SWINDON, England, Feb. 25 [Category: Business] (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * Africa-UK physics projects to drive collaboration and innovation 25 February 2025 A major new initiative is now underway to advance scientific research, innovation, and economic development across sub-Saharan Africa. Physicists from the UK and sub-Saharan Africa will be embarking on a series of ambitious projects to address critical scientific and technological challe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * AGU 2024: NASA Science on Display in the Nation's Capital Introduction The American Geophysical Union (AGU) returned to the nation's capital in 2024, hosting its annual meeting at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC from December 9-14, 2024. NASA Science upheld its long-standing tradition as an AGU partner and exhibitor, leveraging the meeting as an opportunity to share NASA's cutting-edge research  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Applied quantum: Seeing the invisible with precision sensing and timing QuSIT is focused on deploying quantum solutions into real-world challenges, including transport, healthcare, utilities, and critical national infrastructure. The UK Quantum Technology Research Hub in Sensing, Imaging and Timing (QuSIT), part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, launched in December 2024, brings to  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * Biophysical Society Selects Student Research Achievement Award Winners The 36 winners of the annual Student Research Achievement Awards (SRAA) were recognized at the 69th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony on February 17, 2025. These students were selected by judges from the Society's Subgroups for their outstanding presentations during the poster competition. One hundred and fifty  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell-Led Fusion Energy Commercialization Commission Releases Roadmap to Secure American Leadership in Fusion Energy 02.25.25 Cantwell: Expanding fusion can help "meet our growing electricity demand, lower emissions, & increase export opportunities" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy, which is co-chaired by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), rank  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12236339 B2, initially filed Nov. 22, 2019) developed by Michael Taylor, San Mateo, California, and Sergey Bashkirov, Novato, California, for "Control input scheme for machine learning in motion control and physics based animation."  more

PARIS, France, Feb. 26 -- The International Science Council issued the following news: * * * Eight distinguished individuals join the ISC Governing Board The ISC Governing Board has been reconstituted and re-energized at a critical moment for science and society globally. At the close of the General Assembly of the International Science Council (ISC) in Muscat, Oman, on 30 January 2025, eight new members officially joined the 16-person ISC Governing Board, with seven members rotating off. R  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Groundbreaking study reveals how topology drives complexity in brain, climate, and AI Study introduces higher-order topological dynamics, unlocking new frontiers in science and technology A groundbreaking study led by Professor Ginestra Bianconi from Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with international researchers, has unveiled a transformative framework for understanding complex syst  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Feb. 26 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Back to the Future New edition of the research magazine RUPERTO CAROLA focuses on the paired concepts BACK & FORTH It's "Back to the Future" for the Department of Philosophy at Heidelberg University. This institution - with its rich tradition associated with illustrious names like Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Jaspers and Hans-Georg Gadamer - has undergone a fundamental renewal in terms of it  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 26 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * How academics can share and play with Wits' new 'toys' Major research equipment acquisitions demonstrate the need and potential for proactive, collaborative pursuit in the competitive research resources environment. The acquisition of state-of-the-art research equipment is imperative in a research-intensive university such as Wits. The University's Research Instrument Strategic Plan   more

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 26 -- The Austrian Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Light, Music and Microscopy: Fascinating physics experiments for students Students in the second grade of a secondary school in Strebersdorf were able to experience the principles of optics first hand in two-hour laboratory courses involving exciting experiments. Refraction, reflection and diffraction were vividly demonstrated. Highlights included the transmission of music via a beam of light thr  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- APPLIED PHYSICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., McMinnville, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 12237138 B2, initially filed March 5, 2024) developed by four inventors Gerald G. Magera, Hillsboro, Oregon; Aaron M. Torok, Milwaukie, Oregon; Joel A. Wenrich, Newberg, Oregon; and Matthew C. Zappe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for "Monolithic heater for thermionic electron cathode."  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper as it flies by Mars, using the planet's gravitational force to alter the spacecraft's path on its way to the Jupiter system. NASA/JPL-Caltech The orbiter bound for Jupiter's moon Europa will investigate whether the moon is habitable, but it first will get the help of Mars' gravitational force to get to deep space. On   more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist -- a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby offers a bonus opportunity for mission scientists, who w  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth's Aurora High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky. These auroral electrojets push about a million amps of electrical charge around the poles every second. They can create some of the largest magnetic disturbances on the ground, and ra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid. NASA's Lucy spacecraft's first views o  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is Launching to the Moon A new mission to study the Moon is scheduled to launch this week. NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission is led by Caltech's Bethany Ehlmann, professor of planetary science and the Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair and director of the Keck Institute for Space Studies, and the mission is operated by IPAC at Caltech. The Luna  more

SWINDON, England, Feb. 25 [Category: Business] (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * Professor Sir Ian Chapman to join UKRI as new Chief Executive Officer 25 February 2025 Science Minister Lord Vallance has announced that Professor Sir Ian Chapman will join UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will succeed Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser who announced in January 2024 that she would not seek a second term of off  more

AALTO, Finland, Feb. 26 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Record-speed waves on extremely water-repellent surfaces An interdisciplinary team of physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity. Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary waves. Studied since antiquity, they have garnered considerable interest in modern science due to their ability to reveal info  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice researchers unravel menopause timing, shedding light on ovarian aging and fertility Menopause, driven by ovarian aging and the depletion of ovarian reserve, marks the end of a woman's fertility, and while many aspects of these processes are well understood, the overall dynamics remain unclear. A new study from Rice University researchers, published in Biophysical Journal on Feb. 10, introduces a novel app  more

MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 25 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A new way to selectively combust contaminants streamlines ethylene production Supported by SLAC's catalysis group, researchers have discovered a promising method to remove contaminants during the making of polymers. Polyethylene surrounds us. It's used in packaging materials, toys, medical syringes and more. But, there's a key step in making polyethylene that's complicated an  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Solar cell of the future PhD student Mike Pols studied perovskites, a promising material for use in solar cells. Its unique crystal structure and special properties make perovskite a promising candidate for the solar cell of the future. But in order to fulfil this potential, there are still quite a few challenges to overcome. In his thesis, Mike Pols offers more insight into the process  more

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 26 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * TUM researchers combine magnetic resonance spectroscopy with fluorescence microscopy A completely new type of microscopy based on quantum sensors Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have invented an entirely new field of microscopy, nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic resonance with a microscope. Quantum sensors convert the signa  more

SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * Unlocking opportunities to create new designer 2D materials with a twist Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully imaged the dynamic assembly of bilayer covalent organic frameworks (COFs) in solution, providing new insights into controlled stacking and moire superlattice formation. Moire superlattice belongs to the current exciting field of "twistronics", where  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Space Club Members to See Projects Launched With November Norway Rocket Launch BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - West Virginia Wesleyan College's Space Club will travel to Norway in November for a sounding rocket launch that will send their projects into orbit. On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m., members of the Space Club will be telling the campus community more about these projects as part of  more