LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: This fall, 19 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. Students apply for UGRAs by writing a five-page research proposal under the guidance of a mentor. Faculty reviewers evaluate the applications based on the merit of the applicant's proposal and a recommendation   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * First plasma is coming soon to the University of Seville's compact spherical tokamak called SMART * * * By Rachel Kremen Like atoms coming together to release their power, fusion (https://youtu.be/kNve35UnkHs?si=5RZt8kxuPA9iqeWz) researchers worldwide are joining forces to solve the world's energy crisis. Harnessing the power of fusing plasma   more

CEREDIGION, Wales, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: Scientists are working on the launch of a spacecraft mission which will allow them to view the Sun's atmosphere in more detail than ever before. The proposed MESOM mission (Moon-Enabled Solar Occultation Mission) will enable an international team of researchers to study the conditions that create solar storms, leading to improvements in forecasts of space weather on Earth. The MESOM spacecraft will fly on   more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: By Shelby Conn Historically, most undergraduate students in STEM are limited in their exposure to the field of nuclear science. This is especially true at minority-serving institutions, which often do not have the infrastructure, resources and technical support needed to maintain such courses. To broaden the nuclear science pipeline and establish an equit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute for Standards and Technology has issued a notice of intent, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence-Powered Autonomous Experimentation (AI/AE) for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials." SUMMARY: The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) intends to announce an open competition for industry-informed, university-based collaborations demonstrating artificial intelligence  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 2 -- Condensed Matter, an open access journal covering the physics of condensed matter systems, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 2): * Alex's Vision in Functional Quantum Matter * Enhancing Spectroscopic Experiment Calibration through Differentiable Programming * Optimization of a BEGe Detector Setup for Testing Quantum Foundations in the Underground LNGS Laboratory * Superconductors without Symmetry Breaking  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 2 -- Condensed Matter, an open access journal covering the physics of condensed matter systems, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 1): * A Theoretical Study of Doping Evolution of Phonons in High-Temperature Cuprate Superconductors * Comparison of Different Methods for Evaluating Quantitative X-ray Fluorescence Data in Copper-Based Artefacts * Design and Optimization of Potentially Low-Cost and Efficient MXene/  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 2 -- Condensed Matter, an open access journal covering the physics of condensed matter systems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 3): * Atomristor Mott Theory of Sn Adatom Adlayer on a Si Surface * Remarks on the Quantum Effects of Screw Dislocation Topology and Missing Magnetic Flux * The EuAPS Betatron Radiation Source: Status Update and Photon Science Perspectives * The Nature of Pointer States and The  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * FermiForward will bring scientific rigor and operational expertise to nation's premier particle physics center * * * The U.S. Department of Energy announced Oct. 1 that it has awarded a new management and operating contract for Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the nation's leading particle physics and accelerator laboratory, to Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC. The contract is for a five-year term  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 2 -- The European Commission issued the following speech on Sept. 30, 2024, by President Ursula von der Leyen at a ceremony on the 70th anniversary of CERN: * * * Director-General Gianotti, dearest Fabiola, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Fellow leaders, Distinguished guests, It is such an honour to celebrate with you the 70th anniversary of CERN, together with some of the brightest minds in Europe and, I would say, in the world. Today, CERN is a magnet for  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: At center, incoming first-year student Emma Mason is flanked by her siblings Michaela and Ben as they feed their cattle at their farm near Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Emma Mason is a Bucky's Pell Pathway Scholar. Photo: Althea Dotzour As the sun begins to set on an August evening, Emma Mason strides onto a glowing pasture on her family's farm near Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and shouts to her three   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Atom interferometric quantum sensors are huge, but a U-M research group has devised a way to miniaturize them Study: Rotation sensing using tractor atom interferometry Atom interferometers are quantum sensors that use the wave-like nature of atoms to measure gravity, acceleration and rotation with exceptional precision. Most of the current atom interferometers are large instruments, occupying buildings and r  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Francis Marion University issued the following news: Dr. Deborah Hopla, a professor of nursing, and Dr. Jeannette M. Myers, a professor of astronomy, have been named Francis Marion University's newest Board of Trustees' Research Scholars. FMU President Fred Carter presented Hopla and Myers with the prestigious recognition during a luncheon at Ervin Dining Hall on campus Tuesday afternoon. The Board of Trustees' Research Scholars program was formed   more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Nicola Dell, associate professor of information science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, has been awarded a 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her work developing technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations, including home health care aides and survivors of intimate partner violence. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the awards on Oct. 1  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 2 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 45): Topical Review * Discovery of novel materials through machine learning Papers - Soft matter, biophysics and liquids * The Casimir-like effect induced by active nematics - Nanostructures and nanoelectronics * A back-to-back diode model applied to van der Wa  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 2 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 20, 2024, edition: Topical Reviews * Epitaxial growth in one dimension * Advancing high thermal conductivity: novel theories, innovative materials, and applications in thermal management technologies Papers - Surfaces and interfaces * Solution and solubility of H atoms at the W/Cu interface -  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 2 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 27, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 47): Papers - Correlated electron systems * Weak antilocalization in the topological semimetal candidate YbAuSb * A multi-orbital Hund's rules-based ionic Hamiltonian for transition metal atoms: high-order equation of motion method approach and Kondo resonances -  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 2 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 6, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 44): Topical Reviews * Field tuning Kitaev systems for spin fractionalization and topological order * Transport properties in non-Fermi liquid phases of nodal-point semimetals * Magnetization dynamics in quasiperiodic magnonic crystals Papers - Soft matter, bioph  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 2 -- Loyola Marymount University issued the following news release: Loyola Marymount University has received a $5 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation in support of the new Engineering Innovation Complex (EIC), a planned capital expansion for LMU Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. The Keck Foundation has supported the university for more than four decades with grants now totaling $9 million. Their latest gift is the first in the match of t  more

