LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * A grant from the NIH's BRAIN Initiative will help researchers understand the brain's complex underlying neurocircuitry * * * By Michelle Franklin For all animals, sensory processing is a matter of survival. Sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing -- the coordination of these senses together helps them find food, return to shelter and escape danger. University of Californ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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 Sept. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 17): Forum Articles * Creating Energy Transfer Pathways in Lead-Free Perovskite Nanocrystals via Dopant Emission Centers for Optical Sensing Articles * Highly Efficient and Rapid S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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. 17, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 37): Reviews * Mitochondrial Extracellular Vesicles: A Promising Avenue for Diagnosing and Treating Lung Diseases Articles * Effects of Exposure to Different Types of Metal-Organic F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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 Sept. 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 37): Review * Hydrogen Bond Network Regulation in Electrolyte Structure for Zn-based Aqueous Batteries * Emerging Thermochromic Perovskite Materials:  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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 Sept. 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 34, Issue 38): Review * Nanomaterials in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy and Antibacterial Sonodynamic Therapy * Design and Nanoengineering of Photoactive A  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Advanced Materials Interfaces, a journal that says it covers an interdisciplinary blend of physics, chemistry, materials science and life sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 26): * Atomic Layer Deposition of Molybdenum Carbide Thin Films * Conductive Gel Phantoms for Training in Electrosurgery * Fluoride Substitution: Quantifying Surface Hydroxyls of Metal Oxides with Fluoride Ions * Sol  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Advanced Materials, a journal that says it publishes reviews, progress reports, communications and research news at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 38): Review * Tailoring Interfacial Structures to Regulate Carrier Transport in Solid-State Batteries * Liquid-Like Surfaces with Enhanced De-Wettability and Durability: From Str  more

ALFRED, New York, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Junpeng Zhan, assistant professor of renewable energy engineering, is collaborating on a research project that will apply quantum computing to help manage electrical power systems. Zhan is partnering with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) on the project, which is supported by a $50,000 grant awarded by ISO-New England to Alfred University. ISO-New England is an independent, not-for-profit corporat  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following news: * * * EJFAT prototype demonstrates proof of concept for connecting scientific instruments with remote high-performance computing for rapid data processing * * * NEWPORT NEWS, VA - In April 2024, scientists at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) clicked a button and held their collective breaths. Moments later, they exulted as a m  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * EJFAT prototype demonstrates proof of concept for connecting scientific instruments with remote high-performance computing for rapid data processing * * * In April 2024, scientists at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) clicked a button and held their collective breaths. Moments later, they exulted as a monitor showe  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 19 -- 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 qu  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * From science to engineering, writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards recently. * * * Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here! [View newsletter in the link at bottom.]) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards and milestones from  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 19 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: An exhibit drew attention at the 2023 Science on the Square in Madison, an event of the Wisconsin Science Festival. The Wisconsin Science Festival is back, featuring in-person and virtual events across the state Oct. 14-20. Whether you're a curious student, an enthusiastic educator or someone who simply loves exploring the world around you, you're invited to participate in this statewide celeb  more

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers that says it covers electric generation, transmission and distribution systems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 39, Issue 5): * A Model Predictive Approach for Enhancing Transient Stability of Grid-Forming Converters * A Novel Multi-Functional Observer Based Distributed WADC for Large P  more

CHESTER, England, Sept. 20 -- IUCrJ, a peer-reviewed journal from the International Union of Crystallography that says it covers biology and medicine, chemistry and crystal engineering, physics and free electron laser science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Part 5): feature articles * Solvent organization in the ultrahigh-resolution crystal structure of crambin at room temperature topical reviews * Many locks to one   more

