WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- ACS Applied Engineering Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineered materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 25, 2023, edition (Vol. 1, Issue 8): Spotlight on Applications: * Engineered Polypeptides as a Tool for Controlling Catalytic Active Janus Particles Letters: * Catalyst-Free, Mechanically Robust, and Ion-Conductive Vitrimers for Self-Healing Ionogel Electrolytes Article  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 30, 2023, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 34): Biological and Medical Applications of Materials and Interfaces: * Dual-Responsive Carbon Quantum Dots for the Simultaneous Detection of Cytosine and 5-Methylcytosine Interpreted by a M  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 1 -- The Baltimore Museum of Art issued the following news release: On October 1, 2023, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will open a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the wide-ranging achievements of women artists and artisans working in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries. Co-organized with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800 is the most comprehensive exhibition of women makers from this period,  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news: In an effort to provide a more versatile student experience and continue the College's tradition of relentless creativity and making, the College for Creative Studies (CCS) is introducing Studio Art and Craft. The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the reimagined Studio Art and Craft program. This new program, rooted in CCS's tradition of making, combines the former Art Practice and  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 30 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy has chosen eight organizations to receive its 2023 Power Partner Award. The annual program founded in 1992 honors businesses and other organizations that have demonstrated excellence in sustainability, safety, service, and problem solving. "We value our large commercial, industrial and government customers and encourage them to strive for organizational excellence," said Chris Edge, Duke Energy vi  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Aug. 31 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following agency statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * In our last GSSB meeting, we approved the Technical Committees that will lead the development of new Sector Standards for financial services - a significant area of expansion for our Sector Program. Rather than encompassing all financial services in a single standard, this will be a portfolio project under which we envisage three Standards will be developed; for   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

TYSONS, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The Logistics Management Institute issued the following news release: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Military Unique Sustainment Technology (MUST) Program has selected LMI to support research and development (R&D) for the DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (C&T) supply chain. As part of this two-year contract worth $3.2 million, LMI will assist the MUST Program in evaluating and improving logistics processes to mitigate manufacturing challenges and enhance   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Personal devices feed our sight and hearing virtually unlimited streams of information while leaving our sense of touch mostly ... untouched. A wearable, textile-based device developed by Rice University engineers could help declutter, enhance -- and, in the case of impairments -- compensate for deficiencies in visual and auditory inputs by tapping this underused sensory resource. "Technology has been slow   more

REGINA, Saskatchewan, Aug. 30 -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: The rise of fast fashion makes it easy to discard clothes and buy new ones. Canadians throw out more than one million tonnes of clothing and textiles every year - which puts serious strain on Canada's waste management system. To create a viable engineering and business management framework to collect, process, and recycle clothing and textiles, University of Regina engineer Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng recei  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV faculty earned two grants this summer through NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project to enhance STEM curriculum for students and advance promising research. * * * College is a place where students can reach for the stars, so the saying goes. At UNLV, it's not just a phrase - it's a possibility - thanks to a pair of recent grants the university ear  more