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Physics Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 34 items )  

'A Champion Of Chemistry': QUT Chemist Wins National Award
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Professor Leonie Barner has been awarded the prestigious Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Chemical Service Award recognising her substantial contributions to the field of chemistry and enduring commitment to advancing the profession especially with regards to sustainability. Founded in 1917, RACI is the professional body for the chemical sciences in Australia. It acts both as t  more

Advanced Electronic Materials Issues Research Articles in October 2024 Edition
WEINHEIM, Germany, Oct. 11 -- Advanced Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal on science, physics and engineering of electronic and magnetic materials, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 10, Issue 10): Review * Printed Memristors: An Overview of Ink, Materials, Deposition Techniques, and Applications * Molybdenum Disulfide Memristors for Next Generation Memory and Neuromorphic Computing: Progress and Prospects * Advancement in Carbon   more

Advanced Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in Oct. 10, 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Oct. 11 -- 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 Oct. 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 41): Review * Innovative Formulation Platform: Paving the Way for Superior Protein Therapeutics with Enhanced Efficacy and Broadened Applications * Smart Bioorthogonal Nanozymes: F  more

Aston University: AI-Driven Precision Healthcare - Can Artificial Intelligence Make a Real Difference for Our Health and Wellbeing? Free Public Lecture
BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 11 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Professor Maia Angelova is a data scientist and applied mathematician with significant contributions to the area of AI in health * Her talk will look at how AI can revolutionise the way healthcare providers diagnose, treat and prevent medical conditions * Precision healthcare is an emerging approach for personal healthcare and disease prevention. * * * How artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionise he w  more

Carnegie Institution for Science: Vera Rubin - Opening Doors to Dark Matter and Women in STEM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * In 1965, Vera Rubin wasn't just watching history unfold; she was making it--pioneering our understanding of the universe while shattering barriers for women in science. * * * 1965 was a year of opening doors. The Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum, with the Voting Rights Act dismantling restrictions that had long kept many Americans from the polls. At the same time, the Equal Employment Oppo  more

Carnegie Science: Telescope Instrument Development Pushes the Bounds of Discovery
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Science astronomers are building the tools that will help them reveal the physics underpinning the universe and search for life on distant worlds. * * * Carnegie Science astronomers have revolutionized our ideas about the universe. Their success was underpinned by access to our suite of custom-designed and -built telescopes--first at Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mount  more

Cedarville University: $15 Million Gift, VP for Strategic Initiatives, and New Master's Degree Highlight Trustees' Fall Meeting
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 11 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations Transformation in the lives of students is at the heart of a Cedarville University education. Now, Cedarville is poised to continue enriching the Cedarville experience with a $15 million gift to the university from an anonymous donor and the creation of a new senior-level strategic initiatives position approved by the Board of Trustees at its October 2024 m  more

Congressional Research Service: 'U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise - Background & Possible Issues for Congress' (Part 2 of 3)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSrep) -- - The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48194) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "The U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise - Background and Possible Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Nuclear Security Enterprise Facilities Title 50, Section 2501 of the U.S. Code (50 U.S.C. Sec.2501) defines the NNSA "nuclear security enterprise" (NSE) as "the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security l  more

Electronics Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 13, Issue 15
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 10 -- Electronics, a peer-reviewed open access journal on the science of electronics and its applications, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 13, Issue 15): * Article - A Blockchain-Based Detection and Control System for Model-Generated False Information * Article - A Broadband Meta-Absorber for Curved Terahertz Stealth Applications * Article - A Configurable Resolution Time-to-Digital Converter with Low PVT Sensitiv  more

Electronics Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 13, Issue 19
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 10 -- Electronics, a peer-reviewed open access journal on the science of electronics and its applications, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 13, Issue 19): * Article - A Blockchain-Based Security Framework for East-West Interface of SDN * Article - A Compact Broadband Rectifier Based on Coupled Transmission Line for Wireless Power Transfer * Article - A Control Strategy for Suppressing Zero-Crossing Current of Singl  more

Energies Issues Research Articles in Vol. 17, Issue 15
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 11 -- Energies, an open access journal of technology development, policy and management studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 15): * Article - A Cloud-Edge Collaborative Multi-Timescale Scheduling Strategy for Peak Regulation and Renewable Energy Integration in Distributed Multi-Energy Systems * Article - A Comparative Analysis of Data Source's Impact on Renewable Energy Scenario Assessment--The Exampl  more

