MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 29 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: From a cautious approach at the beginning, to a systematic exchange of researchers in the 1990s, to the strategic expansion of cooperation in selected priority areas since 2018: Sino-German cooperation between the Max Planck Society and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has gone through various phases since its beginnings in 1974 and has repeatedly adapted to current geopolitical challenges.  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The Baseball Diplomacy Project sent a little league team from Williamsburg to Japan to practice diplomacy firsthand. * * * By William Oster It all started with a proposal. Two years ago, the U.S. Embassy in Japan sent out a call for pitches to celebrate 150 years of "baseball diplomacy," focused on the role the sport has played in the relationship between the United States and Japan. William & Mary Govern  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Oct. 29 -- Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed 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. 24, 2024, special issue (Vol. 36, Issue 43) entitled Engineering Active Materials for Biomedical Applications: Review * Mechanically Active Materials and Devices for Bio-Interfaced Pressure Sensors--A   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 30 -- AI, a peer-reviewed journal on artificial intelligence, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 3): * Article - A Model for Feature Selection with Binary Particle Swarm Optimisation and Synthetic Features * Article - Bio-Inspired Hyperparameter Tuning of Federated Learning for Student Activity Recognition in Online Exam Environment * Article - ChatGPT Code Detection: Techniques for Uncovering the Source of  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 29 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Alexander Maloney, an international leader in quantum information science, joins the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) this fall as the inaugural Kathy and Stan Walters Endowed Professor of Quantum Science. Maloney, a researcher who investigates fundamental questions in theoretical physics and quantum information theory, comes to Syracuse from McGill University in Montreal. Alexander Maloney "I am delighted by the  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Thanks to an algorithm created by an Idaho State University professor, the way engineers, doctors, and physicists tackle the hard questions in their respective fields could all change. * * * Emanuele Zappala, an assistant professor of mathematics at ISU, and his colleagues at Yale have developed the Attentional Neural Integral Equations algorithm, or ANIE for short. Their work was recently published  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Design combines the best aspects of different compositions and structures into individual cathode particles A breakthrough "dual-gradient" design for the battery's cathode substantially increases energy storage capacity, stability and lifetime while reducing costs. It could accelerate widespread adoption of electric vehicles and grid batteries. *  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Association for Psychological Science issued the following summaries on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * A Challenge to Orthodoxy in Psychology: Thomas Sowell and Social Justice William O'Donohue, Nina Silander, Craig Frisby, and Jane Fisher Psychologists address social-justice problems in their research and applied work, and their scholarly efforts have been influenced by assumptions, constructs, and hypotheses from the political left. Recently, some psychologists   more

SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 29 -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Exceeded Q3 guidance for revenue and operating margin On track to deliver strong second half Raising midpoint of 2024 non-GAAP EPS outlook to $5.90 Click here for the Q3 2024 Financial Schedules(opens in a new tab). * * * Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced results for   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Although Dawson Manning recently graduated, his academic and career endeavors are just beginning. Manning earned his Bachelor of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Physics at the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in spring 2024. He also received the GEM Fellowship provided by the National GEM Consortium. Through this fellowship, Manning accepted NASA's offer to w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-32) in October 2024 by Katarina Borovickova and Claudia Macaluso entitled "Career Progressions and Wage Growth: Decreasing the Gap Between Richer and Poorer Workers". Here are excerpts: * * * In our previous article, we explored the contribution of different career dynamics to the earnings gap between poorer and richer workers. We emphasized how poorer workers do not lack o  more

YORK, England, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine issued the following news: In late 2023, IPEM's Workforce Intelligence Unit conducted a survey on the Nuclear Medicine workforce. The purpose of the survey was to provide an in-depth analysis of current workforce issues, with future projections and recommendations to tackle workforce shortages. We measured a workforce size of slightly over 1000 WTE (1091.1). The real value is probably closer to 1800. Our   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in the company of the few select worlds in our solar system with potentially life-sustaining environments. "To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 30 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Cheap and plentiful hydrogen harvested from water. Lightning-fast biocomputers running on brain-like substrates. Widely available noninvasive brain scans for early detection of neurological disease. A visual prosthesis in the form of glasses that returns sight to people with previously incurable vision loss. These are the four boundary-pushing proposals funded in this year's c  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 29 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: The George I. Alden Trust granted Lycoming College $150,000 for updated instrumentation in the Detwiler Planetarium including a new projection system, software, and increased computing power. This is the sixth grant awarded to Lycoming by the Alden Trust since 2005, bringing a total of $710,000 in support. When the Lynn Science Center opened in 2015, its digital planetarium was state-of-the-art. Heavily used for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- George Washington University issued the following news: MEDIA CONTACT: Cate Douglass Restuccio; cdouglass@gwu.edu A new study published today details the ways in which the 2020 U.S. election not only incited new hate content in online communities but also how it brought those communities closer together around online hate speech. The research has wider implications for better understanding how the online hate universe multiplies and hardens around local and national eve  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events. * * * What is it like to give birth on Mars? Can bioengineer TikTok stars win at the video game "Super Smash Brothers" while also answering questions about science? How do sheep, mouse, and human brains compare? These questio  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Two faculty, a graduate student, and 10 additional alumni receive top awards and prizes; four faculty, one senior researcher, and seven alumni named APS Fellows. * * * A number of individuals with MIT ties have received honors from the American Physical Society (APS) for 2024 and 2025. Awardees include Professor Frances Ross; Professor Vladan Vuletic, graduate student Jil  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music. * * * By Terri Park, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has announced the launch of a new program to support postdocs conducting research at the intersection of art  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Kavli Institute scientists and collaborators will produce a concept study to launch a $1B experiment to investigate the X-ray universe. * * * By Erika Reinfeld and Nayanika Yellepeddi, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is a project lead for one of two finalist missions recently sel  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * From helping new parents to coordinating play dates and sharing information, MIT students who are parents are there for one another. * * * By Sarah Galison, Office of Graduate Education Last month, the MIT Office of Graduate Education celebrated National Student Parent Month with features on four MIT graduate student parents. These students' professional backgroun  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 29 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason for this is that 1 in 3 students who originally declare as a STEM major change their field of study before they graduate, according to research from the National   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 28 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Nobel Prize winner Leon N. Cooper, a professor of physics at Brown University for more than five decades, died on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at age 94.Cooper's daughter, Coralie Cooper, confirmed his death to the New York Times.Cooper served as a professor at Brown since 1958 and retired from teaching in 2014. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics with physicists John Bardeen and J.  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 30 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: From: Ministry of Defence and Alistair Carns OBE MC MP * Nearly 290 cadets are competing in STEM based challenges supported by 10 different Army units throughout half-term week. * The exercise is inspired by real Army STEM-based scenarios including how to provide vital aid through airlift operations. Hundreds of Army cadets will try their hand at solving military-base challenges with STEM during their Octo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication on Oct. 16, 2024, from SankerIP and Berkeley Law: * * * David V. Sanker, Ph.D., J.D., SankerIP Priya Adlakha, LLM (Berkeley Law) Comments on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance, Including AI (2024) ("2024 SME Guidance") * * * I. Mathematical Formula or Algorithm: A. Claims that "recite" an Abstract Idea versus claims that "involve" an Abstract Idea The  more