TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, April 3 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release: The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected three University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2024-2025. The latest selections bring UA's number of Goldwater Scholars to 65. The three students are Jackson Maxwell, of Pelham; Lena Seyfarth, of Janesville, Wisconsin; and Michael Zengel, of New Orleans. Jackson Maxwell is an Honors College student studyi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 3 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: Three University of Maryland undergraduates have been awarded 2024 scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which encourages students to pursue advanced study and research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics. Double-degree students Yash Anand '25 (physics and mathematics), Malcolm Maas '26 (atmospheric and oceanic science and physics)   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: For the first time, scientists have built a fusion experiment known as a stellarator using permanent magnets, a technique that could show a simple way to build future devices for less cost and allow researchers to test new concepts for future fusion power plants. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) combined de  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- ACS Nano, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 13): Editorials: * Revitalization of Japanese Industry using Nanotechnology Reviews: * Two-Dimensional Layered Heterojunctions for Photoelectrocatalysis * Status and Prospect of Two  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, April 3 -- Angelo State University issued the following news: By Tom Nurre Angelo State University's chapter of the Alpha Chi national collegiate honor society recently inducted 41 new members for the spring 2024 semester during a ceremony in the Houston Harte University Center. Alpha Chi is one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies that is open to undergraduate students majoring in all academic disciplines. To be eligible, students must rank in the top 10% of se  more

UPTON, New York, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Innovation has approved Critical Decision 3A (CD-3A) for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art particle collider for nuclear physics research that will be located at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory and built in partnership with DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jeff  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 3 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: Long before the first total solar eclipse since 1806, which is set to cast Cleveland in complete darkness for nearly four minutes on April 8, Cleveland State University's chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) was busy finding a way to shine a spotlight the upcoming phenomenon during its latest outreach project. The University's chapter of the SPS and Patrick Herron, its president and a CSU master's st  more

LONDON, England, April 3 -- Food and Function, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it provides a unique venue for physicists, chemists, biochemists, nutritionists and other food scientists to publish work at the interface of the chemistry, physics and biology of food, published research articles on the following topics in its April 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 7): * Efficacy of oats in dyslipidemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis * Structural charac  more

BRISTOL, England, April 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its May 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 19): Topical Review: * Regulation of interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in ferromagnetic multilayers Papers: * Spin-photon interaction in a nanowire quantum dot with asymmetrical confining potential * The structure of chemical vapor deposited graphen  more

BRISTOL, England, April 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its May 22, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 20): Topical Reviews: * Magnetic doping in transition metal dichalcogenides * Magnetic toroidicity Papers: * An ideal candidate for observing anomalous Hall effect induced by the in-plane magnetic field * Self-consistent quantum-kinetic theory for interacting   more

BRISTOL, England, April 3 -- The Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, a journal that says it covers physics of applications and devices, published research articles on the following topics in its May 8, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 18): Papers: * Active smectics on a sphere * The relevance of structural variability in the time-domain for computational reflection anisotropy spectroscopy at solid-liquid interfaces * Gain reversal in the translocation dynamics of a semiflexible polymer through   more

LIVERMORE, California, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Getting the chance to meet and mingle with scientists who have achieved Nobel Prize winning greatness will be the reality for five Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral appointees selected to attend the 73rd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meetings. Tina Ebert, Elizabeth Grace and Raspberry Simpson were selected as the 2024 LLNL cohort; Tomi Akind  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Zach Shapiro, MyCG Staff When Cmdr. Andre Douglas' spacesuit failed underwater during a spacewalk exercise, panic was the last thing on his mind. Instead, his Coast Guard training kicked in. He knew he had to "lean into it, rather than run away from it." He stayed focused during the remainder of the run and received his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spacewalk qualifi  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: Middle school girls who are entering 6th, 7th or 8th grades in Fall 2024 and who have an interest in mathematics, aerospace and other STEM disciplines are encouraged to apply for Cameron University's Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering Summer Academy. The residential academy is scheduled for June 2-7 on Cameron's Lawton campus. There is no charge to participate. Only 12 students will be accepted. To ap  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new method to measure homophily in large group interactions offers insights into how groups might interact in the future. * * * By Stephanie Martinovich, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering People tend to connect with others who are like them. Alumni from the same alma mater are more likely to collaborate over a research project together, or individuals wi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- APPLIED PHYSICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., McMinnville, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11948769 B2, initially filed Jan. 12, 2023) developed by four inventors Gerald G. Magera, Hillsboro, Oregon; Aaron M. Torok, Milwaukie, Oregon; Joel A. Wenrich, Newberg, Oregon; and Matthew C. Zappe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for "Monolithic heater for thermionic electron cathode."  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will highlight cutting-edge space-related programs and technologies during the 39th Space Symposium in exhibit booth #625 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs April 8-11, 2024. NRL's Dr. Steven Meier will speak at the "Inventing the Future for Space Superiority" panel discussion, April 11,  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physicist, Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, receives the 2024 IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award for her fundamental contributions to, and leadership of, high energy density plasma, atomic, and radiation physic  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 3 -- Physical Review X, an open access journal that says it features physics from the American Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its January - March 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 1): * Bridging the Reality Gap in Quantum Devices with Physics-Aware Machine Learning * Smectic and Soap Bubble Optofluidic Lasers * Measuring Nonlocal Brane Order with Error-Corrected Quantum Gas Microscopes * Reducing the Instability of an Optical  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 3 -- PRX Quantum, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it features topics relevant to quantum information science and technology research communities spanning physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, materials, engineering and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its January - March 2024 edition (Vol. 5, Issue 1): PERSPECTIVES: * Integrated Photonics for Quantum Communications and Metrology   more