Former Sussex Researcher in AI Awarded Nobel Prize for Physics
BRIGHTON, England, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release: A former University of Sussex artificial intelligence scientist, often called the 'godfather of AI', has been announced as the joint winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics. Geoffrey Hinton, currently an emeritus professor at the University of Toronto, was a post-doctoral researcher at Sussex in the late 1970s, where he developed his theories on neural networks and began to apply them to prac  more

GWU Media Tip Sheet Northern Lights May Be Noticeable Across Southern U.S. Thursday Night
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- George Washington University issued the following news: People across the United States may have another chance to see the northern lights dance across their night sky. For the third time this week, The Washington Post reports people across portions of the U.S. may get the chance to see the northern lights. A solar storm is expected to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing the lights as far south as Alabama and California. If you would like more context on this mat  more

International Journal of Computer Vision Issues Research Articles in October 2024 Edition
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 11 -- The International Journal of Computer Vision published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 132, Issue 10): * A Geometric Model for Polarization Imaging on Projective Cameras * Adaptive Discriminative Regularization for Visual Classification * An Adaptive Correlation Filtering Method for Text-Based Person Search * An Empirical Study on Multi-domain Robust Semantic Segmentation * Benchmarking Object Detection Robustness ag  more

Johns Hopkins APL's Frontier-X Wins 2024 R&D 100 Award for Revolutionizing Space Communications
LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Frontier-X, a breakthrough space communications technology developed at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, was selected as a 2024 R&D 100 Awards winner as one of the top 100 innovations pushing the boundaries of research and development. Frontier-X, which debuted in 2023, is capable of receiving and transmitting signals in multipl  more

Journal of Physical Chemistry A Issues Research Articles in Oct. 10, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 128, Issue 40): Reviews * Pentagonal Symmetry in Aperiodic Cyclic Multiply Twinned Nano- and Mesodiamonds Structure, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity of Molecules and Clusters * Complete Active Space Iterative Coupled Cluster Theory * Vertical Ionization Energies, Generalized Kohn-Sham Orbi  more

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Issues Research Articles in Oct. 10, 2024 Edition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- 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 Oct. 10, 2024 edition (Vol. 15, Issue 40): Mini-Reviews * Operating Mechanism Principles and Advancements for Halide Perovskite-Based Memristors and Neuromorphic Devices * Strategies To Achieve Long-Term Stability in Lead Halide  more

Journal of Physics A-Mathematical & Theoretical Issues Research Articles in Nov. 8, 2024 Edition
BRISTOL, England, Oct. 11 -- 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 Nov. 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 57, No. 42): Topical Review * Exact approaches on the string worldsheet Papers - Statistical physics * Lattice random walk dynamics with stochastic resetting in heterogeneous space - Mathematical physics * Metrics and geodesics on fuzzy s  more

K-State Physicist Daniel Rolles Elected American Physical Society Fellow
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Daniel Rolles, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kansas State University, has been elected a 2024 fellow of the American Physical Society. The fellowship recognizes members who have made significant advances in physics through original research and publication or who have made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. Ea  more

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter's Io?
PASADENA, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide indirect evidence for one. * * * New research done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth. The biggest clue is a sodium cloud that the findings suggest is close to but sligh  more

NETL Data Management and Artificial Intelligence Expertise Featured at the New York Scientific Data Summit
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's expertise using science-based models, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), data analytics, and high-performance computing to develop new, clean, efficient and affordable energy technologies was on full display in September at the 10th New York Scientific Data Summit. Hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory and co-organized by NE  more

New Bachelor's in Biomedical Sciences at Georgia Southern Approved, Debuts Fall 2025
STATESBORO, Georgia, Oct. 10 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: A new Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in biomedical sciences will debut in Georgia Southern University's College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) Fall 2025 roster following degree approval at the University System of Georgia's (USG) Board of Regents meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 8. The new program is the first of its kind offered by a USG institution. "The College of Science and Mathematics is a leader in p  more

NRC Names New Deputy Executive Director for Operations, New Director, Office of Nuclear Security & Incident Response
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced Robert Lewis as Deputy Executive Director for Operations, in the areas of materials, waste, research, state, tribal, compliance, administration, and human capital programs, and Craig Erlanger as Director of the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. Both are effective Oct. 20, 2024. Lewis has 32 years of experience at the NRC,  more

