WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 14): Perspectives: * Soft Nanofluidic Machinery * Enhancement Factors: A Central Concept during 50 Years of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Reviews: * A Panorama of Extracellul  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 April 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 14): Viewpoints: * Boyle, Glauber, and Newton: The Redintegration Experiment with Saltpeter Reviews: * Combining Steam and Flue Gas as a Strategy to Support Energy Efficiency: A Comprehensive Review of the Associated Mechanis  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: With Brown students and scientists as their hosts, enthusiasts from across campus and the local area convened for an eclipse viewing event on Monday, April 8. A solar eclipse viewing event drew a diverse crowd of students, faculty, staff and members of the Providence community eager to Brown's College Green. Photo by Juan Siliezar/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- On a mostly clear and sun  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced that the City of San Antonio will receive $30 million in federal funding to launch a solar energy project that will become the largest municipal onsite solar program in Texas and offset an estimated 13% of the electricity consumption from municipal buildings. The funding was made available as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, legislatio  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Palmer Museum of Art's new 73,000-square-foot building opens to visitors on June 1. The state-of-the-art facility, located within The Arboretum at Penn State, boasts unique design elements that bring the outside in, fostering a sense of connection with the landscape and inspiring visitors to reflect on the relationship between art and nature. Designed by Allied Works, the new building nearly d  more

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina, April 10 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release: he RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing continues its impressive streak of environmental efforts by again teaming up with Palmetto Electric Cooperative and Santee Cooper to power the state's largest sporting event with 100% homegrown, environmentally sound Green Power. For 16 years, RBC Heritage has made the resounding commitment to us  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: * * * Will empty petroleum reservoirs work for storing clean hydrogen? * * * Imagine a vast volume of porous sandstone reservoir, once full of oil and natural gas, now full of a different, carbon-free fuel -- hydrogen. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are using computer simulations and laboratory experiments to see if depleted oil an  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on the Biden administration to take decisive action to bolster our national security and protect the safety of American families. During a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing with the U.S. Department of Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Ade  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding awards for 27 farms and small businesses across rural and Greater Minnesota to install clean energy technology on their farms. This round of funding for Minnesota totals nearly $2 million. This initiative is possible through the more than $144 million in grant funding for underutilized re  more

TYLER, Texas, April 10 -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: Two teams of mechanical engineering students at The University of Texas at Tyler have won the collegiate track progress phase of the U.S. Department of Energy American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize. UT Tyler is now among the top three finalists with one other U.S.-based collegiate team. Each team received an additional $20,000 and mentorship services for their activities to help ensure th  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, April 9 -- White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on April 8, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Madison, Wisconsin: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. Here we go. So, from day one, President Biden vowed to fix the broken student loan system and make sure education was a ticket to the middle class, not a barrier to opportunity. Today, we are heading to Madison, Wisconsin, where the President will announce his new plans to c  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the North Unit Irrigation District (NUID) in Central Oregon has secured a $2.5 million federal award to build and monitor solar panels on the main canal of its Deschutes project. The irrigation district is proposing to build floating photovoltaic solar panels on the main canal of the Deschutes project located near Bend. The project will allow the novel tec  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the North Unit Irrigation District (NUID) in Central Oregon has secured a $2.5 million federal award to build and monitor solar panels on the main canal of its Deschutes project. The irrigation district is proposing to build floating photovoltaic solar panels on the main canal of the Deschutes project located near Bend. The project will allow the novel techno  more