WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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 Sept. 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 17): Letters * MXene-Embedded PEDOT:PSS Hole-Transport Material for Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells Articles * Improving the Volumetric Capacity of Gallocyanine Flow   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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 Sept. 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 36): Reviews * Bioderived Nanoparticles for Cardiac Repair * Nanoplatform Based Intranasal Vaccines: Current Progress and Clinical Challenges * Adhesion Evolution: Designing Smart Po  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Sept. 13 -- Advanced Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal on science, physics and engineering of electronic and magnetic materials, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 10, Issue 9): * A Study on h-BN Resistive Switching Temporal Response * Aligned Permanent Magnet Made in Seconds-An In Situ Diffraction Study * Arsenic Diffusion in MOVPE-Grown GaAs/Ge Epitaxial Structures * Binarized Neural Network Comprising Quas  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 13 -- Advanced Photonics Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features photonics research in optics, physics, biophotonics, electrooptics, quantum photonics, on-chip photonics, nanophotonics, optofluidics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 9): Review * Progress on Coherent Perovskites Emitters: From Light-Emitting Diodes under High Current Density Operation to Laser Diodes * Fro  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 11): PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Optical atompilz: Propagation-invariant strongly longitudinally polarized toroidal pulses * Nanomembrane blazed grating coupler for vertical fiber-chip interface ADVANCED MATERIALS * Nonequilibrium bandgap modification in porphyrin-based metal-orga  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona using the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope. This breakthrough allows for closer study and tracking of solar space weather, which can impact Earth's technology-dependent society, from disrupting sa  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University (BHSU) has been awarded a $997,522 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy for research in high energy physics, specifically the direct detection of dark matter, an invisible substance that scientists believe makes up most of the mass in our universe. The project, led by Dr. Brianna Mount, associate professor of Physics and director of the BHSU Underground Campus (BH  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Team Led by Professor Xuemei May Cheng receives $5 Million National Science Foundation Grant for Research and Education Center for Quantum Materials and Sensing Imagine if diamonds could do more than just sparkle--what if they could reveal hidden magnetic secrets? A special atomic defect in diamonds, known as a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center, can act as a single-spin quantum sensor and help scientists see tiny, inv  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 12 -- Eurasian Soil Science, a peer reviewed journal that says it covers global and regional theoretical and experimental studies of the genesis, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, fertility, management, conservation and remediation of soils, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 57, Issue 9): * Assessment of Changes in Chernobyl Contamination and Erosion Rates for Arable Soils Using Resampling Method * Assessment  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 12 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Hayley Dunning UK researchers have begun designing a new device to detect elusive dark matter particles thought to make up 85% of the mass of the Universe. A preliminary award of pound sterling8 million from the UKRI Infrastructure Fund will support a consortium of UK universities, led by Imperial College London, to work with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Boulby Underground Laboratory ove  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features radiation oncology physics, medical imaging, radiation protection and regulations from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 25, Issue 9): RADIATION ONCOLOGY PHYSICS * The impact of the titanium cranial hardware in proton single-field uniform dose plans * Serial and  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 12 -- 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 Oct. 4, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 37): Letter * Information scrambling and chaos induced by a Hermitian matrix Papers - Statistical physics * Hidden collective oscillations in a disordered mean-field spin model with non-reciprocal interactions * The escape transit  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: The beat goes on for Kennesaw State University researchers Nikolaos Kidonakis and Marco Guzzi. The two have received their second joint grant in three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the study of the Higgs boson --also known as the "God particle," the top quark, and the proton, which are relevant to the physics program of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Sw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Microelectronics, materials science, and computer modeling experts team up to fast-track the development of ultra-low-power microelectronics Key Takeaways * Researchers have developed FerroX, a new open-source, 3D simulation framework that could advance record-breaking energy efficiency in microelectronics by unveiling the microscopic origi  more

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 6 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * In a European comparison, the Max Planck Society ranks second * * * On September 5, 2024, young researchers from Max Planck Institutes secured 16 of the 98 ERC Starting Grants awarded to Germany. These prestigious grants, each averaging Euros1.5 million, will enable recipients to support their research groups for five years. Additionally, the funding aims to empower them to launc  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Matt Cahill Getting around on a rainy day often involves dodging puddles - or sloshing through them. But during downpours, shallow pools can quickly become roadway ponds that cripple transportation, threaten safety and undermine emergency response. This is especially true in Hampton Roads. Named after one of the many bodies of water that link its cities and counties, the coastal Virginia region is no  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 12 -- 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. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 35): Communication * Theoretical infrared spectroscopy of protonated methane isotopologues * Probing conformational dynamics of EGFR mutants via SEIRA spectroscopy: potential implication  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the launch of the Center for Operations Research in Cancer, a joint initiative to solve complex challenges in cancer care using data science to make better operational decisions. Andrew Schaefer and Jeffrey Siewerdsen (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)Integrating operations research into health care systematically and at scale   more

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 13 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * David Munson highlights achievements and outlines future in annual State of University address * * * New doctoral programs. Huge opportunities in artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship. Enhanced relationships with Rochester Regional Health. Expansion at RIT Dubai ... and RIT student victories over the likes of MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Cal Tech, and other globally respected universit  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Britney Schmidt, associate professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and of earth and atmospheric sciences in Cornell Engineering, has been named a laureate of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences. Schmidt received the award for "advancing climate science and planetary habitability studies through groundbreaking rese  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, associate professor of chemistry at SMU, an ACS Fellow. * * * The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, associate professor of chemistry at SMU, an ACS Fellow. The ACS is one of the world's largest scientific organizations and it seeks to improve all people's lives through the transforming power of ch  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Spelman College issued the following news: Our faculty and staff work diligently to develop programs and secure opportunities that reflect the College's commitment to academic excellence. Here is a roundup of exciting new grant awards recently secured by our campus community: Coca-Cola Foundation First Generation Scholars Program The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, recently awarded Spelman College $1,220,00  more

GUELPH, Ontario, Sept. 13 --The University of Guelph issued the following news release: A select group of high school students will get their first taste of a university experience early, thanks to a new summer program at the University of Guelph. U of G is partnering with Shad Canada, a non-profit focused on youth education, to organize an annual STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) summer program, which also covers business and entrepreneurship topics, that begins   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson With the ever-increasing use of wireless communication technologies and cellular networks, radio frequency (RF) based attacks such as "spoofing" have become a significant concern due to the privacy and security risks in both military and civilian communication networks. Spoofing is an attack where an adversary transmits RF signals coded to trick any RF communication receiver - for exam  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * The university's renewed investment in the National Quantum Laboratory bolsters Maryland's leadership in quantum computing * * * The University of Maryland, an international powerhouse in quantum research and applications, and IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, today announced they have signed a $9 million agreement to expand their partnership to provide state-o  more