HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Advanced Physics Research, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 3, Issue 9): Review * Engineering Epsilon-Near-Zero Media with Waveguides Research Article * Observation of Hydrostatic-Pressure-Modulated Giant Caloric Effect and Electronic Topological Transition * Superconductivity in Twisted Bismuth Bilayers * Advanced Modeling of Electro-Optic Sampling: Nonlinear Vectoral-Field Sol  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Advanced Science, an open access journal that covers fundamental and applied research in materials science, physics and chemistry, medical and life sciences, as well as engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 34): Review * Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Materials Based on Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Design and Applications * Oriented Structures  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Sept. 14 -- Annalen der Physik, a physics journal, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 536, Issue 9): Review * Microcavity Complex Lasers: from Order to Disorder * Thermoelectric Response in Nodal-Point Semimetals Research Article * Reflection and Transmission of Airy Pulse from Controllable Periodic Temporal Boundary * Exploring Two-Exciton Steerability and Nonlocality Dynamics in Two Open Microcavities Coupled by an O  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: All 24 College of Arts and Sciences departments are working to advance Oklahoma State University's land-grant mission in their teaching, research and extension efforts. Faculty from some of these departments have shared how they are using the land-grant mission in their classrooms, research and community outreach to provide positive educational outcomes for OSU students and Oklahoma communities. Dr. Kathr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a notice of information collection and request for comment, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 9, 2024, entitled "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Institute for Standards and Technology NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management System (IMS)   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Jim Steele Two scale models of spacecraft that provide research data to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) have joined a Parker Solar Probe model on prominent display at CSPAR offices in Cramer Research Hall, thanks to a UAH alumnus who caught the modeling bug at age 4. Blake Parker, who achieved his dream of working with NASA after graduat  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * New experimental data helps researchers better understand the formation of some of the universe's heavier elements * * * Collaborative effort between scientists at multiple institutions reveals a way to indirectly determine the rate of the neutron-capture process in short-lived isotopes. How are stars born, and how do they die? How do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * EMSL celebrates 18 postdoctoral researchers supporting the user facility * * * By Genoa Blankenship Among the 194 staff members at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), there are 18 postdoctoral researchers working in biological, environmental, and computational sciences. At EMSL, postdocs are scientis  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 14 -- Erkenntnis, a peer-reviewed journal from that says it features science in general and of natural and human sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, economics and social sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 89, Issue 7): * A Logic of Temporal Contingency * A Rational Agent With Our Evidence * Actual Causation and the Challenge of Purpose * Aggregation in an Infinite, Relativistic Universe * Exper  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: "Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy your work becomes a dance with light and the weather." Annie Leibovitz , photographer Weather's unpredictability can change seasons in an instant and turn a bright, sunny day into a tumultuous, confounding chaos with little to no warning. A team at the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education hopes its research in numerous  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 14 -- 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. 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 38): Letter * A first proof of knot localization for polymers in a nanochannel Papers - Statistical physics * Shannon entropy in quasiparticle states of quantum chains - Mathematical physics * Strong/weak duality symmetries for   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Laser and Photonics Reviews, a journal that covers current range of laser physics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 18, Issue 9): Review * Operando Battery Monitoring: Lab-on-Fiber Electrochemical Sensing Technologies * All-dielectric Metasurfaces and Their Applications in the Terahertz Range * Quantum Dot-Doped Optical Fibers * Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing Nanogratings and their Engineer  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU researchers have been awarded a $1.5 million Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the ecosystem surrounding HPX, a software library developed at LSU. Their goal is a fast and energy-efficient solution to increase worldwide access to high-performance computing. Lack of access and performance currently limits the succes  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry, physical chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol, 225, Issue 17): Review * Recent Developments in Antimicrobial and Antiviral Agents Based on Natural/Synthetic Polymers and Dendrimers: Design and Therapeutic Applications Research Article * Properties an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration tackles complex challenges using data science to improve decision-making in cancer care * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University today announced the launch of the Center for Operations Research in Cancer, a joint initiative to solve complex challenges in cancer care using data to make better operational decisions.   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "We are adding a new layer of control between the world of computers and what your eyes see," says Barmak Heshmat, co-founder of Brelyon and a former MIT postdoc. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News One of the biggest reasons virtual reality hasn't taken off is the clunky headsets that users have to wear. But what if you could get the benefits of virtual reality without the he  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study: Early dark energy could resolve cosmology's two biggest puzzles In the universe's first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News A new study by MIT physicists proposes that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cos  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Monthly Weather Review, a journal that says it features analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics from the American Meteorological Society, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 152, Issue 9): * A Quantile-Conserving Ensemble Filter Framework. Part III: Data Assimilation for Mixed Distributions with Application to a Low-Order Tracer Advection Model * A Tale of Two Novembers: Conf  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Melinda Cro College of Arts and Sciences A digital humanist and early modernist with a Ph.D. in romance languages from the University of Georgia, Dr. Melinda Cro became the first female dean of Oklahoma State University's College of Arts and Sciences in July. With 15 years of higher-ed teaching and administrative experience most recently at Kansas State University Cro now leads OSU's largest college, whic  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 14 -- Physics in Medicine and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine that says it features developments and applications of physics to medicine, physiology and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, No. 18): Topical Reviews * Modelling radiobiology * Opportunities and challenges of upright patient positioning in radiotherapy Papers * Dosimetry for repeti  more

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 14 -- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the physics of hot, highly ionized plasmas, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 66, No. 10): * A convenient analytical parametrization of a tokamak plasma last closed flux surface for use in shape and discharge design * A neural network for the analysis of Langmuir-probe characteristics * Accuracy and scalability of incompressible   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 14 -- Radiation Research, a journal that says it deals with radiation effects and related subjects in the areas of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine from the Radiation Research Society, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 202, Issue 3): * Biomarkers for Radiation Biodosimetry and Correlation with Hematopoietic Injury in a Humanized Mouse Model * Developing an RNA Signature for Radiation Injury Using a Human Live  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for Northern Illinois University, the Sugar Grove Fire Protection District, and the Northern Illinois Credit Union. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Underwood has made securing federal resources for northern Illinois a top priority. The following funds will support programs  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 14 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has made 2024 Cottrell Scholars Collaborative Awards of $25,000 each to three new projects that emerged from discussions at the 2024 Cottrell Scholar Conference. Cottrell Scholars Collaborative teams are made up of Cottrell Scholars, Fulbright-Cottrell Scholars, and Robert Holland Jr. Award recipients who attend the annual conference. For their proje  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: 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  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University's chemistry program was named the best in the nation for women in STEM by Washington Monthly. The publication released its annual rankings of colleges and universities, which saw WIU place strongly in multiple categories, highlighted by being placed first in their "Best and Worst Colleges for Women in STEM" compared to all other chemistry programs nationwide. Factors leading  more