RADFORD, Virginia, April 3 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University is gearing up to become the ultimate celestial hub as it prepares to host an extraordinary eclipse event on Monday, April 8. Touted as "eclipse central" in the New River Valley, the event promises an exhilarating experience for astronomy enthusiasts of all ages on campus and from the community. Organized by the Radford University Planetarium in collaboration with the Artis College of Science   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 3 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named three exemplary Cottrell Scholars as recipients of its 2024 STAR and IMPACT Awards. CS 1997 Mark Moldwin, Physics, University of Michigan, has won the STAR award, and CS 2009 Maura McLaughlin, Physics, West Virginia University, and CS 2009 Rory Waterman, Chemistry, University of Vermont, have won IMPACT awards. "Excellence in teaching, resea  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 3 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Planetary nebulae have been studied for centuries, but astronomers are getting new looks and a better understanding of the structures and compositions of these gaseous remnants of dying stars thanks to the ability to study objects at multiple wavelengths and dimensions. The Southern Ring Nebula, or NGC 3132, is one such object. Rochester Institute of Technology Chester F. Carlson Cente  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressionally Directed Spending Secured By The Senators Will Boost Manufacturing Programs At RPI, Siena College & HVCC, Upgrade Healthcare Infrastructure For Ellis Hospital & Albany Med, And More U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced they have secured $3,822,000 for critical local projects across the Capital Region in  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERTS ADVISORY The April 8 total eclipse will reveal the sun's outer atmosphere as a tangle of light that outlines the moon's silhouette like a crown. This image inspired the Latin name for the sun's atmosphere--the corona. University of Michigan researchers are preparing cameras, weather balloons, radio antennas and other scientific instruments, as well as young citizen scientist collaborators, for this o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is embarking on an exciting journey of scientific exploration as it joins a groundbreaking cross-country research project aimed at unraveling the mysteries of the eclipse wind during the total solar eclipse on April 8. Dr. David Horne, assistant professor of physics at Gannon University, a Catholic university located in Erie, Pennsylvani  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dr. Isaac Torres-Diaz, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has won a $588,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to support research into magnetic nanoparticles, which can be manipulated using magnetic fields. These particles consist of a magnetic material, often iron, nickel and cobalt, combined with a chemical component, for a wide range of appli  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 3 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Haneen Zain Alumni of UC Santa Cruz's Science Division shape the world. From spearheading groundbreaking astronomical research to championing comprehensive healthcare initiatives, and implementing meaningful policies, they leave an indelible legacy. Each year, the Science Division presents both graduate and undergraduate alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards, honoring those who h  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: One of the great mysteries of modern science is dark matter. We know dark matter exists thanks to its effects on other objects in the cosmos, but we have never been able to directly see it. And it's no minor thing--currently, scientists think it makes up about 85% of all the mass in the universe. A new experiment by a collaboration led by the University of Chicago and Fermi National Accelerator Laborato  more

PERTH, Australia, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: A mathematician from The University of Western Australia with a life-long interest in solving problems has been recognised with an award from the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Serena Dipierro, from UWA's School of Physics, Mathematics and Computing, received the Christopher Heyde Medal for early career research in pure mathematics, applied, computational and financial mathematics. T  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 3 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: A major new grant will support the creation of a world-leading electron microscopy facility at the University of Glasgow. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI, have awarded pound sterling4.9m to the School of Physics & Astronomy to build the new facility. Researchers from the School have long-standing expertise in the study of functional materials, including the magnetic   more