WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: In the U.S., just over 21% of the undergraduate student body identified as Hispanic in 2021. Nearly 63% of those students were enrolled at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).* Despite representing only a small portion of the nation's public and private institutions of higher education, HSIs produce key STEM research. These institutions have made great strides in advancing STEM education for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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. 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 18): Forum Articles * In Situ Electropolymerization in Mesoporous Carbon: A Universal Method for Improving the Electrochemical Performance of Polymer Electrode Material  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- EAR PHYSICS, LLC, Clarkston, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12101605 B2, initially filed Oct. 5, 2020) developed by James K. Waller, Jr., Clarkston, Michigan, and Jon J. Waller, Waterford, Michigan, for "Adaptive hearing normalization and correction system with automatic tuning."  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: By B. Rose Huber The U.S. Department of Energy's (https://www.energy.gov/) (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (https://www.pppl.gov/) (PPPL) will expand its apprenticeship program model (https://www.apprenticeship.gov/employers/registered-apprenticeship-program) nationally, thanks to funding from the DOE's Office of Science. With $3 million in funding through   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Saw Wai Hla was named the Science Breakthrough of the Year winner in the physical sciences category for the prestigious Falling Walls award * * * The German Falling Walls Foundation is recognizing Hla for using a new X-ray capability in a way that could be widely applied in environmental and medical research and the development of batt  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 26 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: Buffalo State University's bachelor of science in forensic chemistry was recently recognized by ForensicsColleges.com as one of the nation's top forensic chemistry programs. Of the approximately 50 undergraduate forensic science programs in the United States, 33--including Buffalo State's--are accredited by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). "FEPAC accreditation gu  more

SWINDON, England, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: The very first observation of an ultra-rare particle decay process will open a new path to find physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. On 24 September 2024, the NA62 collaboration announced the first experimental observation of the ultra-rare decay of the charged kaon into a charged pion and a neutrino-antineutrino pair. The decay had a significance of 5 sigma (the criterion used i  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 26 -- Environmental Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association of Chemistry and the Environment that says it covers the interfaces of geology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 5): * Acute and multigenerational toxicity of polylactic acid microplastics on a copepod bioindicator * Artificial intelligence and machine learning for the optimization of pharmac  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Conrad Duncan Five of Imperial's most exciting clean tech startups have showcased their innovative solutions for sustainability issues in New York City. As part of Imperial College London's visit to New York for Climate Week, startups led by alumni from the university's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem highlighted their work to build a climate resilient future. The event, which brought together alum  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: When Valery Levitas left Europe in 1999, he packed up a rotational diamond anvil cell and brought it to the United States. He and the researchers in his group are still using a much-advanced version of that pressing, twisting tool to squeeze and shear materials between two diamonds to see in situ, within the actual experiment, what happens and verify the researchers' own theoretical predictions. How, for   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 26 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Sylvie DeLaHunt, an aerospace engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been named the recipient of two prestigious awards -- the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Emerging Advocate Award and the Women in Aerospace (WIA) Initiative, Inspiration, Impact Award. Both awards recognize an early-career individual who has demonstrated te  more

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 26 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Marissa Galfond, an engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has been honored with the Women in Aerospace 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award for her technical contributions and leadership in the development of a revolutionary weapon-survivability modeling and simulation software application. Each year, the Women in Aerospace (WIA) o  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 -- The Journal of Low Temperature Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features low temperature physics and cryogenics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 216, Issue 5-6): * Accuracy of the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation in a Double-Well Potential * Bound States and Vibrational Thermodynamic Properties of Scarf Type Potential Model * Dynamics of Vector Bright Solitons in Spin-Tensor-Momentum-Coupled Bose-Einstein Cond  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies. * * * The U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change launched the U.S. Sea Level Change website on Monday, Sept. 23. Designed to help communities prepare for rising seas, the site features the latest science on changing sea  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Since Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) infancy, supercomputing has played an integral role in propelling mission-oriented scientific discovery. From the UNIVAC 1 to the exascale-class El Capitan, these computing wonders have gotten light-years more technologically advanced, efficient and incredibly powerful. Since the Lab's earliest days, LLNL has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- NWEA issued a 10-page brief in September 2024 entitled "COVID's Impact on Science Achievement: Trends From 2019 Through 2024." The brief was written by Susan Kowalski, Scott Peters, Megan Kuhfeld, Gustave Robinson and Karyn Lewis. Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings - COVID-19 school closures caused science achievement to drop early in the pandemic, resulting in one to 2.3 months of unfinished learning by spring 2021. - There is evidence of uneven recovery by sprin  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 26 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Inaugural NSTC grant will prepare a diverse group of students for careers in the semiconductor field * * * Rochester Institute of Technology received funding from the National Semiconductor Technology Center's Workforce Partner Alliance for BRIDGE--the Broadening Research and Inter-Disciplinary Graduate Education for Microelectronics program. The award of nearly $1.5 million will be us  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * The research center will focus on advancing space power and propulsion * * * RIT has been selected to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 (SSTI) research regarding advanced space power and propulsion, which includes $9.9 million in funding. The research is in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and wil  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Internationally renowned scholars will collaborate with faculty and students in nine colleges, schools or institutes at Texas A&M. * * * The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University announced its largest class of Hagler Fellows during a reception Monday at the Memorial Student Center. The 2024-25 class includes 20 internationally renowned scholars -- 19 Hagler Fellows and on  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 25 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: How do cells take the shape they do and perform their functions? The enzymes and molecules that make them up are not themselves living--and yet they are able to adapt to their environment and circumstances, come together and interact, and ultimately, create life. How exactly all of that happens involves some very big questions, the answers to which will be crucial in paving the way for new biotechnologies and other a  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Gallium nitride-based semiconductors have been a boon for high-frequency and power electronics. They've also revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting. But no semiconductor wafer has been able to do both at the same time efficiently. Now Cornell researchers, in collaboration with a team at the Polish Academy of Sciences, have developed the first dual-sided or "dualtronic" chip that combines its photonic and electron  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release: The Council of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has endorsed the NAE 2025 Nominating Committee's[1] recommendation of Tsu-Jae King Liu, dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, to stand as the sole candidate for the NAE presidency. NAE members will vote in March 2025 to elect a new NAE president to a six-year term beginning July 1. If elected  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Initiative benefits underserved California students in STEM fields * * * Cal-Bridge, a statewide program to promote participation by traditionally underrepresented groups in California's higher education systems and technology workforce, is entering its second decade of service with new administrative headquarters at the University of California, Irvine. During the summer brea  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * The precise distances from Earth of more than 1.8 million galaxies have been revealed in a sky survey involving UCL researchers. * * * The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration across 14 institutions, covered a sky area of 50 square degrees, similar to approximately 250 full moons. It was able to determine galaxy distances with unprecedented precis  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: Flaps perform essential jobs. From pumping hearts to revving engines, flaps help fluid flow in one direction. Without them, keeping liquids going in the right direction is challenging to do. Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered a new way to help liquid flow in only one direction -- but without flaps. In a paper published Sept. 24 in the Proceedings of the National   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 25 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: This photo shows the Baker atomic bomb test during Operation Crossroads, a series of two nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll. The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host the program "Hotter Than the Sun: The Atomic Age" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. (Getty s Photo) To celebrate the Halloween season, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium's October lineup   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 25 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Hunting for black holes sounds like the premise of a new Hollywood blockbuster, but at Vanderbilt University, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Karan Jani works with students in a lab to do exactly that. Last year, Jani's group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, along with the university's Data Science Institute, jointly launched the AI for New Messengers postdoctoral fellowship. The fellowsh  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * One of East Idaho's most popular Halloween attractions returns next month, and they need your help. * * * Idaho State University's Department of Physics and Kiwanis Club of Pocatello's Haunted Science Laboratory will be back at the Bannock County Event Center in late October. Department staff is looking for volunteers to help set up and prepare for the hundreds of local students attending the event. The Ha  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A trio of new studies suggests the Milky Way has a unique configuration of satellite galaxies surrounding it. * * * By Jim Shelton A long-term survey of small, "satellite" galaxies that orbit larger galaxies across the universe offers new insights into our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Since 2012, the Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA) Survey has studied the regions around 101 galaxies that ar  more