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 19 -- The Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Japan Society of Applied Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 issue (Vol. 63, No. 8): Progress Review * Review and perspective of dry etching and deposition process modeling of Si and Si dielectric films for advanced CMOS device applications Rapid Communications * Monomer diffusion tendencies in complex-shaped materials by vapor deposition polymerizat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 19, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 37): Physical Insights into Materials and Molecular Properties * Fermi Edge of Semimetallic Borophane Sheets and its Reduction by a Porous Structure * A Green Host-Guest Protocol to Impro  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a peer-reviewed journal from American Institute of Physics that says it covers renewable and sustainable energy relevant to the physical science and engineering communities, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 5): ARTICLES - Wind Energy * Power output fluctuations and unsteady aerodynamic loads of a scaled wind turbine subjected to periodically osc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- LBT DIAGNOSTIC RADIATION PHYSICS CONSULTING, Las Vegas, Nevada, won a federal contract award for $35,775 from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for scientific and technical consulting services. Contract Award Number: 36C25225P0015; ueiSAM: XRT7H1NWC918; NAICS Code: 541690; Product Service Code (PSC): H258; Solicitation Number: 36C25224Q0703  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 20 -- New York University Tandon School of Engineering issued the following news release: Three New York City universities are joining forces to address the growing demand for quantum technology expertise, by launching the city's first multi-university quantum hackathon. This innovative event, called NYC HAQ, is set to take place this month across NYU Tandon School of Engineering, The City College of New York (CCNY), and Columbia University. As quantum technology con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2024: By Alison Hatt Following an international search, Peter Fischer, an internationally recognized expert in magnetic materials, has been selected to serve as the next division director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (Berkeley Lab) Materials Sciences Division (https://materialssciences.lbl.gov/). Fischer has served as the deputy director of the Mate  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: The beliefs we hold develop from a complex dance between our internal and external lives. Our personal-level cognition and our relationships with others work in concert to shape our views of the world and influence how likely we are to update those views when we encounter new information. In the past, these two levels of belief have been studied largely in isolation: psychologists have modeled the i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Science Advances, an open access online journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on advances on the frontiers of science, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 20, 2024, edition (Vol. 10, Issue 38): Neuroscience * Local and long-range input balance: A framework for investigating frontal cognitive circuit maturation in health and disease * Spatial dissociation between recognition and navigation in the p  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Posted by Mary-Lou Watkinson on Monday, September 16, 2024 in News Story, Research. Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity may soon be disproven by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), and Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Stephen Taylor will be part of a selective team of scientists leading the effort. Taylor is one of only six scientists nationwide appointed to the LISA team, a j  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: By Megan Trotter The Department of Chemistry at Tennessee Tech University has been named one of only eight institutions in the United States to be awarded the prestigious Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Award. The award is given by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation in New York, a foundation created by chemist and investor Camille in honor of his brot  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dr. Elaine Oran, aerospace engineering professor and O'Donnell Foundation Chair VI, has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. * * * By Jacob Wologo Dr. Elaine Oran, professor of aerospace engineering, is one of only a few international fellows inducted into the Royal Academy of Engineering this year. The Royal Academy of Engineering   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dr. Mehmet Sarp Yalim, a research scientist in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $608,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Solar, Heliospheric and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE) grant to study a process known as Joule, or Cowling, heating. The project, d  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * While the result is different from what they hoped, it's also exactly what they thought it should be Key takeaways * Physicists, including core UCLA researchers, have accurately measured the mass of the W boson -- more precisely than a previous attempt at measuring the mass -- and found that it is consistent with the Standard Model's predictions of 80 357 +- 6 MeV. * The resul  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Dan Moser, Research and Innovation University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have achieved a breakthrough in antiferromagnetic spintronics, a development that could expand the nanotechnology's capabilities, which have been limited by their need for excessive power. The team has been able to show that introducing boron -- a process called B-doping -- into magnetoelectric oxides can control magnet  more

SARASOTA, Florida, Sept. 20 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Georgia Jackson, University Communications and Marketing A crowd of more than 50 individuals, including educators, United States Department of Defense personnel and representatives from the arts and sciences, gathered at the University of South Florida on Aug. 14 and 15 for the first-ever STEAM Summit. Hosted by the USF Center for Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching (PAI  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Isabella Rossi Nikita Rajkumar witnessed multiple layers of cybersecurity diversity at summer camp. "Hearing from all these women who work around cybersecurity is encouraging because there isn't just one way to do it," said Rajkumar, an eighth grader. Rajkumar was one of 20 middle and high school girls who attended the first CyberGirls @ Virginia Tech summer camp, hosted by the Virginia Tech National Security Ins  more