WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Applied Polymer Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of polymers, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 22, 2024, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 22): Reviews * Advances in the Development of Hydrogel-Based Adhesion Layers for Wearable Health Monitors: Focusing on Biocompatibility, Conductivity, and Mechanical Strength Articles * Enh  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist FORT CARSON, Colorado - Powered on! The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Operational Energy (OE) team is celebrating the construction and installation of the GridStar(R) Flow system, a redox flow battery solution designed for long-duration, large-capacity energy storage applications. The flow system is  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Data Centers Will Keep Natural Gas Running Written by Sarah Montalbano Data center construction mean running natural gas plants longer for Xcel Energy, according to remarks by Ryan Long, president of Xcel Energy's Minnesota and Dakotas division, at an MPUC conference in October. Ene  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Is Rivian the Next Solyndra? Only $6.6B of Your Tax Dollars to Find Out! Written by Sarah Montalbano The Biden administration knows its "signature" climate tax breaks and subsidies are on the line. That's why it's doled out a staggering $6.6 billion loan to EV maker Rivian to build a  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Municipal Utility Sounds Alarm on Green Energy Mandates Written by Tom Steward The radical and unrealistic 2040 deadline for utilities to meet Minnesota's mandate for 100 percent of electricity to be generated from carbon-free sources remains 15 years away. But alarm bells are alread  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 4 -- Coatings, a peer-reviewed open access journal devoted to the science and engineering of coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces and interfaces, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 14, Issue 11): * Article - A Simulation Study on the Effect of Supersonic Ultrasonic Acoustic Streaming on Solidification Dendrite Growth Behavior During Laser Cladding Based on Boundary Coupling * Article - A Spray-Deposited Modified S  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 3 -- The David Suzuki Foundation issued the following news release: MONTREAL | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE KANIEN'KEHA:KA FIRST NATION. The David Suzuki Foundation supports the federal government's clean electricity regulations and disagrees that costs will necessarily increase for ratepayers as the Ontario government has suggested this morning. Stephen Thomas, Clean Energy Manager, David Suzuki Foundation, said: "It's disappointing to see the Onta  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 -- 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 Dec. 7, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 23): Review Article * Customized structures of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks towards photocatalysis  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 -- 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 Nov. 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 17, Issue 22): Review Article * Polymer electrolytes with high cation transport number for rechargeable Li-metal   more

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 -- Energy Science and Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society of Chemical Industry that says it features energy and supply and use, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 11): ORIGINAL ARTICLE * Pushing the boundaries for fuel discovery with a multiview features fusion approach * A novel solar radiation forecasting model based on time series imaging and bidirectional long short-term memory network   more

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: European governments face an uphill battle if they are to deliver rapidly approaching and legally binding 2030 climate goals, according to New Energy Outlook: Europe, a new report published today by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF's base-case 'Economic Transition Scenario', which describes how the energy sector evolves as a result of cost-based technology change  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features space physics, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, planetary atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres, solar and interplanetary physics, cosmic rays and heliospheric physics from the American Geophysical Union, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 129, Issue 12): Research Article - Solar and Heliospheric Physics * ARTEMIS Obs  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Dec. 3 -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Kellogg Community College earlier today joined the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to announce a major new grant in which the College is participating in a first-of-its-kind public-private investment partnership to offer state-of-the-art electric vehicle and semiconductor education and career opportunities to students across the KCC service area and beyond beginning in 2025. The g  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) delivered his final speech as a United States Senator on the U.S. Senate floor. A video of Senator Manchin's floor speech can be found here. Senator Manchin's remarks as prepared are available below: My friends and colleagues, Today, I rise with a full heart and an overwhelming sense of gratitude. It has been the honor of my life to represent West Virginia and   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that contracts have been executed for 23 large-scale land-based renewable energy projects that will provide more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean energy, which is enough to power more than 700,000 homes throughout New York State. The projects are expected to create more than 2,500 near-term, family-sustaining jobs and generate more than $4.7 billion in p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: Solar and Energy Storage Lead the Charge to Surpass Q3 2023 Installation Record with 10+ GW of Clean Power Added December 3, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today released its latest Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, detailing a surge in clean energy deployment during Q3 2024, with 10.2 GW of clean energy capacity coming online. This record-setting quarter positio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Says fight for affordability "just heating up" Urges BPU to reconsider hikes -- no "coal in stockings of Jersey families" Urges All-of-the-Above energy approach * * * FORT LEE, NJ -- Today, December 3, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced his "Lower Utility Prices Plan," which includes new legislation and action to combat utility price hikes hitting hardworkin  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Small Methods, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features developments in experimental techniques, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 20, 2024, special issue (Vol. 8, Issue 11) entitled 30th Anniversary of Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong: Review * Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Sensors in Health Monitoring: Progress, Sensing Mechanisms, and Applications * Wide Temperature Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries: Sol  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Small Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 4, Issue 12): Review * Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier: Multifunctional Nanomaterial-Based Strategies for Targeted Drug Delivery in Neurological Disorders * From Light to Logic: Recent Advances in Optoelectronic Logic Gate Research Article * Supported Binuclear Gold Phosphine Comp  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Dec. 4 -- Small Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features nanoscience and nanotechnology, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 4, Issue 11): Review * Advancements in Nanotechnology-Based PEDOT and Its Composites for Wearable Thermoelectric Applications * Nanocomposite Hydrogels: A Promising Approach for the Treatment of Degenerative Joint Diseases * Transformative Impact of Nanocarrier-Mediated Drug Delivery:  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * The researchers will use their grants to unravel the mysteries of materials and their properties. * * * TU/e researchers Shuxia Tao and Nikolay Kosinov have received an ERC Consolidator Grant worth 2 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). Tao will research the chirality of materials with perovskites, and Kosinov will dive into flexible carbon-based catalysts. We  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz scientist Xi Zhang contributes expertise on planetary atmospheres * * * By Mike Pena While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at random. The Earth-size ovals, which are visible o  more

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: A novel approach to make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people worldwide. Up to 36% of the world's eight billion people currently suffer from severe freshwater shortages for at least four months of the year, and this could potentially increase to 75% by 2050, threatening the  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * The technology that's lighting up the world, and its journey from the scrapheap to humanity's great energy hope. * * * Name three iconic Aussie inventions. What comes to mind? Google Maps? The black box flight recorder? The Cochlear implant, perhaps? What about solar cells, which are on more than 30% of Australian homes? The technology behind this clean, green energy was invented by Aust  more