COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 10): SURFACES AND INTERFACES * Femtosecond laser writing of durable open microfluidic channels via a mode-switchable strategy ADVANCED MATERIALS * Inorganic/organic sublattice roles in band edge photodynamics of isoelectronically substituted hybrid semiconductors * Structural distortio  more

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: An International study led by UAB researcher Ariane Arias-Ortiz, and published in Global Change Biology, has analysed methane gas fluxes in over a hundred tidal wetlands and marshes in the USA. The analysis has identified key environmental factors affecting methane emissions and has allowed a larger set of standardised data on greenhouse gas emissions in those ecosystems to be produced. These  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Aug. 27, 2024, from the Graphene Council, New Bern, North Carolina: * * * Comments to EPA Regarding: "Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (24-1.5e), A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency" issued on 08/20/2024 More specifically pertaining to PMN Number: P-22-54 (40 CFR 721.11917) - Chemical Name: Graphene nanoplatelets (generic) and Sec. 721.11  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news: WASHINGTON (September 4, 2024) New research by an intelligence company has found that a Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating U.S. voters in the lead up to the November 5th U.S. election. According to Reuters, "the campaign is part of a known Chinese state-linked effort analysts have dubbed 'Spamouflage' or 'Dragonbridge,' which pushes a mixture of spam and targeted propaganda onto the internet."   more

LEEDS, England, Sept. 3 -- The International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a platform for the research and solutions involving computational techniques to problems in heat and fluid flow, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 34, Issue 8 special issue entitled Data-Driven Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow: * A neural based modeling approach for predicting effective thermal conductivity of brew  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- The Iowa State Auditor issued the following 305-page audit report on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Report on Special Investigation of the University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy - Machine Shop": Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents...Page Auditor of State's Report...3-4 Investigative Summary: Background Information...5-8 Detailed Findings...8-26 Recommended Control Procedures...26-27 Exhibit:...Exhibit Summary of Findings...A...29 Diverted  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: As a thriving research university, Vanderbilt faculty are at the forefront of innovation and discovery, while also teaching and mentoring undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The university welcomed 61 new faculty to our 10 schools and colleges for the 2024-25 academic year. Here some of the faculty explain their transformative work. Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Noah Bolling as its new resident inspector at the Byron nuclear power plant in Byron, Illinois. He joins Senior Resident Inspector Ashley Demeter at the plant, operated by Constellation Energy Generation Co. Bolling joined the NRC in 2022 as a project engineer in the Region III office in Lisle, Illinois. Before joining the NRC, he worked as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Aug. 9, 2024, from the mmWave Coalition: * * * Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Washington, D.C. 20230 In the Matter of Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology Docket Number: 240430-0121 NTIA-2024-0001 COMMENTS OF THE mmWAVE COALITION * * * SUMMARY These comments of the mmWave Coa  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A research scientist with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ayana Ghosh was named the 2024 Early Discovery Award winner by the American Ceramic Society. The award recognizes an early career member of the organization who has contributed to basic science in the field of glass and ceramics.Ghosh was pleasantly surprised to receive such a prestig  more

SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Mount Allison University issued the following news: Mount Allison University is pleased to announce that Dr. Linda Pearse, a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Music, has been invited to join the Royal Society of Canada's (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. This esteemed honour is a testament to Pearse's outstanding contributions to the field of music and her unwavering commitment to academic excellence. The RSC   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- Physical Review B, a journal that says it covers condensed matter and materials physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 110, Issue 5): HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES - Editors' Suggestion * Quantitative assessment of femtosecond laser-induced stress waves in fused silica * Classification of classical spin liquids: Topological quantum chemistry and crystalline symmetry * Impact  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared mpox, a viral illness previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency of international concern following a significant outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring African countries. Rice University experts are available to discuss the mpox global health emergency as the world grapples with the ongoing outbreak.The announcement made   more

HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Welcome to the Researchers' Night on Friday the 27th of September 2024! Meet our researchers at the Think Corner, the Observatory and Helsinki University Museum Flame. Workshops for school or student groups will also be organised on campuses. Registration for the workshops is open untill 20 September. * * * The Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide science event making science and the wor  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Girvin, who joined the Yale faculty in 2001, is a theoretical physicist and pioneer in the field of quantum physics. * * * Steven Girvin, a theoretical physicist and pioneer in the field of quantum physics, was recently named the Sterling Professor of Physics and professor of applied physics, effective immediately. A Sterling Professorship is considered the highest academic honor a Yale professor ca  more