WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has received duty-free import applications from several prominent research institutions including Harvard University, Columbia University, and the California Institute of Technology, requesting permission to import high-tech scientific instruments manufactured in China. The applications, published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2025, are made under the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 10 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Want to 3D Print a Walking Robot? Just Ask Your Computer. Researchers have developed a platform called Text2Robot that leverages generative AI to design and deliver functional robots with just a few spoken words. When personal computers were first invented, only a small group of people who understood programming languages could use them. Today, anyone can look up the local weather  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Cornyn Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Satellite Data Sharing Legislation would ensure partnerships between NASA and the private sector to boost satellite-enabled research WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Cornyn reintroduced their bipartisan Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries (ASCEND) Act to codify NASA's Commercial SmallSat  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, April 10 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Invisible beams of light above Eindhoven provide super-fast wireless data transfer TU/e researchers have sent the equivalent of 1.9 million Netflix series via infrared light from the roof of their building. Researchers from TU/e have transmitted data between the TU/e campus and the High Tech Campus over a 4.6 km distance using infrared light. This happened at the astonishing rate of 5.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Brett W. Denevi, principal staff scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA's CLPS Initiative." CLPS is the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Initiative. * * * Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA's  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 10 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Magnetic Salad Dressing: Physicists Shake Up Emulsion Science From shaking a bottle of salad dressing to mixing a can of paint, we interact with emulsions--defined as a blend of two liquids that typically don't mix, such as oil and water--daily. For a vast range of foods and other technologies, scientists have devised emulsifying agents which help stabilize mixtures. By incorporating small granular particle  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 11 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU innovations go on full display during Research Showcase STARKVILLE, Miss.--The Magnolia State's leading research university is showcasing groundbreaking innovations as part of Mississippi State's spring research celebration running through May 14. MSU's Office of Research and Economic Development this week hosted its second Research Showcase, featuring a dozen hands-on displays from academi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 11 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Daryl Caudle, Naval Commander and Alumnus, to Address 2025 Graduates Forty years after earning his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at NC State, the Winston-Salem native is returning to deliver the university's spring commencement address and receive an honorary degree. April 10, 2025 Rachel Montesinos Jorro NC State will celebrate the class of 2025 during its spring comme  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station NASA and SpaceX are launching the company's 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station later this month, bringing a host of new research to the orbiting laboratory. Aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft are experiments focused on vision-based navigation, spacecraft air quality, materials for drug and product manufacturing, a  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 10 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame researchers develop new, ultra-power-efficient 5G antenna Globally, two billion people use fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. These users have gained more rapid upload and download speeds, lower latency, and greater reliability on their mobile devices. But the rollout of 5G technology has also come with a steep energy cost. 5G networks require more energy than previous generations,   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - April 11, 2025: * * * Karen Gould Prize Dr. Jennifer Borland, professor of art, graphic design and art history at Oklahoma State University, recently won the 2025 Karen Gould Prize in medieval art history for her book, "Visualizing Household Health: Medieval Women, Art, and Knowledge in the Regime du corps." The Karen Gould Prize in Art History is awarded by the Medieval Academ  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * Big Picture: Kristin Persson on Data and Machine Learning Distinguished Scientist Fellow Kristin Persson reflects on the importance of data in discovering new materials and her contributions to the field. Scientists recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award are pursuing answers to science's biggest questions. Kristin Persson   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Space Force has published its Space Force Doctrine Document 1 on April 3, 2025. * * * Space Force Doctrine Document - 1 (SFDD-1), The Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) OPR: STARCOM Delta 10 * * * Foreword Space Force Doctrine Document 1, The Space Force, codifies why we exist as a Service, who we are as Guardians, and how we employ spacepower to drive the success of the joint force. To ensure unity of effort, it is essential that e  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 11 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Does cell nucleus size matter in gene activity? Researchers say yes Findings shed lights on genomic modifications with direct correlation to tissue functions A group of UCLA researchers has discovered that the size of a cell, especially its nucleus that holds the DNA can determine which genes are turned on or off. This breakthrough helps explain how cells develop and function, with potential implica  more

KUOPIO, Finland, April 10 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Doctoral defence of Iman Kafian-Attari, MSc, 11.4.2025: A comprehensive analysis of light propagation and its relationship with tissue structure and biomechanics in articular cartilage The doctoral dissertation in the field of Technical Physics will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus. What is the topic of your doctoral research? Why is it important to stu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * For a better cup of coffee, look to physics Researchers from Penn have found new cost-effective ways to make a great cup of pour-over coffee using fewer beans. Their findings could potentially provide insights into similar systems such as waterfalls and surface erosion. he cost of raw arabica beans, the core component of most coffee, has spiked in recent years   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 10 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Wrangling a century-old electric grid into the future For more than 100 years, electric companies in the U.S. have maintained the same basic business model, carefully fine-tuned to sometimes conflicting local, state, and federal regulation. But over the last decade, changes in both supply and demand for electricity has proven the old ways won't work forever. If America's grid  more