Our 2024 College and Other-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Since 2006, NOAA has partnered with colleges to provide undergraduate students college-funded summer internship opportunities. Students enrolled in one of the partner colleges apply and participate through that college. NOAA collaborates with other universities to offer internship opportunities to help them fulfill their degree requirements. We also mentor students who receive internship and fe  more

Resnick Sustainability Center Highlights Campus-Wide Focus on Pressing Global Issues
PASADENA, California, Oct. 10 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: As a new academic year gets underway at Caltech, part of the excitement on campus centers around the opening of the Institute's newest building: the Resnick Sustainability Center (RSC), which has been five years in the making. Located on the western edge of campus along Wilson Avenue, the striking four-story building will serve as a defining component of a major sustainability thrust at Caltech an  more

Santa Fe Institute: Tanmoy Bhattacharya Elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: SFI External Professor Tanmoy Bhattacharya (Los Alamos National Laboratory) has been elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society. He is recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to computational and fundamental physics, especially to lattice QCD and computational biology, including computations of the QCD equation of state at finite temperature, the neutron electric dipole moment, and   more

Sports & Fitness Industry Association: Four Finalists Selected to Compete at the 2024 Start-Up Main Event to Determine Champion
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * FabLittleBag, MAAREE, Volley, and LZRD Tech Take Top Spots Following Part 1 * * * The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) is excited to announce today that FabLittleBag, LZRD Tech, MAAREE, and Volley are the four finalists who will move on to compete in the 8th Annual SFIA Start-Up Challenge Main Event on October 29, 2024 at Babson College - in coo  more

Surfaces Issues Research Articles in June 2024 Edition
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 10 -- Surfaces, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry and physics occurring in surfaces, interfaces and thin films, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 2): * Article - A Route towards Durable Underwater Stable Superhydrophobic Surfaces: PET-Reinforced Candle Soot Layers * Article - Adsorption of Gadolinium Bisphthalocyanine on Atomically Flat Surfaces: Comparison of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron N  more

Surfaces Issues Research Articles in September 2024 Edition
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 10 -- Surfaces, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chemistry and physics occurring in surfaces, interfaces and thin films, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 3): * Article - Applicability of Fluorine Gas Surface Treatment to Control Liquid Sodium Wettability * Article - Eliminating Manifold Pharmaceutical Pollutants with Carbon Nanoparticles Driven via a Short-Duration Ball-Milling Process * Arti  more

Sustainability Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 16, Issue 18
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 10 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 18): * Article - "Guiding University Students towards Sustainability": A Training to Enhance Sustainable Careers, Foster a Sense of Community, and Promote Sustainable Behaviors * Article - A Comparative Study of Microwave and Resistance Heating for the   more

UAlbany, Buffalo, Nebraska Partner to Develop Energy Efficient Microelectronics
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: By Michael Parker The University at Albany is partnering with the University at Buffalo and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to develop new, high-speed microelectronics that require less power than traditional silicon-based products. Powered by a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), College of Nananotechnology, Science, and Engineering researchers   more

University of Manchester Gifted Groundbreaking Mathematical Object to Mark Bicentenary
MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: The University of Manchester has been gifted a unique mathematical object known as a Gomboc - the first known physical example of a new class of shapes called mono-monostatics. The Gomboc is tangible proof of a mathematical theory, developed by Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi from the Budapest University Technology and Economics, about the stability of solid objects. The Gomboc is a three-  more

University of Nottingham Astronomer is Part of Mission Team Selected for NASA Probe Study
BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: An astronomer from the University of Nottingham is part of the AXIS Probe mission that has been selected by NASA for a detailed mission concept study. Dr Helen Russell from the School of Physics and Astronomy is co-investigator in the team led by Professor Chris Reynolds (University of Maryland) that will receive $5m funding to conduct development research into the proposed AXIS mission - A  more

University of Texas-Austin: Gift From Love, Tito's Helps Build Instrument To Track Ultrafast Electrons in Nanomaterials
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * A Love, Tito's investment is helping UT make strides in the field of nanoscience. * * * Materials scientists dream of futuristic devices like quantum computers infinitely more powerful than conventional computers and solar cells capable of squeezing nearly all the energy out of sunlight. From time to time, researchers have even found materials with strange superpowers that might someday help realize th  more