WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: In her career of nearly three decades, University of California San Diego (UCSD) professor of climate sciences Lynn Russell has studied all manner of aerosols. These are the tiny particles in the atmosphere, both natural and human-made, that make cloud formation and precipitation possible. Russell, who teaches at Scripps Institution of Oceanograph  more

LANCASTER, England, March 21 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Dr Sam Moore from Lancaster Medical School has been awarded a place on the Space Health Impacts for the NASA Experience (SHINE) Training Course. This competitive six-month online course is led by NASA scientists, and focuses on the scientific aspects of space radiation and how to protect astronauts from its harmful effects. The SHINE Space Radiation Curriculum also educates participants about the agency's  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will require severely cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Doing so calls for the immediate, large-scale adoption of renewable energy like solar and wind, electrified transportation, energy-efficient systems, alternative fuels, and carbon capture and storage technologies a  more

ROCHESTER, New York, March 25 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: * * * Outcomes will inform Nuclear Regulatory Commission on advanced safety strategies in the event of seismic events and temperature changes * * * Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating the combined physical effects of heat, chemical reactions, and seismic activity on concrete lining structures used to dispose of nuclear waste. Results   more

ROLLA, Missouri, March 22 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: A Missouri S&T professor is working with leaders across the country to discuss and develop climate change solutions. His recent efforts include participating in the White House Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions forum, and he will return to Washington, D.C., this week. "The importance of protecting the environment and finding solutions to climate change cannot be over  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Ottawa issued the following news on March 20, 2023: * * * In Their Lab At The University Of Ottawa, University Research Chair In Photonic Devices For Energy Professor Karin Hinzer And Professor Henry Schriemer Work With Their Team To Develop New Ways Of Harnessing The Sun's Energy. * * * The Appropriately Named SUNLAB, Located At The School Of Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, Is A Modelling And Characterization Laboratory Fo  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, March 21 (TNSres) -- Swarthmore College issued the following news: Michael Brown, the Morris L. Clothier Professor of Physics and Interim Department Chair, has been awarded a grant by the Department of Energy's INFUSE program that will help bring fusion energy to the marketplace in the U.S. The focus to accelerate research to develop innovative fusion energy in the private sector is key -- and exciting, says Brown. "Fusion energy research has been supported by the U.  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news on March 23, 2023: * * * If the nuclear sector can sort out its waste disposal issue, it can credibly claim to be environmentally sustainable. * * * In the Spring Budget, the Chancellor classified nuclear energy as environmentally sustainable opening the way the sector to access the same incentives as renewables, again emphasising the Government's commitment to nuclear energy. It is increasingly  more

NEW YORK, March 25 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised IDB Invest on the limited recourse project financing for the Mendubim 531 MWp portfolio of solar photovoltaic power plants, transmission line and associated interconnection facilities located in the municipality of Assu, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. The loan is provided by IDB Invest, which is part of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, and benefits from  more