ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ferroelectric material adapts to light stimuli by reorganizing atomic connectivity on the nanoscale * * * Researchers have revealed an adaptive response with a ferroelectric device, which responds to light pulses in a way that resembles the plasticity of neural networks. This behavior could find application in energy-efficient microelectronics. "Today's  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 Director Election. Members elected two directors from Illinois, one director from Wisconsin, one independent director and one public interest independent director. Each director will serve a four-year term beginning January 1, 2025. Illinois mem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Maryam Janani-Flores, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited The Bloch Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated The Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition led by Chicago Quantum Exchange, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. The Bloch Tech Hub highligh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: An Illinois man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Robin Lee Reierson  more