CARDIFF, Wales, July 10 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: A new partnership will bring together world-leading experts to create catalysts for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly chemical industry. The team of scientists from the Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) and Cardiff University's Max Planck Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT) will make and characterise new catalysts in collaboration with the Catalysis Hub in Harwell, Max Pla  more

RESTON, Virginia, July 9 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * Grades across 14 categories range from a 'B+' for ports to a 'D' for transit * * * Atlanta, Georgia -- The Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2024 Report Card for Georgia's Infrastructure today, with 14 categories of infrastructure receiving an overall grade of 'C+'. This is the same grade as the 2019 Report Card for Georgia'  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11195) on July 8, 2024, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Dorothy C. Kafka: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (July 1-July 7, 2024) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week th  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that the United States will generate more electricity from renewables and coal in the second half of this year, as electricity demand and natural gas prices increase. In its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that natural gas prices will be about 36% higher in the second half of the year th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets The color-coded scatterplot shows the feasibility of coal-to-nuclear transitions at larger coal plants, more than 1000 megawatts electric, across the U.S., plotted by latitude and longitude. Red and warm colors represent high feasibility, transitioning through green to dark blue as the  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, July 9 (TNSres) -- Indiana University South Bend campus issued the following news release: The excitement was palpable at the Mishawaka Pilots Club airport in Elkhart County. A small group of students, professors and interested observers gathered to launch a balloon into the sky with a variety of scientific devices attached. It was the culmination of a QuarkNet project involving the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University South Bend, and area high schools. QuarkNet is  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP) to boost advanced manufacturing workforce training efforts in the region. This grant will support development of the WVUP Advanced Manufacturing Training Facility and the   more