ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 27 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Smart cities can harness machine learning for greener grids, revolutionizing urban energy management with renewables * * * Integrating renewable energy sources and electric vehicles (EVs) into modern cities is a necessary evolution for the urban landscape. However, the variability introduced by these green technologies poses significant challenges for traditional energy management systems  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, a journal from the American Chemical Society that says it serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists, published research articles on the following topics in its June 26, 2024, edition (Vol. 16, Issue 25). Here are excerpts: * * * Forum Articles: * Self-Healable Interfaces with Improved Mechanical Properties Induced by Dynamic Network Reconfiguration in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Lami  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- 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 June 25, 2024, edition (Vol. 9, Issue 25). Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * 1D and 2D Boron Nitride Nano Structures: A Critical Analysis for Emerging Applications in the Field of Nanocomposites * Drug Repurposing of Selected Antibiotics: An Emerging Approach in   more

BOULDER, Colorado, June 28 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * Regional cloud brightening stops cooling, computer models show * * * One regional geoengineering proposal for alleviating the extreme heat effects of global warming, the brightening of marine clouds to reflect more solar energy to space over different limited areas, could work in present-day conditions but may become ineffective in the future, according to new research  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force installations were announced among the winners of the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards, June 25: Edwards Air Force Base, California; and Tyndall AFB, Florida. The Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards recognize federal agencies and employees who have made transformational efforts to advance sustainability and climate resilience and lead by example to deliver on President Biden's goal to slash  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Supports 37 New Small-and Medium-sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $7.3 million from the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation G  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on reactive power rehearing order (Dockets No. ER23-1752-003, EL24-63-004): * * * The Independent Market Monitor for PJM (IMM) has highlighted serious concerns regarding charges for reactive power capability in PJM, charges that are ultimately passed on to consumers. In a recent State of the Market Report, the IMM said: I  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * Funding for 44 projects will aid first responders, support community activities across LCRA's service area * * * The Lower Colorado River Authority has awarded more than $1 million in Community Development Partnership Program grants for community projects across LCRA's wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. The grants will help fund 44 projects, including helping provide   more

ALBANY, New York, June 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * $8.5 Million Awarded through Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge $13 Million Now Available for Projects that Mitigate Impacts of Extreme Heat and Reduce Building Emissions Supports State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 85 Percent by 2050 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $8.5 million has  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) was launched June 25, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) from NASA - Kennedy Space Center to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The NOAA sponsored NRL to  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: New study again shows Georgia is benefiting more than any state from Federal manufacturing incentives Last month, Sen. Ossoff celebrated the start of production for Kia's first American-made electric vehicle in Georgia, incentivized by IRA Atlanta, Ga. -- Federal manufacturing policies championed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff have created over 30,000 Georgia jobs, according to a new study. According to the new  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across academic institutions and non-academic sectors and create workforce development opportunities. E-RISE RII is a n  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 28 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Solar and offshore wind investments can unlock the localization of manufacturing and job opportunities, benefiting economies and energy consumers while supporting decarbonization targets * * * (IEEFA Asia): The investment potential for solar and offshore wind power project supply chains exceeds US$1.1 trillion through 2050, with the capacity to generate 873   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 26 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New data gathered will aid predicting hazard levels and locations of future earthquakes * * * By Kitta MacPherson A Rutgers University-New Brunswick-led team of geologists has launched a comprehensive effort to analyze and record the seismicity of the area near the epicenter of the April 5 earthquake near Tewksbury Township, N.J. When completed, the project is expected to yield the clearest m  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Science Advances, an open access online journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on advances on the frontiers of science, published research articles on the following topics in its June 28, 2024, edition (Vol. 10, Issue 26): Neuroscience: * The nasty neighbor effect in humans Earth, Environmental, Ecological, and Space Sciences: * Seamounts generate efficient active transport loops to nourish the twilight ecosystem * Controll  more

WURZBURG, Germany, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: Wurzburg researchers from the Bavarian initiative Solar Technologies Go Hybrid are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilisation of solar energy: they have developed an innovative light-harvesting system. In order to convert sunlight into electricity or other forms of energy as efficiently as possible, the very first step is an efficient light-harvesting system. Ideally, this sho  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) led the inaugural roundtable discussion of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s newly established Critical Minerals Policy Working Group. Congressman Wittman was appointed last week to lead this working group, which aims to develop legislation and raise awareness through commit  more