SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Five early-career faculty members have earned national recognition and funding for their research. The awards are among the most sought-after recognitions that junior faculty members can receive in their fields. The faculty are Endadul Hoque and Yiyang Sun of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS); Yiming Zhao and Craig Cahillane of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); and Ying Shi of the Maxwell Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: s, animations, and video available in our NSF portal: https://nsf.widencollective.com/portals/ematkiby/TheInvisibleMouseEmbargoed Access Code: Le9ANH7tYTdr Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light. The counterintuitive process--a topical application of food-safe dye--was reversible in tests with animal subjects,   more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory, has been awarded funding to continue their work advancing transformative manufacturing, focused on using discarded plastics as feedstocks for new materials and chemicals. Based on an extensive review, the DOE's Office o  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 5 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Harry Jeffrey Kimble, the William L. Valentine Professor of Physics, Emeritus, passed away on September 2, 2024, at the age of 75. A giant in the field of physics, Kimble--who was also known as H.J. Kimble and Jeff Kimble--performed groundbreaking experiments in quantum optics and quantum information science. His achievements include some of the earliest demonstrations of quantum squeezing and qua  more

PUEBLO, Colorado, Sept. 5 -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: Colorado State University Pueblo is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Young Alumni Award. This prestigious recognition honors outstanding alumni under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their professions, communities, and alma mater. The 2024 awardees are Heather Riganti, Katie Hausman, Louis DeSantis, Keenan Wyatt and Thomas "Tommy" Farrell, eac  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Applications due September 25, 2024 Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC): This is a joint competition for VU and VUMC investigators. All investigators should follow these instructions. Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. Overview The Moore Foundation aims to support scientist-inventors who create new tools, technologies, processes or approache  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * * Nuclear clocks would measure time based on changes inside an atom's nucleus, which would make them less sensitive to external disturbances and potentially more accurate than atomic clocks. * These clocks could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds, and advances in fundamental physics research. * Scientists have demon  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 5 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: According to the National Science Foundation, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce has been gradually diversifying over the past decade, with increased representation of women and underrepresented groups like Blacks and African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. Even so, most of the STEM workforc  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Physics major recognized for neutrino research * * * A physics student at The University of Texas at Arlington studying ways to measure the mass of tiny particles called neutrinos has earned a prestigious national award for her research. Senior Kara Stogsdill received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award from the Society of Physics Students, an organization of the   more