RIVERDALE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Manhattan College issued the following news: On Tuesday, October 1 Manhattan University honored Sonia Kreidenweis '83 with a plaque unveiling ceremony for being inducted into the Nation Academy of Engineering. Sonia Kreidenweis '83, University Distinguished Professor in the department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, is the newest Jasper and second alumnae to be elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE), bringing the C  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Angelina Rogatch Class Year: 2025 Majors: Chemistry and Physics Hometown: Minsk, Belarus Internship Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Internship Title: MIT Summer Research Program Location: Cambridge, MA What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! As an MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) participant, I am interning in the Chemi  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: A Northumbria University space researcher has received a major award for her research into plasma physics from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing. Dr Julia Stawarz, Royal Society University Research Fellow in Northumbria University's Solar and Space Physics research group, uses spacecraft observations to study plasma turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and related small-sca  more

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 2 -- 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 Oct. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, No. 19): * A wideband model to evaluate the dielectric properties of biological tissues from magnetic resonance acquisitions * Contrast and quantum noise in single-  more

MELVILLE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Physics of Plasmas, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 10): Articles - Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement * Current potential patches - Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths * Electron kinetics near the minimum of Paschen's curves of pulsed breakdown * Enhancement of OH spectra in atmospheric pressure plasma jet by femtosecond   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 30 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College senior Jack Moriarty has been named a Rossing Physics Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year. Moriarty will receive $10,000 from the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education. Moriarty, a double major in physics and mathematics from Waukee, Iowa, plans to pursue a career as a theoretical physicist. He would like to help deepen our understanding of the universe by applying mathematics to physics. "For as long  more

MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * The prototype DUNE 2x2 detector will capture up to 10,000 neutrino interactions per day. Researchers developed the new detector and advanced machine learning techniques to probe what all those neutrinos are up to. * * * By David Krause Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have joined collaborators from a  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, Oct. 2 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: Thomas College was founded as a business school and has stayed true to its roots of preparing students for great careers, particularly in Maine. In 2000, Thomas College expanded its academic programming into other fields, including science-related majors. Over time, science has become more popular at Thomas College with its programming in forensic psychology, criminal justice and criminology, environmental science,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the agency across multiple programs, including 157 days in space and three spacewalks. Cassada also is a retired United States Navy captain and naval aviator with more than two decades of service. Cassada served as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission and Expedition 68 flight engineer aboard the International Space Station, executing myriad maintenance, contin  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Study shows spider silk bioproduction presents opportunities and challenges * * * By Michelle Franklin Today, entrepreneurship is everywhere, including science. Engineers and scientists often apply their research to a product or service and use it to launch a startup. The world of bioproduction -- using living cells and organisms to manufacture products --   more

LONDON, England, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A UK team of researchers including UCL's Professor Lucie Green are working on the launch of a spacecraft mission which will allow us to view the Sun's atmosphere in more detail than ever before. The proposed MESOM mission will enable researchers to study the conditions that create solar storms, leading to improvements in forecasts of space weather on Earth. The MESOM spacecraft will fly on a peculiar   more

GUILFORD, England, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Scientists are working on the launch of a spacecraft mission which will allow them to view the Sun's atmosphere in more detail than ever before. * * * The proposed MESOM mission will enable an international team of researchers to study the conditions that create solar storms, leading to improvements in forecasts of space weather on Earth. The MESOM spacecraft will fly on a peculiar trajec  more