WASHINGTON, July 1 -- ACS Applied Electronic Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its June 25, 2024, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 6). Here are excerpts: * * * Reviews: * Recent Advances in Self-powered Sensors Based on Nanogenerators: From Material and Structural Design to Cutting-Edge Sensing Applications * From Oxides to 2D Materials: Advancing Memristor Technologies for Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Comput  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * State leaders show progress in moving forward distributed clean energy and building electrification legislation * * * The California Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee voted to pass Senate Bills 1221 and 1374. Senate Bill (SB) 1221, introduced by Senator Min, directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to create a framework for the cost-effective decarboniza  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- CandEN Global Enterprise, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its July 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 102, Issue 20): SCIENCE CONCENTRATES: * Designed 'minibinder' proteins for autoinflammatory diseases * A new way to break down sugars * Radically improved sugar chemistry * Neonicotinoids might harm butterflies too * New perovskites can be both hard and insulating * Researchers store DNA in amber-  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 1, 2024: * * * Assessing the United States' Solar Power Play By Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston Introduction Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems will play a crucial role in meeting the United States' climate and energy goals. Their affordability, ease of installation, and versatility have made them the fastest-growing source of power generation in the United States. The dramatic   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Results of a new study by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture found that the state lost nearly 2% or 345,682 acres of farmland between 2010 and 2022 primarily due to residential home building around cities and suburban areas, according to State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Michael Aylesworth (R-Hebron). In 2023, Culp authored a new law charging the ISDA with determining h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today issued the following statement concerning the future of the Texas Energy Fund: "In recent testimony before the Senate Business and Commerce committee, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas testified that Texas may need 150,000 megawatts of power to power our grid by 2030. That is only six years away. Currently, Texas typically has appro  more

ALBANY, New York, July 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * U.S. Department of Labor Funding Will Support Two-Year Climate Justice Fellowships for Priority Populations Supports State's Climate Act Goal To Ensure Clean Energy Investments Are Directed to Disadvantaged Communities * * * Governor Kathy Hochul and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez today announced $3 million in U.S. Department of Labor funding is now available through   more

GOLDEN, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory issued the following news release: A research effort led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has made advances that could enable a broader range of currently unimagined optoelectronic devices. The researchers, whose previous innovation included incorporating a perovskite layer that allowed the creation of a new type of polari  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee on Community Solar, chaired by State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in room 400 of the Kennesaw State University Center in Kennesaw. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please click here (https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAAxpEc5Cq  more

LONDON, England, July 2 -- RSC Sustainability, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it welcomes solutions-focused research which includes, but is not limited to, technologies to achieve responsible consumption and production of chemical products, published research articles on the following topics in its June 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 2, Issues 6): Critical Review: * Beyond the horizons of graphene: xenes for energy applications * Coupling deep eutectic solvents  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Charge d'Affaires Kimberly R. Furnish, Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Principal Deputy Director J. Douglas Dykhouse, U.S. Northern Command Brigadier General Maurizio Calabrese, U.S. Mission personnel, and Bahamian officials, gathered during the Embassy Nassau's July 4th celebration to recognize the near completion of the new U.S. embassy in Nassau with a ribbon cutting. A sym  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news on July 1, 2024: * * * * Researchers have built an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any previous clock. * For the first time, the clock can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale. * The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official secon  more