AALTO, Finland, April 16 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: Aalto University researchers adapt a novel force measurement technique to uncover the previously unidentified physics at play at the thin air-film gap between water droplets and superhydrophobic surfaces. Microscopic chasms forming a sea of conical jagged peaks stipple the surface of a material called black silicon. While it's commonly found in solar cell tech, black silicon also moonlights as a tool for s  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 15 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) welcomes Alex K. Jones as the Klaus Schroder Endowed Professor for Engineering and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (EECS). Jones joins Syracuse from the University of Pittsburgh, where he had a 21-year career in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) with courtesy appointments in computer scie  more

NEW YORK, April 16 -- Barnard College issued the following news: Twice during the academic year, outstanding students from Barnard's junior and graduating classes are selected for membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society -- the nation's oldest academic honor society -- based on the exceptional quality and breadth of their general scholarship as undergraduates. New inductees are elected by Barnard faculty who are themselves members of Phi Beta Kappa. The 62 students will be officially induct  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 15 -- Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it regulates biological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and organism levels, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 23, Issue 2): * Mechanical properties of human hepatic tissues to develop liver-mimicking phantoms for medical applications * Dynamic strain fields of the mouse brain during rotation * Growth and remodelin  more

UPTON, New York, April 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: * * * Highlights include proton-proton smashups, first physics data for sPHENIX, new collisions "seen" by forward detectors at STAR, and more * * * Today marks the startup of the 24th run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Bro  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The study marks the first use of a neural network to analyze data from a collider experiment * * * Particle physicists are tasked with mining this massive and growing store of collision data for evidence of undiscovered particles. In particular, they're searching for particles not included in the Standard Model of particle physics, our current understan  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 16 -- Erkenntnis, a peer-reviewed journal from that says it features science in general and of natural and human sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, economics and social sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 89, Issue 4): * Feeling the Unknown: Emotions of Uncertainty and Their Valence * Hypothetical Frequencies as Approximations * The Propagation of Suspension of Judgment. * Janina Hosiasson-Lindenb  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 16 -- Erkenntnis, a peer-reviewed journal from that says it features science in general and of natural and human sciences such as physics, biology, psychology, economics and social sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 89, Issue 3): * Grounding and the Epistemic Regress Problem * Formal Issues of Trope-Only Theories of Universals * First-Person Perspective in Experience: Perspectival De Se Representation as an E  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 16 -- The European Physical Journal Plus, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features geophysics, astrophysics, mathematical and quantum physics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 139, Issue 4): * A linear B-spline interpolation/Galerkin finite element method for the two-dimensional Riesz space distributed-order diffusion-wave equation with error analysis * Correction: Hubbard interaction induced non-symmetric spin a  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 15 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Seventy-one scholars are the recipients of dissertation and pre-dissertation fellowship awards through The Graduate School's Summer Funding Competition. The $4,500 awards are given annually to a select group of outstanding doctoral students to support progress to degree and dissertation completion. The awards are part of an expansion of funding and benefits programs announced by the Office of the Provost last spring.  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Forrest Hoffman, a distinguished scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest organization for technical professionals. Hoffman works in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate's Advanced Computing Methods for Physical   more

MARIETTA, Ohio, April 16 -- Marietta College issued the following news: Marietta College has announced the nine recipients of five endowed experiential education summer awards totaling more than $25,000. These awards support Marietta College students pursuing professional development opportunities over the summer, such as internships, research projects, study abroad programs, and conference presentations. The awards are made possible through the generous donations of Marietta College's alumni   more

