WASHINGTON, April 24 -- 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 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 18, Issue 16): Perspectives: * Harnessing Nanomedicine for Cartilage Repair: Design Considerations and Recent Advances in Biomaterials Reviews: * Key Roles of Interfaces in Inverted Metal-Ha  more

OLD ELVET, England, April 24 -- Durham University issued the following news: Durham University Physics and Astronomy alumna Dr Rosemary Coogan has taken another giant leap towards space by becoming the UK's newest astronaut. Rosemary, who holds two master's degrees from Durham, was one of six astronauts to graduate after passing a year-long basic training programme with the European Space Agency (ESA). In becoming the UK's latest astronaut, Rosemary joins a prestigious group that includes Hel  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, April 24 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using an ultrasensitive photonic crystal, TU/e researchers were able to detect single particles down to 50 nanometers in diameter. The new research has just been published in the journal Optica. * * * What do volcanic lava, fire smoke, automobile exhaust fumes, and printer toner have in common? They are all sources of ultrafine particles - particles with a diameter below 100 n  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU President Michael Rao thanks those being recognized for giving their energy, talent and 'sincere love' to their work. 'You are what makes VCU and VCU Health. * * * Wanda Clary was among those Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health staff members honored at the annual Service Recognition Celebration last week at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, but it was a previous occurrence of the cele  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Surprising "photomolecular effect" discovered by MIT researchers could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News It's the most fundamental of processes -- the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes, the burning off of fog in the morning sun, and the drying of  more

BRISTOL, England, April 24 -- Journal of Statistical Mechanics-Theory and Experiment, a peer-reviewed journal from the International School for Advanced Studies that says it covers all aspects of statistical physics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition: Papers: * Space-like asymptotics of the thermal two-point functions of the XXZ spin-1/2 chain * Mesoscopic impurities in generalized hydrodynamics * Form factors of the tricritical three-state Potts   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Journal of the Optical Society of America B, a peer-reviewed journal from Optica that says it features the interaction of light with matter such as quantum optics, nonlinear optics and laser physics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 41, Issue 4): INVERSE DESIGN IN PHOTONICS: * Fabrication uncertainty guided design optimization of a photonic crystal cavity by using Gaussian processes * Accelerating finite-diffe  more

SAINT JOHN, Canada, April 24 -- Laser Physics, a peer-reviewed journal from Astro Limited that says it features laser science, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 34, No. 5): Papers: * Hundred-watts-level Ho:YLF slab laser with good beam quality * Quasi-three-level laser pumped Yb:GdCOB tunable laser from 1030 to 1036 nm * A half-open cavity random fiber laser based on a single-mode fiber and fiber Bragg grating * Real-time observation of soli  more

SAINT JOHN, Canada, April 24 -- Laser Physics Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from Astro Limited that says it features laser science, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 21, No. 5): Topical Review: * Photodynamic processes for water and wastewater treatment: a review Letters: * Noise-like pulse generation by amplified well-defined pulse in an optical fiber with negative group velocity dispersion * Biological material spider silk by direct inc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Unlike electrons, particles of light are uncharged, so they do not respond to magnetic fields. Despite this, researchers have now experimentally made light effectively "feel" a magnetic field within a complicated structure called a photonic crystal, which is made of silicon and glass. Within the crystal, the light spins in circles and the researchers observed, for the first time, that it forms di  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 23 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Each year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison recognizes outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research and teaching. These exceptional individuals bring the university's mission to life and ensure that the Wisconsin Idea extends far beyond the campus and the state. The following 10 employees are recipients of 2024 Academic Staff Excellence Awards.  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 24 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Jason Sparapani, Department of Materials Science and Engineering MIT Professor Emeritus Bernhardt Wuensch '55, SM '57, PhD '63, a crystallographer and beloved teacher whose warmth and dedication to ensuring his students mastered the complexities of a precise science matched the analytical rigor he applied to the study of crystals, died this month in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 90.   more

