Wednesday - November 27, 2024
Physics Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Saturday November 02, 2024 ( 17 items )  

Advanced Materials Journal Issues Research Articles in Nov. 1, 2024 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Nov. 2 -- 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 Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, Issue 44): Review * Quantitative in Vivo Molecular MRI * Affinity-Controlled Partitioning of Biomolecules at Aqueous Interfaces and Their Bioanalytic Applications Research A  more

Computer Science Researcher to Discuss Impact of Machine Learning and AI in Computing at SBU
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: St. Bonaventure University will host computer science researcher Sai Suman for a conversation and question-and-answer session on working with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models. The program, which is free and open the public, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium (G21) of the Walsh Science Center on campus. The title of his address is "E  more

Diving Into an Immersive Experience With Gravitational Waves
SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 1 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Science festivals offer a platform for researchers to demystify complex scientific phenomena and help the public better understand the relevance and importance of their work. By making science accessible to broader audiences, it can also inspire future scientists to pursue careers in STEM. Syracuse University postdoctoral researcher Graeme Eddolls (left) and his collaborator Andrew Spencer (right) presenting their res  more

Food & Function Issues Research Articles in Nov. 7, 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, Nov. 2 -- Food and Function, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 21): Review Article * Beyond flavor: the versatile roles of eugenol in health and disease * Biolog  more

GWU Media Tip Sheet Facebook is Running Hundreds of Election Misinformation Ads
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- George Washington University issued the following news: (November 1, 2024) Facebook is running hundreds of ads from pages that falsely claim the upcoming election may be rigged or postponed, just as we enter the final days of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. According to Forbes, the pages behind the add have paid the social media giant's parent company Meta $1 million to run them. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, comm  more

Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications: Challenges in Modelling Infectious Disease Outbreaks
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England, Nov. 2 -- The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications issued the following news: * * * On the evening of 16 October 2024, University of Manchester's Professor Ian Hall, OBE, presented Challenges in Modelling Infectious Disease Outbreaks, a public seminar co-organised by the IMA and the Institute of Physics' London and South East Branch, which was given at the Aldermaston Recreational Society in Berkshire. The enthusiastic, mixed audience of about 40 ranged from  more

IUCrJ Journal Issues Research Articles in November 2024 Edition
CHESTER, England, Nov. 2 -- IUCrJ, a peer-reviewed journal from the International Union of Crystallography that says it covers biology and medicine, chemistry and crystal engineering, physics and free electron laser science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Part 6): research letters * Structure of MltG from Mycobacterium abscessus reveals structural plasticity between composed domains research papers * Quantum refinemen  more

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024
PASADENA, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Honorees include the agency's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment, and Europa Clipper. As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for space travel, enable communications with spacecraft at record-breaking distances, and determine the habitability of a moon of Jupiter,  more

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Wins $1,752,834,831 Federal Contract
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY, Laurel, Maryland, won a federal contract award for $1,752,834,831 from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) for sole source justification - johns hopkins university/applied physics laboratory, university affiliated research center. Contract Award Number: HQ003425G0001; ueiSAM: C1HBCJ9RMBV3; NAICS Code: 541990; Product Service Code (PSC): Ac12; Solicitation Number: WHS-2024-1046_Award  more

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: STEM San Joaquin Conference Celebrates 32 Years
LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The STEM San Joaquin Conference, formerly known as San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons, invited students grades 6-9 for its annual event on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. The conference is co-sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of the Pacific, with coordination provided by a dedicated team of  more

McCarthy awarded ANS E. Gail de Planque Medal
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Dr. Kathryn McCarthy, director of the US ITER Project at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been awarded the 2024 E. Gail de Planque Medal by the American Nuclear Society, or ANS. The E. Gail de Planque Medal recognizes exemplary accomplishments by a woman in the fields of nuclear science and engineering and will be presented November 18 at   more

New Task Force Convenes Leaders Across Science, Industry, Academia, Philanthropy and the Public Sector to Inform the Vision for US Science & Technology
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, cross-sector group will deliver a vision and policy recommendations to equip the incoming administration and Congress with a roadmap to ensure the U.S. continues to lead the world in S&T * * * WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2024 -- More than 60 of the nation's most influential leaders in science, industry, education, philanthropy, and public policy today announced the formation of a  more

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Issues Research Articles in Nov. 14, 2024 Edition
LONDON, England, Nov. 2 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 42): Review Article * Applications of metal nanoclusters supported on the two-dimensional material graphene in electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction Communication * Energetic silicones  more

Physics of Plasmas Issues Research Articles in November 2024 Edition
MELVILLE, New York, Nov. 2 -- Physics of Plasmas, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 11): ARTICLES - Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities * Nonlinear saturation of the ion flow driven ion sound instability in a finite length plasma * Drift wave KdV equation creates dip solitons - Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement * Simplified and flexible coils for stellarators using single-stag  more

UC San Diego Part of National Hub for Large-Scale Neuromorphic Computing
LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 2 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Bioengineering professor Gert Cauwenberghs at the University of California San Diego is one of four researchers leading a new hub that will provide access to open and heterogeneous neuromorphic computing hardware systems. The Neuromorphic Commons Hub, also known as THOR, is based at the University of Texas San Antonio and funded by a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It  more

University of Oklahoma: Are Kuiper Belt Orbiting Objects Breaking Up?
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A study recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy upends conventional wisdom regarding the formation and stability of pairs of orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond the planet Neptune. "Nearly a third of all objects in the Kuiper Belt orbit one another, similar to the way the Earth and Moon interact," said Hunter Campbell, lead author and 2023 graduate of the University of Oklahoma,  more

Vehicles Journal Issues Research Articles in September 2024 Edition
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 1 -- Vehicles, a peer-reviewed journal of automotive and transportation engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 6, Issue 3): * Article - A Non-Linear Optimization Model for the Multi-Depot Multi-Supplier Vehicle Routing Problem with Relaxed Time Windows * Article - Adaptive Curve Passing Control in Autonomous Vehicles with Integrated Dynamics and Camera-Based Radius Estimation * Article - Additively Manufact  more