LONDON, England, April 4 -- Astronomy and Geophysics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Astronomical Society that says it features astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, solar-terrestrial physics, global and regional geophysics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 65, Issue 2): FEATURES: * Onwards and Upwards * The shape of the Sun * Forging future outreach * Space for everyone * Pulsating massive stars * Liquid sunshin  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Arts at CERN, in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, today announced Robin Meier Wiratunga and Vimala Pons as the artists selected for the sixth edition of Connect * * * Connect is an art residency programme launched by Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia in 2021. Dedicated to Swiss-based artists working at the intersection of science and art  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Logan Spooner of Bainbridge, Georgia, has been fascinated with the fundamental structure of the universe since he was in the eighth grade at Bainbridge Middle School. "From the formation and evolution of blackholes and the way they interact to the odd quantum interactions between particles on the subatomic level, both the largest and smallest structures in our universe have been the most fascinating areas in phy  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 4 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Thirty-five first-year Hendrix College students selected for the Murphy Scholars Program were formally inducted at a ceremony held the evening of March 26, 2024. Murphy Scholars explore literature and language at a more intensive level by participating in designated study, travel, research, and service experiences in literature and language during their sophomore, junior, and senior years at Hendri  more

BRISTOL, England, April 4 -- 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 29, 2024, edition (Vol. 36, No. 21): Letter: * The influence of phosphate glass structure on results of thermal poling Papers: * Crucial role of interfacial interaction in 2D polar SiGe/GeC heterostructures * High harmonic generation in graphene quantum dots * Ultra-thin double-layered hexag  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 4 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University is recognizing seven outstanding Kansas teachers with its High School Science Teacher of the Year Awards. The award highlights and rewards inspirational and impactful high school science teachers throughout the state. Biology, chemistry, geology and physics faculty members in K-State's College of Arts and Sciences selected the recipients. Students majoring in biology, chemistry, ge  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Raspberry Simpson, a Lawrence Fellow in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility and Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate, has been named a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Kavli Fellow. As a new Kavli fellow, Simpson participated recently in the annual NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium in Irvine, California. NAS   more

LONDON, England, April 4 -- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it features physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its April 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 26, Issue 14): * Advances in nanofluidic field-effect transistors: external voltage-controlled solid-state nanochannels for stimulus-responsive ion transport and beyond * Adsorption and activation o  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11946515 B1, initially filed Sept. 18, 2023) developed by five inventors Arash Hashemi, Waterloo, Canada; Sresht Gurumoorthi Annadevara, Toronto, Canada; Naser Mehrabi, Richmond Hill, Canada; SeyedAlireza Kasaiezadeh Mahabadi, Novi, Michigan; and Lapo Frascati, Dicomano, Italy, for "Real-time machine learning and physics-based hybrid approach to perform eLSD torque estimati  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 3 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Five Syracuse University students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time Syracuse has had five students selected for the cohort and the third consecutive year the University has had at least three scholars selected in one year. The recipients are: Julia Fancher, a s  more

PASADENA, California, April 3 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech, a 21st century center for science and engineering at the nanoscale, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special symposium and a fireside chat between President Thomas F. Rosenbaum and 2022 Kavli Prize Laureate George M. Whitesides (PhD '64) from Harvard University on March 7-8, 2024. Throughout history, people have marveled at large things. Blue-ribb  more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, April 4 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The SWOSU Physics and Engineering Club's Rocket Dawgs claimed their third consecutive Argonia Cup title on Sunday, March 24. The Argonia Cup, an annual rocketry competition held in the Rocket Pasture near Argonia, Kansas each spring, saw participation from eighteen university teams this year. Among the competitors were schools such as Auburn University, University of Okla  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Researchers at DTU have taken a big step towards securing information against hacking. They have succeeded in using quantum encryption to securely transfer information 100 kilometres via fibre optic cable - roughly equivalent to the distance between Oxford and London. Researchers at DTU have successfully distributed a quantum-secure key using a method called Continuous Variable Quantum K  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * With this measurement the LHC is again demonstrating its ability to provide very high-precision measurements and bringing new insights into an old mystery * * * Last week, at the annual Rencontres de Moriond conference, the CMS collaboration presented a measurement of the effective leptonic electroweak mixing angle. The result is the most precise measuremen  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 4 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College's campus will experience a dusk-like darkness on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, when the moon blocks out most of the sun's light during a partial solar eclipse. While Hartford will not see a total eclipse, more than 90 percent of the sun will appear covered. "It will still be quite impressive," said Assistant Professor of Physics Kelly M. Patton. The path of totality--where the moon completely block  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, April 4 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Bard College is pleased to announce that Bard students Reed Campbell, a junior biology major, and Emma Derrick, a junior physics major, have been announced as recipients of the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater scholarship supports college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Campbell, who is currently studying ab  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oregon. *** Compute Optimizations for Low Precision Machine Learning Operations ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11948224 B2, initially filed Nov. 1, 2022) developed by seventeen inventors Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Chandler, Arizona; Sara S. Baghsorkhi, San Jose, California; Anbang Yao, Beijing, China; Kevin Nealis, San Jose, C  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Systems and Methods for Safety-Enabled Control ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- FORT ROBOTICS, INC., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11947331 B2, initially filed Feb. 22, 2023) developed by Nathan Bivans, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for "Systems and methods for safety-enabled control." *** Utilizing Domain Segment Identifiers for Inter-Domain Shortest Path   more

ORONO, Maine, April 4 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Jules Vazquez's eyes were glued to a four-foot-tall, high-tech telescope being assembled in front of her at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. The telescope has an 80-millimeter lens and is equipped with a specialized camera and small computer. Astronomy center Director Shawn Laatsch was teaching Jules, a high school student at Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, and other astronomical enthusiasts how to  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, April 4 -- Union College issued the following news: Union is a school that excels at both the liberal arts and engineering. As a college, our distinctive strength lies in our integrated approach to education. A new gift from Mary '80 and Rich Templeton '80 will further enhance this strength, amplifying initiatives that foster interdisciplinary connectedness - like the Templeton Institute - and bolstering academic programs - like civil and environmental engineering. "The  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Researchers interpret satellite imagery and employ traditional field methods to increase understanding of Arctic carbon sequestration. * * * By Laura Grove Two tandem satellites snap a photo of the same Arctic site from different angles, creating a three-dimensional image. Thousands of miles from the site, William & Mary student researchers retrieve the image from a server to gather   more