PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release: * * * Ansys Semiconductor Solutions Certified by TSMC for Reliable, Accurate Analysis of Evolving Chip Designs Ansys' accelerated, high-capacity approach to verifying electrical design rules for final validation addresses critical industry need as chips rapidly increase in size Key Highlights * Ansys PathFinder-SC electrostatic discharge (ESD) reliability analysis   more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 2 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Second Funding Period for DFG Research Unit in Physics German Research Foundation allocates funding worth approximately 5.6 million euros The DFG Research Unit "Searching for charged lepton flavour violation with the Mu3e experiment" (FOR 5199) based in physics will be continuing its successful work in a second funding period. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has allocated funding worth 5.6 mil  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 2 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL, Microsoft Collaborate to Advance Robotics and Materials Discovery Using AI The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Microsoft, of Redmond, Washington, have agreed to collaborate to accelerate innovation in robotics and materials discovery using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.   more

MENLO PARK, California, April 3 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Resolving a key to enterovirus infection Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. That could help the search for vaccines and treatments. Although not the infamous example - that title goes to poliovirus - other enteroviruses such as enterovirus D68 can cause similar paralytic symptoms in young children. Indeed, small enterovirus   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 3 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Using Text-Generating AI to Power Nuclear Research A nuclear engineering graduate student is researching how generative artificial intelligence can speed up nuclear science research. By Julianne Hodges Text-generating AI programs like ChatGPT are known for everyday tasks like answering questions, but that's not all they're good for. These AI agents can use their text-parsing p  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 3 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH development of SWEAP instruments helps Parker Solar Probe win 2024 Collier Trophy The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) instrument suite developed by researchers at The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and the Marshall Space Flight Center for NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has helped the PSP earn the coveted 2024 Robert J. Coll  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 1, 2025: * * * Van Gogh masterpiece 'The Starry Night' is more art than science, researchers report VCU's Mohamed Gad-el-Hak says the swirls depicted in the painting do not follow the rules of flow physics after all. By Leila Ugincius The Dutch master Vincent van Gogh may have painted one of Western history's most enduring works, but "The Starry Night" is not a masterpiece of flow physics - de  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Wiley posted the following news release: * * * Wiley Announces Team of Editors to Lead Advanced Portfolio Journals Expansion into Life & Health Sciences Nine experienced editors selected for team to spearhead expanded journal offerings in new disciplines HOBOKEN, NJ-- Wiley (NYSE: WLY), one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced the team of editors selected to spearhead the expansio  more