BRISTOL, England, April 24 -- The New Journal of Physics, a peer-reviewed journal at a forefront of physics from the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition: Topical Review: * Cavity magnomechanics: from classical to quantum Papers: * Dark matter condensates as highly nonlocal solitons: instability in the Schwarzschild metric and laboratory analog * The collapse of a sonoluminescent cavitation bubble i  more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- Nonlinearity, a peer-reviewed journal from the London Mathematical Society that says it features physics, mathematics and engineering through to biological sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 37, No. 5): Papers: * Stability for a system of the 2D incompressible magneto-micropolar fluid equations with partial mixed dissipation * Numerical study on how advection delays and removes singularity formation in the   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 24 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: Captain Janet H. Days '99, commanding officer for Naval Station Norfolk, will be among the featured speakers at Old Dominion University's 140th Commencement exercises on May 3 and 4, 2024. Captain Days will speak at the Undergraduate Ceremony on May 4. She assumed the post as the 51st commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk in February 2023, becoming the first Black woman to hold that position. Captain Days   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 24 -- Physical Review A, a journal from the American Physical Society that says it features developments in atomic, molecular, optical physics and quantum information, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 109, Issue 3). Here are excerpts: LETTERS: * Characterizing high-dimensional quantum contextuality * Entanglement of magnetically levitated massive Schrodinger cat states by induced dipole interaction * Localizat  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 24 -- Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, a journal from the American Physical Society that says it covers the full spectrum of accelerator science, technology and applications, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 27, Issue 3): ARTICLES: * Analytical analysis of the generation of a rotating driving magnetic field on the outer surface of a magnetic pinch load with a helical return current post * Experimental cha  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 24 -- Physical Review Applied, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Physical Society that says it publishes papers that bridge the gap between engineering and physics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 21, Issue 3): LETTERS: * Magnonic spin-current shot noise in an itinerant Fermi gas * Broadband detection of 18 teeth in an 11-dB squeezing comb * Highly sensitive microwave electrometry with enhanced instant  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 24 -- Physical Review E, a journal from the American Physical Society that says it covers statistical, nonlinear, biological and soft matter physics, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 109, Issue 3): LETTERS: * Arrhenius law for interacting diffusive systems * First passage on disordered intervals * Fluctuation corrections to Lifshitz tails in disordered systems * Logarithmic or algebraic: Roughening of an activ  more

GUILFORD, England, April 24 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: Detectors that can stop very high-energy particles in their tracks and measure the speed at which reactions take place inside stars are being developed at the University of Surrey. The pound sterling3.4m FAUST project, funded by UK Research and Innovation's Science and Technology Facilities Council (UKRI-STFC), will develop detectors to sit inside the new GRETA gamma-ray array. This forms part of the $73  more

LONDON, England, April 23 (TNSres) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: By Ms Helen Johnson, Hayley Dunning, Conrad Duncan and Samantha Rey Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From research awards in environmental science and neutron physics, to comments on new research that hopes to understand why inflammation is different in men and women, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. Environmental research awards Two research papers   more

LONDON, England, April 24 -- Royal Society Open Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers science and mathematics, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 4): Chemistry: * Kappa-carrageenan and sodium alginate-based pH-responsive hydrogels for controlled release of methotrexate * Solvent selective gelation of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide: structure, phase evolution and thermal characteristics * Energy gap and aromatic molecu  more

SWINDON, England, April 24 (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation issued the following news: Science, Innovation, and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan has appointed two new non-executive directors to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Board. They will work with UKRI Chair, Sir Andrew Mackenzie, to support and challenge UKRI to ensure the organisation achieves its strategic objective and vision. The appointments are: * The Baroness Bull CBE * Professor Sir Ian Chapman UKRI Chai  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Renowned artificial intelligence and robotics expert Holly Yanco, who leads UMass Lowell's Richard A. Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, has been elected as a 2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by the organization. The lifetime honor recognizes Yanco's "distinguished contributions to the field of human-robot interaction  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, April 24 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Marlon W. Morgan Earlier this year, Western Carolina University was ranked 34th on Forbes' list of Best Mid-Size employers for 2024. On Tuesday, April 24, the university's faculty and staff were celebrated during the annual Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards ceremony. "Our faculty and staff have worked incredibly hard to make this year a successful and memorable one for our students," Chancellor  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 24 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: During Winthrop University's April 23 Faculty, Staff, Retirees Awards Ceremony, the university honored retirees and those with milestone years of service and for outstanding service. The retirees are: John Badke, accounts payable Dwight Dimaculangan, biology Rose Guyer, admissions Clifton Harris, chemistry, physics, geology, and the environment William Haynes, facilities management Ann Jordan, English   more