QUINCY, Massachusetts, April 16 -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced that the development and deployment of the Cone Calorimeter will be recognized with the 2024 Philip J. DiNenno Prize. In addition, NFPA announced that Dr. Vytenis Babrauskas and Dr. Marc Janssens will be honored as "DiNenno Prize Laureates" for their contributions to developing and deploying this groundbreaking technology.   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 15 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: A University initiative that aims to provide Syracuse-area high school students with experience in emerging technologies has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program. The funding comes through the NSF's Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which was established two years ago and c  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 16 -- Nonlinear Dynamics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it encompasses all nonlinear dynamic phenomena associated with mechanical, structural, civil, aeronautical, ocean, electrical and control systems, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 112, Issue 9): * Signals by flow solitons and supermolecular complex by DDMC/PTX in TME * Harmonic expansion and nonsmooth dynamics in a circular contact region with combined slip-spi  more

ALFRED, New York, April 16 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Two Alfred University seniors were recipients of the 2024 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Olivia Gilbert and Emilia Donenberg Smith were among 193 students from 62 SUNY campuses to receive the award from SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. during an April 11 ceremony in Albany. The Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence acknowledges students for outstanding achievem  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 12 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Bill Wellock Researchers from around the country came to Florida State University this week to discuss the cutting edge of quantum science and engineering. The Dirac Quantum Discussions, hosted from April 11-13 at the FSU-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), brought together more than 70 faculty, students and postdoctoral researchers for the latest event in the FSU Quant  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 16 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Building on a rich tradition of developing university leaders, 19 Mississippi State faculty members completed the Faculty Leadership Program this academic year. Sponsored by MSU's Office of Research and Economic Development and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Faculty Leadership Program helps outstanding faculty members further develop the skills needed to lead the university  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University will launch a Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) program this fall designed to equip students with the tools needed to thrive in the evolving energy industry landscape. A joint initiative of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, METS is an opportunity for both recent college graduates with a science or engineering background and energy  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 16 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: RIT third-year biochemistry student Aidan Miller has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious undergraduate research scholarship in the United States, given to students pursuing a career in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Miller, who is from Rochester, N.Y., is one of 438 recipients out of 1,353 nominees. The award is based on academic merit   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Ever since the cameras of NASA's New Horizons mission discovered a large heart-shaped structure on the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto in 2015, this "heart" has puzzled scientists because of its unique shape, geological composition and elevation. Scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland and the University of Arizona used numerical simulations to investigate the origins of Sputnik Pl  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Dr. Mary Yang, professor of information science at UA Little Rock, will be featured in the next Arkansas Research Academy (ARA) Project Scope Wednesday, April 24. ARA Project Scope, a monthly webinar sponsored by ARA, invites members of the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows to share their latest research with the public. The one-hour webinar is free and open to everyone with   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news on April 15, 2024: How does the rice you buy at the grocery store stay shelf stable basically indefinitely? Or why can you expect your favorite crackers will always have the same color, taste and crispness -- despite being made of always slightly varying batches of flour, cheese and oil? We owe a lot of the longevity and predictably of the food supply to canning, drying and dozens of other tec  more

REHOVOT, Israel, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Weizmann Institute of Science issued the following news release: * * * The Weizmann Institute establishes an MD-PhD program in a joint initiative with the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fund * * * The Weizmann Institute of Science, in a joint initiative with the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fund, is set to establish a medical school, through which it will launch a unique program to train the next generation of physician-scientists. The program, which will be  more

SINGAPORE, April 16 -- World Scientific Publishing issued the following news release: The energy world is changing. The price of solar panels has fallen from over $100 per Watt in 1976 to $0.24 per Watt at the end of 2022, and annual build volumes have soared in response. Once a negligible part of the electricity mix, solar power now exceeds 10% of annual electricity generation in major regions including the US state of California and Germany, and about 5% worldwide. The age of cheap solar has   more

VANCOUVER, Washington, April 16 -- Washington State University's Vancouver Campus issued the following news release: Washington State University Vancouver will present its 2024 awards for equity, service, research, student achievement and teaching at this year's Commencement ceremony on May 4. The following will each receive a Chancellor's Medallion: Chancellor's Award for Equity--Pavithra Narayanan, Professor of English; Academic Director and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Chan  more