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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10256) on Dec. 6, 2024, by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology and manufacturing supply chains, supporting the United States, the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), and other global markets. Taiwan's economy is highly de  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular structure. MIT chemical eng  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 6 -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: NVIDIA announced today it is opening its first Vietnam research and development center, signaling its confidence in the country's bright artificial intelligence future. The company is collaborating with the Vietnamese government to establish its new Vietnam Research and Development Center focused on AI. NV  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 4 -- Processes, a peer-reviewed open access journal on processes in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials and systems engineering research fields, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 12, Issue 11): * Article - A Convolutional Neural Network-Based Method for Distinguishing the Flow Patterns of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in the Annulus * Article - A Hybrid Method Based on Corrected Kinetic Energy and Statistical Cal  more

EXETER, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A plan to develop the UK's first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. Future Fibres Network Plus - which aims to bring environmental science into the heart of the UK fashion, clothing and textile sectors - is a network led by the University of Exeter, collaborating with the universities of Leeds, Huddersfield and Plymouth, University of the Arts London  more

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a pioneering process using engineered bacteria to transform complex mixed waste into sustainable biopolymers including human therapeutics such as insulin, and bioplastics. A new study from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology describes a novel biological method to convert mixed municipal waste-like fractions - including food sc  more

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: A plan to develop the UK's first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. Many wetsuits are made from neoprene - but the UK currently has no way of recycling them, meaning more than 380 tonnes is burned or landfilled each year. The neoprene recycling project is one of the eight mini projects newly funded by the network. Led by the University of Plymo  more