COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Oct. 1 -- Applied Physics Letters, a journal from the American Institute of Physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 125, Issue 14): PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS * Cryogenically cooled periodically poled lithium niobate wafer stacks for multi-cycle terahertz pulses SEMICONDUCTORS * Dislocation evolution in anisotropic deformation of GaN under nanoindentation PHONONIC, ACOUSTIC, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES * Acoust  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Sarah Burger The federal government has awarded more than $2 million in Canadian Graduate Scholarships (CGS) and Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships to 32 Brock graduate students and post-doctoral scholars for their innovative and impactful research. The Tri-Agency federal funding programs -- jointly administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes o  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 30 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell Engineering celebrated excellence in education at its 2024 Fall Faculty Reception, honoring outstanding faculty members and recognizing their contributions by presenting the college's annual awards for teaching and advising. "This year's award recipients demonstrated passion, deep knowledge of topics and their applications, engaging teaching methods, and a genuine care for student learning and well-being," said  more

CORNING, New York, Oct. 1 -- Corning, a manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Corning EXTREME ULE Glass will help semiconductor industry leaders mass-produce leading-edge chips vital to advanced artificial intelligence technologies. * * * Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science, today unveiled Corning EXTREME ULE Glass, a next-generation materia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory and Kyoto Fusioneering: * * * An Exemplar Public-Private Consortium Framework: Manufacturing and Accelerated Delivery Ecosystem (MADE) for Fusion Howard Wilson, Arnie Lumsdaine, Troy Carter, Jesse Smith, Mickey Wade, ORNL Brenda Garcia-Diaz, Savannah River National Laboratory Satoshi Konishi, Kiyoshi   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In a recent conversation, Karly Harrod, the recipient of the Fiscal Year 24 Early Career Competition Laboratory Directed Research and Development, or LDRD, award for the National Security Sciences Directorate at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, shared her insights on winning this prestigious honor. Harrod also discussed her journey to her cu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following Q&A by Aliyah Kovner on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Quantum technologies may still be in development, but these systems are evolving rapidly and existing prototypes are already making a big impact on science and industry. One of the major hubs of quantum R&D is the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA) (https://quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/), led by Lawrence Berkeley National Labora  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Rachel Tompa A new study shows the potential power of imaging paired with radiation to shape treatment for glioblastoma patients in real time. The study, which was led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is the first to quantify tumor changes in glioblastoma patients receiving MRI-guided radiation t  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 30 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The research and creative, teaching and service contributions of Syracuse University's postdoctoral scholars, including three who received special awards, were recognized at last week's celebration of the National Postdoctoral Association's Postdoc Appreciation Week. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Graduate School co-hosted the annual appreciation dinner to celebrate the postdoctoral community and to cele  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: The ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) has been awarded a $6.2 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Funded under the highly competitive RM1 mechanism, this five-year award will support a groundbreaking project to develop next-generation smart materials for dental fillings using physics-based artificial intelligence (AI). This innovation marks one of the first appli  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 1 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Wesleyan Students Present Results of Summer Research Projects at Sept. 26 Symposium * * * Ohio Wesleyan University students shared the results of their on- and off-campus summer research experiences at OWU's 32nd annual Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium. The Sept. 26 event, held inside the university's Schimmel/Conrades Science Center, included poster presentations with mo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 30 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: This past summer, several students engaged in prestigious research and study experiences in the United States and Canada. The students applied for these highly competitive experiences through the University's Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA). Below, five students share their experiences; what they did and what they learned. Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Five SU students  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Zia Ur Rehman, a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in the UW Department of Chemistry, performs an experiment with dry ice and detergent at the third annual UW STEM Carnival. This year's carnival took place at UW's Cliff and Martha Hansen Teaching Arena and Laramie Research and Extension Center. (Erin Klauk Photo) More than 1,300 people attended the recent third annual University of Wyoming STEM Carn  more

PERTH, Australia, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: An expert in quantum technology and dark matter from The University of Western Australia has been awarded a prestigious national prize for his outstanding contribution to physics. Professor Michael Tobar, from UWA's School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing and director of the Quantum Technologies and Dark Matter Research Lab, has been awarded the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize. "I'm honoured  more