AALTO, Finland, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Maryam Mousavi from Multifunctional Materials Design research group was one of the 10 top young scientists from Finland accepted to the Global Young Scientists Summit 2024 in Singapore * * * The Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore, organized by the National Research Foundation (NRF), annually gathers young researchers and distinguished scientists worldwide to discuss science, technology tren  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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 Jan. 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 2): Letters: * Stabilizing Chiral Gold Nanorods from Chiral-Micelle-Directed Synthesis by Sulfide Treatment for Chiroplasmonic Sensing Articles: * Toward Nanoscale Organic Tunnel F  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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 Jan. 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 2): Letters: * Stabilizing Chiral Gold Nanorods from Chiral-Micelle-Directed Synthesis by Sulfide Treatment for Chiroplasmonic Sensing Articles: * Toward Nanoscale Organic Tunnel Field-Effect Transi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WISCONSIN - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced over $700,000 to help agricultural producers and rural small business owners invest in renewable energy, lower energy costs, and generate new income. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which received a $2 billion boost through the Baldwin-backed Inflation Reduction Act. "These upgrade  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management issued a Notice to Proceed authorizing Avangrid to begin construction of the Camino Solar Project, a 44-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility that will be located on 233 acres of public lands and 150 acres of adjoining private land in Kern County. "The Camino Solar Project will expand access to clean energy for Californ  more

RIDGECREST, California, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's California State Office issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management issued a Notice to Proceed authorizing Avangrid to begin construction of the Camino Solar Project, a 44-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility that will be located on 233 acres of public lands and 150 acres of adjoining private land in Kern County. "The Camino Solar Project will expand access to clean   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that the Sewerage District No.1 of Iberia Parish will receive $3,100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Commerce for wastewater infrastructure. This new infrastructure magnifies recent infrastructure investments in the parish including First Solar's $1.1 billion American energy manufacturing plant, which was announced in August, creating 700 new jobs with an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12575) on Jan. 26, 2024. The white paper was written by international trade and finance specialists Shayerah I. Akhtar, Andres B. Schwarzenberg and Danielle M. Trachtenberg: * * * U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Background and Issues The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) is a high-level forum between the United States and European Union (EU) that aims to: enhance coopera  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47612) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Building Resilience: FEMA's Building Codes Policies and Considerations for Congress." The report was written by Diane P. Horn, flood insurance and emergency management specialist, and Erica A. Lee emergency management and disaster recovery analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The built environment plays a critical role in determining the severity of a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47612) on Oct. 17, 2023, entitled "Building Resilience - FEMA's Building Codes Policies and Considerations for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * FEMA: Code Requirements for Funded Projects Code Requirements: Authorities, Developments, and Variations across Programs The Stafford Act, the National Flood Insurance Act, federal regulations, and FEMA policy generally require recipient  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 26 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Hantao Cui, Oklahoma State University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently granted the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. This five-year grant is awarded to early career faculty who are academic role models in research and education. It's often an indication of faculty who will go on to be leaders in their field. Cui's research proposal aims to inves  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2024: Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today announced $2.232 million in funding for research proposals on issues critical to sustaining and growing Pennsylvania's $132.5 billion agriculture industry. Funded projects will address complex challenges ranging from reducing impacts of climate change and measuring soil and water conservation, to tackling emerging animal   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Physical Review Letters, a journal from the American Physical Society that publishes reports of fundamental and interdisciplinary physics research, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 132, Issue 4): LETTERS: - Quantum Information, Science, and Technology * Ergodicity Breaking Provably Robust to Arbitrary Perturbations * Exact Universal Bounds on Quantum Dynamics and Fast Scrambling * Dynamical Transition  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Ahmad Kirmani from the School of Chemistry and Materials Science is the lead author on a paper recently published in Nature Communications. Kirmani's research is helping to expand and improve space exploration through understanding how the metal-halide perovskite, the next-generation printable semiconductor, reacts to harsh extrater  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release: A study funded by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has resulted in a tripartite agreement between Nigeria's Daystar Power Group (Daystar), the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), and Nigerian company The Wood Factory to develop the country's first hybrid solar energy and grid-connected power system, which will help power The Wood Factory's operations. The sys  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Jan. 26, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everybody. Good afternoon. Happy Friday. A couple of things for you at the top -- or, actually, one big thing at the top. This week, we saw more evidence that our economy is strong and inflation   more