TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: As the next president of the University of Arizona, Suresh Garimella says he will focus on students above all else. "Throughout my career, I think you'll see I've had one mission as my primary driving force, and that is to serve our students," Garimella said Friday during a news conference after he was appointed the 23rd U of A president by the Arizona Board of Regents. "Students are the heartbe  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Breakthrough in analysis method will boost studying soft matter for many applications Innovative method for X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy is applicable to tracking changes over time in soft matter at the atomic scale. * * * For roughly 70 years, Play-Doh has been entertaining children with its moldable, squishy form. This familiar substance belongs to a b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45811) on Aug. 7, 2024, entitled "Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons--maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5--as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program sinc  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 7 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of d  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Several of the nation's top engineers shared insights during a recent meeting with members of eXtremeMAT-H2, an NETL-led consortium of national laboratories, to accelerate the development of reliable, cost-effective alloys that can withstand long-term exposure to hydrogen-containing environments at elevated temperatures, such as environments found in advanced, hyd  more

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- New Mexico Highlands University issued the following news: When COVID became a worldwide epidemic, one of the many issues it revealed was the importance of the supply chain. Until then, supply chain management was one of those unseen disciplines that most Americans simply took for granted. Now, New Mexico Highlands University's Department of Business Administration has established new coursework in its curriculum designed to provide students with an emphasis   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Charge density waves have applications in next-generation and energy-efficient computing Scientists used an ultrafast electron microscope to capture the nanosecond changes in a material during electrical pulsing. Understanding these changes may lead to more energy-efficient electronics. * * * Today's supercomputers consume vast amounts of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Realizing practical advantages and societal benefits from quantum-scale phenomena has been a long-sought milestone in quantum information science. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the initial $5 million investment across five pilot projects designed to help reach that milestone by taking the first steps toward creating the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL), a first-  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Atom-scale measurements of diamond lead to new equation related to quantum sensors Scientists map atomic vibrations in diamond, linking them with the behavior of the quantum system embedded within. The work advances quantum sensors, which will be significantly more precise than today's detection tools. * * * When it comes to materials for quantum   more