physics reporting research on the mathematical structures, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 33): Topical Reviews * Mixing artificial and natural intelligence: from statistical mechanics to AI and back to turbulence * The duality between color and kinematics and its applications Papers - Statistical physics * Impact of ag  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "Empathy and respect are central values here," Kornbluth tells MIT's newest students and their families at the President's Convocation. * * * Addressing MIT's newest students and their families yesterday, President Sally Kornbluth and several alumni faculty offered some tips about how to thrive at the Institute. "You belong here," Kornbluth and others assured the audience, while   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University inaugurated a new research center dedicated to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Wednesday during a visit to campus by representatives of the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The ERDC delegation, led by agency director David Pittman, was welcomed by Rice President Reginald DesRoches, who said the new Rice PFAS Alternatives and Remediation Center (R-PARC) "bui  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. This investment aims to advance the development and implementation of innovative AI techniques in geosciences while increasing technical capacity and expanding access to education and training opportunities for   more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) - Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) and its Research Foundation will receive a total of $1,930,421 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (H  more

AALTO, Finland, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers created a new entangled quantum state of matter by building an artificial quantum material atom-by-atom. The state, dubbed a higher-order topological quantum magnet, may be a way to address key problems in quantum technology, such as decoherence in qubits. * * * When different quantum states combine, new collective states of matter can emerge. In the quantum realm, combining components s  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: Talent for jobs in science, technology, engineering and math is in high demand. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, STEM-related occupations are expected to grow by almost 11% by 2031. Slippery Rock University is aiding in that growth by offering programs like the Keystone Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation STEM program. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the alliance includ  more

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 31 -- Superconductor Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features theories of superconductivity, basic physics of superconductors, relation of microstructure and growth to superconducting properties and fabrication, properties and applications of thin films and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 37, No. 9): * A fully superconducting magnetic bearing with a jointless coil excited by a su  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * Students Ran STEM Camp for Refugees and Promoted Environmental Peace * * * Anush Margaryan and Jeff (Ping Yen) Tsai spent their summer abroad completing projects under Projects for Peace grants. Projects for Peace awards $10,000 to students who develop grassroots projects focusing on resolving conflict and maintaining peace. Anush Margaryan, a senior from Avshar, Armenia, ran a STEM camp this   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Bryan Luhn Ognjen Miljanic, professor of chemistry at the University of Houston's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, has received a prestigious and competitive Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Miljanic, who was one of 11 accomplished researchers chosen for SEED Awards for New Research Directions this   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Kevin Quinn The University of Houston has long been at the forefront of superconductivity research, pioneering advancements that have the potential to reshape the future. The University's 2024-25 national commercial highlights this legacy of scientific innovation. Produced by the Division of University Marketing and Communications, the commercial features the groundbreaking work of Professor Paul C.W. C  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: Recent achievements for the campus community were earned by David Annis, Pam Bazis, David Berkowitz, Kristen Blankley, Beth Doll, Alexa Duwelling, Emily Fisher, Vipin Kumar, Colleen Medill, Laurie Miller, Brett Stohs, Adam Thimmesch, and the MBA@Nebraska program. Honors * Kristen Blankley, professor of law, is the 2023-2024 recipient of the Ray H. Bunger Memorial Award for Excellence. This award is an  more