WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Brad Smith, Space Systems Command Public Affairs EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) -- An exhibit spotlighting an unheralded but vital element of America's space capabilities was unveiled in an October ribbon-cutting ceremony at Los Angeles Air Force Base, both to celebrate the program's achievements and inspire future Guardians. Showcasing the Centaur III upper stage and its associated RL10 rocket engine, the exhibit was dedicat  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary: * * * Here's What's Spooky About Nuclear: We're Not Allowed to Build More With the new and growing electricity demand that artificial intelligence (AI) is putting on the grid, it seems like the smart money is on nuclear to power AI. Nu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 5 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP Net Income of $3.82 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $2.74 per share for the third quarter of 2024 * Raising midpoint and narrowing full-year 2024 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance range to $8.00 - $8.40 per share * Anno  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Indianapolis, IN: On the heels of hearings for a nearly $500 million rate increase and being awarded 0 out of 100 points in the Sierra Club's latest Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report, Duke Indiana has filed its preferred energy plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which is more expensive and more polluting than other options according to the utility's own analysis. Duk  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 5 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: EDF Renewables North America has secured a 20-year Energy Storage Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Beehive Battery Energy Storage System. Located in the City of Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, the stand-alone battery energy storage system (BESS) will have capacity of 250 MW/4-hour duration. Beehive BESS expects to start construction in 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Estimated direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from this funding are expected to be around 41,413 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) over the period from 2025 to 2050 * * * CHOCTAW, Miss. (November 4, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Region 4 Administrator, Jeaneanne Gettle joined the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben for a press   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: Traditionally, November kicks off a season of gratitude as we look forward to gathering with loved ones at Thanksgiving. It is also Critical Infrastructure (CI) Security and Resilience Month, a commemoration of the systems and structures in place to ensure our nation and communities remain safe and thriving. Here are some of the ways the Science and Technology Directorate  more

TRIESTE, Italy, Nov. 5 -- Journal of Instrumentation, a peer-reviewed journal from the International School of Advanced Studies that says it covers instrumentation in detector physics and accelerator science, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 19, No. 8): Papers * Cooling air flow field in the primary mirror temperature control system of a solar telescope * Golden spiral interferometry for radio astronomy. A proposal * MAIR-Net: a sparse-view  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 -- The Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed open access journal that provides an advanced forum for studies related to marine science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 10): * Article - A Balanced Path-Following Approach to Course Change and Original Course Convergence for Autonomous Vessels * Article - A Credibility Monitoring Approach and Software Monitoring System f  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT Energy Initiative and a consortium of Taiwanese companies are exploring how Taiwan can secure its energy future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels. * * * By Calvin Hennick, MIT Energy Initiative The operations of Taiwan's electronics, manufacturing, and financial firms vary widely, but their leaders all have at least one thing in common: They recognize  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * New Round of the Resilient Retrofit Program Funding Nearly Doubles the Amount Available Previously Eligible Homeowners in Flood Prone Areas May Apply for Up To $50,000 in Assistance * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced up to $20 million is available for eligible homeowners in flood prone areas to make proactive flood mitigation and energy-efficiency improvements to thei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Nov. 1, 2024, by National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi at Georgetown Law School on the Biden-Harris administration's work to rebuild the middle class and accelerate American manufacturing and innovation: * * * As Prepared for Delivery I am grateful to be back at Georgetown for the conversation and the chance to take stock of where we stand at halftime in what has been dubbed the "decisive decade" for global climate action. I  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission late Friday issued a Carbon Plan that approves many of monopoly utility Duke Energy's proposals and fails to meet the carbon pollution reduction requirements mandated by state law. The Southern Environmental Law Center intervened in the Carbon Plan proceeding on behalf of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, the Si  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 -- Photonics, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal on the science and technology of optics and photonics, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 10): * Article - A CMOS Optoelectronic Transimpedance Amplifier Using Concurrent Automatic Gain Control for LiDAR Sensors * Article - A Method of Laser Frequency Stabilization Based on the Effect of Linear Dichroism in Alkali Metal Vapors in a Modulated Trans  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 5 -- Physical Review Applied, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it publishes papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2024 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 2): HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES * Nanocryotron ripple counter integrated with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector for megapixel arrays * All-electrical cooling of an optically levitated nanopart  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 5 -- Physical Review Applied, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it publishes papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 3): HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES * Decoupling elasticity and electrical conductivity of carbon-black gels filled with insulating non-Brownian grains * Trusted-source-noise model of discrete-modulated contin  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 -- Processes, a peer-reviewed open access journal on processes in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials and systems engineering research fields, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 10): * Article - A Comparative Study of Drying Technologies for Apple and Ginger Pomace: Kinetic Modeling and Antioxidant Properties * Article - A Convolutional Neural Network-Based Defect Recognition Method for Power Insula  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 -- Processes, a peer-reviewed open access journal on processes in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials and systems engineering research fields, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 9): * Article - A Full-Stage Productivity Equation for Constant-Volume Gas Reservoirs and Its Application * Article - A High-Performance Microwave Heating Device Based on a Coaxial Structure * Article - A Hybrid Data-Driv  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 5 -- RSC Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it welcomes solutions-focused research which includes, but is not limited to, technologies to achieve responsible consumption and production of chemical products, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 2, Issue 11): Critical Review * Carboxylation reactions for the sustainable manufacture of chemicals and monomers Tutorial Review   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 5 -- Symmetry, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it covers research on symmetry phenomena wherever they occur in mathematical and scientific studies, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 10): * Article - A New (3+1)-Dimensional Extension of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili-Boussinesq-like Equation: Multiple-Soliton Solutions and Other Particular Solutions * Article - A New Fractional Curvature of Curves a  more