HOUSTON, Texas, April 5 -- Rice University issued the following news release: If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it, down to the quantum level, would become completely scrambled. Because in black holes this scrambling happens as quickly and thoroughly as quantum mechanics allows, they are generally considered nature's ultimate information scramblers. Rice University theorist Peter Wolynes and collaborators at the University of Illinois Urban  more

ITHACA, New York, April 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: There are two more opportunities this semester to delve deeply into science through the art of film at Cornell Cinema. The last two showings of the cinema's "Science on Screen" initiative will include: Worlds Collide - "Particle Fever," CLASSE, and the Future of Particle Physics, with post-doc Xuan Chen, Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE), Thursday, April 11, 7 p.m. "Back to the F  more

FULLERTON, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: Cal State Fullerton physicists are on the forefront of a new discovery of gravitational waves from two compact cosmic objects not seen by scientists before. The discovery is the first gravitational-wave detection of a mass-gap object paired with a neutron star, detected during the latest observing run by LIGO, European Virgo Collaboration and Japan's KAGRA. The internat  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Forty Penn State graduate students were named recipients of Penn State's most prestigious annual graduate student recognition awards, administered by the Graduate School in collaboration with several Penn State units. The awards recognize and celebrate graduate students excelling in teaching, research and service, and other academic pursuits. "The students award recipients are phenomenal, and it  more

ERLANGEN, Germany, April 6 (TNSres) -- The Friedrich-Alexander University issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientists at FAU discover building blocks in nerve cells that last a life time * * * Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a life time without being renewed. Neuroscientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have now demonstrated that this is the case together with researchers from Germany, Austria and the USA. RNAs are generally sho  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 6 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Twenty Hendrix College science students recently received highly competitive fellowships, honors, internships, and research opportunities. "Hendrix science majors are taking full advantage of their summer by immersing themselves in project-based research and experiential learning opportunities that allow them to explore professional paths they are interested in while developing deeper knowledge and skill,"  more

TROY, New York, April 6 -- Hudson Valley Community College issued the following news release: Four Hudson Valley Community College students were named recipients of the State University of New York's Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, one of the highest student honors awarded by the SUNY system, which acknowledges students for outstanding academic and community service achievements. The students will be honored during a SUNY awards ceremony on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 2 p.m. This ye  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have developed a patent-pending Continuous 3D-Cooled Atom Beam Interferometer derived from a patented cold and continuous beam of atoms to explore atom-interferometry-based inertial measurement systems as a path to reduce drift in Naval navigation systems. Inertial navig  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 6 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Jorge Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist Imagine the spectacle of a solar flare erupting from the Sun's incredible mass. The explosive burst of radiation released from magnetic energy towers 66,000,000 feet into the vast expanse above. From this monstrous explosion emerges an average sunspot the size of our humble blue planet. Now, think about a common task you would accomplish in eight minutes. Perhaps it  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Kimberly Mann Bruch and Neha Srini The much-anticipated April 8 solar eclipse is quickly approaching and a team of researchers from Predictive Science Inc. has been using the Expanse supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego to continuously update simulations of what the eclipse might look like. The prediction models are primarily focused on a  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 6 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Christy Tall The UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Association proudly presents the second annual Nauenberg History of Science Lecture on April 18. This exciting event features guest speaker, Peter Galison, the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in history of science and physics at Harvard University, who is considered one of the foremost scholars in this field. Galison's interdisciplinary w  more

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, April 6 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 5, 2024: The Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin today presented its 32nd annual Teaching Excellence Awards. The awards recognize outstanding career achievements in teaching and are the Universities of Wisconsin's highest recognition for members of their faculty and instructional academic staff. "Exceptional teachers can have a transformational effect on their students, helping st  more

DAYTON, Ohio, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD In the News wrap up: * * * UD eclipse committee member Jason Deibel was a guest of WDTN-TV's Five on 2 segment to discuss the history of eclipses in Ohio. Fox News, Inside Higher Ed, Business Insider and Catholic World Report featured faculty expertise. RFK Jr.'s running mate an 'unknown quantity' with 'deep pockets' as GOP, Dems fear spoiler campaign: experts (https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-running-mate-un  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news on April 4, 2024: DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our universe. Image credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration; custom colormap package by cmastro Studies: Early Data Release Studies With 5,000 tiny robots in a mountaintop telescope, re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin is boosting its commitment to research and education in quantum science and engineering by establishing the Texas Quantum Institute. This expanded investment reflects the University's recognition of the vast potential that quantum science and engineering hold to benefit society through new approaches to computing, energy-efficient electronics, secure communications, ul  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering James Vulcanoff, a mechanical and nuclear engineering graduate student, wants to improve power production efficiency in the realm of renewable energy. Their work using computational fluid dynamics will be featured at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering's Research Showcase on April 10, where graduate students such as Vulcanoff wi  more