WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- ACS Applied Energy Materials, a journal that says it covers all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 12, 2024, edition (Vol. 7, Issue 15). Here are excerpts: * * * Letters * Prompt Charge Separation at Crystalline-Amorphous Interfaces of Poly(heptazine imides) for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- ACS ES&T Water, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features water quality, chemistry, treatment, protection and sustainable use and reuse and supply, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 9, 2024, edition (Vol. 4, Issue 8): Viewpoints * Machine-Learning Approach for Identifying Arsenic-Contamination Hot Spots: The Search for the Needle in the Haystack * Mitigating Emerging Contaminants from Urban Non-Point S  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 16 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * North Plains Connector Project Gets $700M from DOE Written by Sarah Montalbano The Department of Energy has announced $2.2 billion in funding for grid projects across the U.S. Montana and North Dakota are the lu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Chemical Reviews, a journal that says it covers organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, theoretical and biological chemistry from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 124, Issue 15): * Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications * Single Entity Electrocatalysis * Revisiting Solar Energy Flow in Nanomaterial-Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * The Power Line is a newsletter series that reviews key stories in the electric power sector--ranging from grid reliability, transmission issues, and emergent technology and business models. The Power Line will highlight the connections and relevance between the sector's technical, local, and often esoteric stories to high-level public policy conversations on climate  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 16 -- Energy and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed journal linking all aspects of the chemical, physical and biotechnological sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science from the Royal Society of Chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 16): Review Article * Surface matrix regulation of perovskite quantum dots for efficient solar cells   more

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 43, a Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, is charged with four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. At his detention hearing yesterday, Hnaihen was ordered detained pending trial. "We allege that the defendant threatened to carry out hate-fueled mass viol  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: "Wind turbines generated more electricity than coal-burning power plants across the United States in March and April, outstripping the dirtiest fuel for two consecutive months for the first time, according to the Energy Information Administration. The crossover in wind and coal generation is the latest milestone in the country's energy transition as renewables rise and coal declines. In recent years, breakthroughs in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 43, a Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, is charged with four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. At his detention hearing yesterday, Hnaihen was ordered detained pending trial. "We allege that the defendant threatened to carry out hate-fueled mass violence in our country, motivated in part by a desire to tar  more

BASALT, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * VP3 welcomes new companies in the virtual power plant space as partnership continues to produce leading industry insights. * * * RMI, a leading nonprofit dedicated to the energy transition, announced the expansion of the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3). Kraken, Recurve, and Voltus, three energy service providers working in the virtual power plant (VPP) space, have joined VP3, an initiative ai  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 16 -- Materials Horizons, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry that says it covers innovative materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 11, Issue 16): Review Article * ROS-responsive hydrogels: from design and additive manufacturing to biomedical applications * Porous crystalline conjugated macrocyclic materials and their energy storage applications * Processing polymer photocatalysts for ph  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 16 -- Nonlinear Dynamics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it encompasses all nonlinear dynamic phenomena associated with mechanical, structural, civil, aeronautical, ocean, electrical and control systems, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 112, Issue 17). Here are excerpts: * * * * Enhancing nonlinear dynamics analysis of railway vehicles with artificial intelligence: a state-of-the-art review * Cryptanalysis of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act ahead of Friday's anniversary of the landmark jobs and climate bill. The bill, which includes many policies and provisions championed by Senator Welch when he served as a member of the House, has invested millions in communities nationwide, created jobs, lowered energy and health care costs, and   more