WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- ACS Applied Nano Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 6, Issue 15 edition: Reviews: * Flexible Magnetic Field Nanosensors for Wearable Electronics: A Review * Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges as an Environmentally Sustainable Solution for Water Treatment: A Revi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- ACS Energy Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features scientific advances in applied sciences, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 8, Issue 8 edition: Editorial: * 2022 Citation Analysis and Impact of Energy Journals Energy Focus: * Nanomaterials and Sustainability * Opportunities and Challenges for Building Market-Aligned Sustainable Aviation Fuels Viewpoints: * The Economics of   more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's nondestructive testing committee (E07) is developing a proposed standard that will cover composite pressure vessels used for storing and transporting gas at high pressure. According to ASTM member  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Aug. 12 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: The devastation wrought by Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year is self-evident, yet the power dynamics of war dictate that there will, inevitably, be countries that benefit from the conflict. Funded by a Bowdoin Summer Research Award, rising senior Ainsley Ramsey is delving into the cold calculus of international relations to explore how the war is affecting two African countries in particular--Morocco and Angola. Her p  more

TONOPAH, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) have finalized a program she helped create in the Inflation Reduction Act to assist low-income and Tribal communities across Nevada access solar energy and lower costs. The final rules include changes Cortez Masto pushed for to simplify the program's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As 2024 Republicans head to the Iowa State Fair this week and next, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart held a press conference on the first day of the Iowa State Fair to contrast 2024 Republicans' MAGA agenda with President Biden and Democrats' record of success. The DNC also launched a new two-week billboard campaign in Des Moines blasting the MAGA 2024 agenda. * In I  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 12 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP represented J.P. Morgan on the initial closing of a credit facility to Aspen Power, a distributed generation platform with the mission of accelerating and democratizing decarbonization. The financing, totaling $70 million, consists of a $48 million term loan credit facility and a nearly $22 million project letter of credit facility with J.P. Morgan. Efficient financing of Aspen Power'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Today, the Department of Energy announced that it is awarding over $1 billion in grants to two direct air capture projects - one of which is overseen by oil giant Occidental. In response, Food & Water Watch Policy Director Jim Walsh released the following statement: "Direct air capture is expensive, unproven and will ultimately make almost no difference in reducing climate pollution. The te  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- Illinois State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) issued the following statement in reaction to Governor Pritzker's decision to veto Senate Bill 76, which would have ended state's moratorium on building advanced, small modular nuclear reactors: "The governor is clearly putting his own partisan political ambitions over what is in the best interest of the people of Illinois by his   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, along with Maxeon Solar Technologies C.E.O Bill Mulligan and other elected officials today celebrated a billion-dollar investment by the company. The New Mexico Economic Development Department in partnership with the Department of Environment, the city of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, State Senator Michael Padilla, Congresswoman Melani  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an Equity and Climate Justice stakeholder roundtable on the development of the State's Cap-and-Invest Program to reduce the emissions driving climate change. The Cap-and-Invest Program was recommended in th  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the availability of $11 million in funding through the fourth round of the Future Grid Challenge for projects that identify solutions to the technical challenges of integrating a changing energy resource mix into the electric grid. Today's announcement also included more than $5 million in project awards under the third round of the challenge. Mode  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority issued the following news on Aug.11, 2023: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an Equity and Climate Justice stakeholder roundtable on the development of the State's Cap-and-Invest Program to reduce the emissions driving climate change. The Cap-and-Invest Program was recommended in the Clima  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: First Solar, the largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, announced Thursday that it will build its fifth U.S. manufacturing facility at Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia, La. That will place a facility in which First Solar anticipates investing $1.1 billion - believed to be the largest single capital investment in the area's history - a short dist  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Northeastern University issued the following news: Sijia Dong, a Northeastern professor, has received a prestigious grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore algorithms for simulations on quantum computers that may further the pursuit of renewable energy sources. Dong was among the recipients of $11 million in federal funding for 15 projects in exploratory research across a variety of fields that include high-end computing, scientific   more

GRANVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- Denison University issued the following news release: Denison University is taking another step toward meeting its net-zero carbon goal with the help of a grant from Ohio EPA that provides funding for two new sustainability initiatives: an innovative system that converts food waste into fertilizer and a high-capacity cardboard baler that will increase campus recycling. The grant awards $89,447, and the college will provide 25% matching funds towards the purchases.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Dusk is just as important as dawn. Those nighttime hours in the dark help provide a much-needed cooling effect that leverages our daytime highs, and minimizes the intensity of potentially lethal heatwaves in our cities. The problem is that the cooling part of the equation is not happening as much anymore. It's a phenomenon known as the 'Urban Heat Island,' and we built it  more