AALTO, Finland, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: A study conducted by Aalto researchers demonstrates a new application of pectin as photothermal material, creating an opportunity for the development of novel sustainable bio-based photothermal materials. For the article recently published in Carbohydrate Polymers journal, a group of investigators continued their research work on pectin materials started in 2020. Pectin is a biodegradable and abundant polys  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 11, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 21): Forum Articles * Ruthenium-Based High-Entropy Alloys Expediting Hydrogen Evolution through Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane Reviews * Zinc-Ion   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 19): Forum Articles * Tailoring of Self-Healable Polydimethylsiloxane Films for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Reviews * Recent Advances in Development of O  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 20): Reviews * A Review on Most Recent Development of Electrode Structures for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Application with Upcoming Prospects Artic  more

LYONS, Nebraska, Nov. 13 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: The expansion of renewable energy generation sources like wind and solar has provided a variety of economic benefits and opportunities to rural communities. But as more renewable energy projects are proposed in rural areas, local officials find themselves tasked with creating siting and zoning standards for development, often for the first time. The Center for Rural Affairs has added two new siting reso  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Four students in the School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) won first place in the 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Design Contest over the summer. They received their awards during a ceremony on Oct. 27 in San Diego. Ellison Denoso, Johnathon Kemp, Quinn Stretcher and Tyme Taylor competed against students from across the country to see who had the best technical and economic solut  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Today, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis announced that in Fiscal Year 2024, EXIM authorized $8.4 billion in deals, supporting approximately 38,000 jobs across the country. Throughout FY24, EXIM authorized more than 1,400 transactions, and more than 85 percent of deals supported small businesses. Those transactions inclu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Small-scale Energy Sources, When Collectively Managed, Significantly Impact Market Efficiency Reducing the Influence of Large Utility Companies New INFORMS Journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Study Key Takeaways: * Aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) can significantly challenge and diminish the market power of tradit  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 13 -- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, issued the following news release: CHANTILLY, VA (Nov. 12, 2024) - Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has launched the latest version of its DERMS solutions platform, a distributed energy resource (DER) management system and IoT platform. This open standards-based system, available as SaaS or enterprise landed, revolutionizes the integration and realization of the environmental and  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news: While the internationally popular "Cosmos" series and late-night TV appearances with Johnny Carson helped make Carl Sagan a beloved public figure, some peers questioned the seriousness of such outreach. And as a member of NASA's Voyager 1 mission, managers rejected his pleas for years before finally agreeing to point the distant spacecraft back toward Earth for a final photo, producing the iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: A new White House roadmap calls for tripling the United States' nuclear energy capacity by 2050, including 35 gigawatts of new capacity operating or under construction by 2035. Per dollar of investment, clean energy solutions - such as energy efficiency and renewable resources - deliver far more energy than nuclear power, and can come online faster and with less risk. There is currently five time  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Leverages Historic U.S. Climate Leadership at Home and Abroad to Urge Countries to Accelerate Global Climate Action at the 29th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP29) Since Day One, President Biden has treated climate change as not only one of the greatest challenges of our time, but also as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unleash a new era of economic gro  more