WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- 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 on the following topics in its Aug. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 16): Letters: * Density Functional Theory Study of Layer-Controlled Band Gap and Strong Anisotropic Properties in ScSI Nanosheet: Implications for Photoelectric Sensor Articles: *   more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Aug. 26 -- Advanced Energy Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it contributes on materials used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion and storage, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 13, Issue 32): Cover Picture: * Zwitterionic Polymer Gel-Based Fully Self-Healable Ionic Thermoelectric Generators with Pressure-Activated Electrodes (Adv. Energy Mater. 32/2023) Perspectives: * Perspective on the Preparati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Applied Nano Materials, a journal that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 16): Letters: * Density Functional Theory Study of Layer-Controlled Band Gap and Strong Anisotropic Properties in ScSI Nanosheet: Implications for Photoelectric Sensor Articles: * Trimetallic ZIF-De  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Duke's Climate+ Program uses data-driven research to address the climate crisis * * * If you have ever visited a city in the summer, you most likely have experienced the effects of urban heat islands without even knowing. An urban heat island is an area in a city, typically downtown, that experiences, absorbs and releases excessive heat at a higher rate than its nearby ru  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Environment California issued the following news release: California legislators on Friday passed a series of clean energy bills sponsored or supported by Environment California through their final appropriations committees, making these bills eligible for a floor vote and bringing California another step closer to implementing new strategies to reach 100% clean energy. Bills that cleared the appropriations committees would spur solar development alo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following joint statement on Sept. 1, 2023, by Commissioner Allison Clements and Chairman Willie L. Phillips on Dispatchable Intermittent Resources providing ancillary services in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. (Docket Nos. ER23-1195-001, EL23-28-000) on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * PHILLIPS, Chairman and CLEMENTS, Commissioner, concurring: We concur in both of today's orders rela  more

CORONA, New Mexico, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor to the President John Podesta joined federal, state and community leaders today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the SunZia Transmission Project. When completed, this project will transport up to 4,500 megawatts of primarily renewable energy from New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California, furthering the Biden-Harr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, a journal that says it features space physics, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, planetary atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres, solar and interplanetary physics, cosmic rays and heliospheric physics from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 128, Issue 9): Research Articles: - Magnetospheric Physics * Polarization of Magnetospheri  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 28 -- The Journal of Materials Chemistry A, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers production of materials related to energy storage and conversion, sustainability or living, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 7, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 33): Review Article: * Smart fibers and textiles for emerging clothe-based wearable electronics: materials, fabrications and applications * Designing proton exc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G061836) on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three PHIL HAGEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SOLAR SERVICE EXPERTS, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, William D. Claster, Judge. Reversed and remanded with instructions. Request for judicial notice gran  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the selection of ADL Ventures and SecondMuse to advance climate tech innovation and manufacturing in New York State. The companies will develop and administer programs - ClimateTech Growth Platform and Manufacturing Corps (M-Corps) respectively - that connect entrepreneurs and startups with resources, supply chain partners, and manufacturers in co  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP), the Future Grid Plan, to the Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) today outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric distribution system over the next five years and beyond to meet the Commonwealth's nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals as esta  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: Iron is all around us. It was critical for the biological processes that created a habitable Earth, and it fills every oxygen-transporting red blood cell in our bodies. As essential on land as it is in the water, iron is a vital marine nutrient for tiny organisms called phytoplankton, which - through photosynthesis - are the foundation of the marine ecosystem and provide a key link between the ocean and a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 1, 2023, on the August jobs report: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. As we head into Labor Day, we ought to take a step back and take note of the fact that America is now in one of the strongest job-creating periods in our history -- in the history of our country. And it wasn't that long ago that America was losing jobs. In fact, my predecessor was the -- one of only two presidents in history who enter  more

WISCONSIN, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Racine and Kenosha to highlight resources she secured to deliver clean, renewable energy, improve public transportation, and expand access to high quality, affordable health care. In Racine, she joined Racine Mayor Cory Mason to highlight $1.2 million she secured to develop a solar project at RYDE Racine's Transit Garage to help cut energy costs for taxpayers, crea  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet traveled throughout the state to meet with Coloradans, hear about the challenges they face, and celebrate investments from congressionally directed spending, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). On Monday, Bennet hosted a town hall in Northglenn with Colorado U.S. Representative Yadira Caraveo.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER VISITS LJUNGSTROM'S WELLSVILLE PLANT AFTER DELIVERING KEY FED $$$ TO POWER COMPANY'S TRANSITION FROM COAL TO CLEAN ENERGY, ANNOUNCES COMPANY ADDING 50+ NEW GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN NEXT YEAR; FOLLOWING ANNIVERSARY OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, SENATOR DETAILS HOW FED INVESTMENTS HE SECURED CAN REVITALIZE UPSTATE NY MANUFACTURING AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S CLEAN-ENERG  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California's Los Angeles Campus Samueli School of Engineering issued the following news: Two UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors have been selected to lead research projects funded by the California Climate Action Seed Grants and Matching Grants designed to address the state's climate priorities. Sea Level Rise Impacts on Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction Scott Brandenberg, a professor of civil and environmental engin  more