WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 19, 2023, edition (Vol. 8, Issue 37): Reviews: * Heterotrophy among Cyanobacteria * Searching for Natural Plants with Antimelanogenesis and Antityrosinase Properties for Cosmeceutical or Nutricosmetics Applications: A Systematic Review * Cyclodextrin Host-Gu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 18, 2023, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 37): Letters: * Assessing the Impact of Drought-Induced Abiotic Stress on the Content and Composition of Douglas-Fir Lignin Articles: * Synth  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Sept. 20 -- Advanced Sustainable Systems, a peer-reviewed journal on the development and implementation of systems, solutions, technologies and applications that share the focus on the advancement of sustainable living, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 7, Issue 9): Perspectives: * Current Problems and Solutions for Solar-Driven Interfacial Distillation from a Practical Perspective Reviews: * Advances in Controlled Re  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, issued the following news release: More than 600 solar panels are now generating renewable energy at Ameren Missouri's Jefferson District Operating Center in House Springs, Missouri. The panels are part of the company's plan to enhance reliability and provide smarter energy infrastructure across the state. Energy generated by the panels will be put on the grid for the entire community. "Solar installments such as t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, a journal that says it specializes in astronomy and astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition (Vol. 266, No. 2): * Searching for Double-line Spectroscopic Binaries in the LAMOST Medium-resolution Spectroscopic Survey with Deep Learning * A Dust Detection Database for the Inner Heliosphere Using the Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft * Tuning t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, a journal that says it specializes in astronomy and astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 268, No. 1): * Precise Transit Photometry Using TESS: Updated Physical Properties for 28 Exoplanets around Bright Stars * Variability Catalog of Stars Observed during the TESS Prime Mission * The Minimum Variation Timescales of X-Ray B  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: As Governor Gavin Newsom meets with world and national leaders in New York for Climate Week, he's making one thing clear: California is working to build more, faster to achieve its world-leading climate goals. The Governor's focus on building as a solution to the climate crisis represents the next important phase in reaching our ambitious climate goals. We have to build more, faster, and  more

ROSEMEAD, California, Sept. 20 -- Edison International, an electric power distributor and energy services company, issued the following news release: * * * Edison International's new paper, 'Countdown to 2045,' calls for expanded electric infrastructure, further deployment of clean energy technologies to support rising electricity demand * * * Unprecedented innovation across planning, policy and technology is required to achieve California's net-zero goal by 2045, according to a new paper by  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- Enterprise Holdings, a provider of car rental, carsharing, truck rental, fleet management, retail car sales and transportation services, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: BlueHub Energy, part of the national nonprofit community development financing organization BlueHub Capital, and Fermata Energy, the country's leading vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services provider, today launched the first V2G pilot program for multi-family affordable housing in th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Clean energy businesses in the Midwest added more than 25,000 workers in 2022, now employing 734,753 Midwesterners. That's according to a new analysis of employment data released today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and Evergreen Climate Innovations. The report comes after the one year anniversary of the largest investment in clim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm involving a hearing on Sept. 14, 2023, entitled "An Update on the Department of Energy's Science and Technology Priorities": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Energy's science and technology priorities. Serving the American people as the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Inorganic Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features bioinorganic, organometallic, solid-state, materials and nanoscale chemistry, energy and photochemistry, catalysis, theory and computation, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 18, 2023, edition (Vol. 62, Issue 37): Editorial: * We Glow Together: A Dialogue on Luminescent Compounds Communications: * From Sn(II) to Sn(IV): Enhancing Lewis   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) and the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) have signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced and clean-energy technologies, research opportunities and community partnerships that have the potential to shape the future of energy in the state and bring high-  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the adoption of mandatory rules establishing emissions limits on concrete used in state-funded public building and transportation projects, reaffirming the state's commitment to environmental sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in government operations. The guidelines also support Governor Hochul's "Leading by Example" Executive  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 20 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: Local dignitaries joined representatives from A Tiny Home for Good and National Grid to open four new tiny homes on Syracuse Southwest side. Built by A Tiny Home for Good and funded by National Grid's Project C initiative, they will become the residence of four individuals who were facing homelessness. "This partnership has been so powerful and is real proof of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The National Security Innovation Network, a program office of the Department of Defense, issued the following news: Startups selected for the NSIN Venture accelerator are exploring defense applications with commercial technologies, all with the potential to solve real-world DoD challenges. A cohort of 20 ventures selected for the 2023 National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) Vector accelerator will apply their commercial innovations to address key national security f  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- Physics Review Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it features polymers, chemical, soft matter and biological physics, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 15, 2023, edition (Vol. 131, Issue 11): HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES: * Determination of the Thermomigration Force on Adatoms * Direct Observation of Topological Phonons in Graphene * Evidence for Suppression of Structure Growth in the Conco  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 20 -- Public Service of New Mexico issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, the PNM Resources Foundation announced the opening of the 'Reduce Your Use' grant applications for New Mexico nonprofits to help complete projects that reduce their energy use and lower their electric bills. Funded projects include efficient lighting, updating heating and cooling systems, energy saving appliances, window coverings, ceiling fans, solar lighting, and much   more

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Shanghai Jiao Tong University issued the following news: The innovation team ITEWA (Innovation Team for Energy, Water & Air) led by Prof. Ruzhu Wang from School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, published a research paper titled "Improving solar water harvesting via airflow restructuring using 3D vapor generator" in the Cell sister journal the Device. The paper analyzed the enhancement in the evaporation rate and efficiency of 3D o  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Last week, Dairyland Power shared that they had applied for the USDA's Empowering Rural America program, or New ERA, aimed at aiding rural electric co-ops such as Dairyland in accelerating their transition to clean energy. The program received record interest from more than 40 states and Puerto Rico. Dairyland Power revealed that while they applied for the one-time $9.7 billion program to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 20 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: Leaders from the Biden-Harris Administration representing the U.S. General Services Administration and Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and others cut the ribbon on the U.S. DOT John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The event celebrated the completion of the $750-million project over the past decade to design and b  more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation, UK Research and Innovation, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada have jointly funded a new global center to address the emerging opportunity and challenge of "green ammonia" to provide clean energy and support food production while mitigating climate change. The Global Nitrogen Innovation Center   more

READING, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2023, in a moderated conversation with Annie Gonzalez during the National "Fight for Our Freedoms" tour at Reading Area Community College: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: You did it, Micki! (Applause.) Hi, everyone. Let's have a seat. Hi. MS. GONZALEZ: Hi. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi. We're together again -- MS. GONZALEZ: We are. THE VICE PRESIDENT: -- at RACC. MS. GONZALEZ: (Laughs.) At RACC.  more