PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn physics and engineering researchers have created a local learning network that is fast, low-power, and scalable. * * * Scientists run into a lot of tradeoffs trying to build and scale up brain-like systems that can perform machine learning. For instance, artificial neural networks are capable of learning complex language and vision tasks, but the pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated June 8, 2024, from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attn: CMS-1808-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: [CMS-1808-P] Medicare and Medicaid Programs and t  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 5 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Synergy between computational power and molecular science heralds a new era in the rational design of ionic liquids * * * In a leap forward for green chemistry, a team of researchers at Khalifa University has harnessed the power of deep learning to predict the properties of over 300,000 novel ionic liquid variants. Ionic liquids are a class of compounds known for their unique, tunable pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 63), published in the Federal Register on July 5, 2024, entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review." The rule was issued by Administrator Michael S. Regan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This action finalizes the residual ri  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: Natural gas demand for both direct use and power generation continues to reach new record highs according to AGA VP, Energy Markets, Analysis and Standards Richard Meyer at AGA's annual Summer Outlook on natural gas markets. Despite record-breaking demand, natural gas prices remain under $3 in much of the country, in line with recent historical lows. Natural gas used for power generation in 2024 is on track t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 5 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * $10 billion for water, clean energy, and environmental protection has passed the full legislature * * * Today, California lawmakers passed a groundbreaking $10 billion climate bond, the largest climate investment in state history. This novel initiative aims to advance clean energy, clean drinking water, and environmental protection programs that will bolster community resilien  more