ITHACA, New York, Dec. 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Humans have been trying to draw power from the ocean's waves since 1799, and for good reason: the energy potential of waves off the U.S. coastline is estimated at 2.64 trillion kilowatt hours, or roughly 63% of U.S. electricity generation. And perhaps since the time of the Romans, humans have stored water at high tides to drive tidal mills, the earliest form of tidal energy harvesting. Technology improvements and the cli  more

CEREDIGION, Wales, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: An Aberystwyth University academic is part of an international team that has made an exciting discovery linking an 800-year-old silk bag at Westminster Abbey with Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. The project team, which includes Dr Elizabeth New, a Reader in medieval history at Aberystwyth, has carried out an in-depth study of a medieval silk bag covering the great seal of King Henry III on a doc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- ACS Applied Engineering Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineered materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 22, 2024, edition (Vol. 2, Issue 11). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Forum Articles * Self-Guided Navigation of Magnetic Microspheres on Topographic Landscapes Reviews * Polymeric Coatings for Preventing Hydrogen Embrittlement in Industrial Storage and Transmissi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following book review: * * * Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins of American Industry, 1776-1848. By Lindsay Schakenbach Regele. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019, 167 pp., $62.00 hardcover. * * * In the course of eight informative and entertaining chapters, Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, the author of Manufacturing Advantage: War, the State, and the Origins   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 16 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 17). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A novel durable and soft cotton flame retardant containing phosphonamide phosphate ester with ammonium phosphonate group * Acoustic emission character  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 16 -- Cellulose, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers the conversion of polymers and resources into manufactured goods, such as pulp, paper, textiles and natural fibers, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 31, Issue 18). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * A molecular dynamics study of the effects of silane and cellulose nanocrystals at a glass fiber and epoxy interphase * Assessment for industrial produ  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * DEI Training and Its Dangerous, Counterproductive Impacts Written by Catrin Wigfall Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives typically purport goals of combating bias and promoting inclusivity, but an experiment on the topic has found that its pedagogy produces hostile at  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, Dec. 16 -- Chemistry-A European Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a platform for the visibility of European chemistry from the Chemistry Europe, published research articles on the following topics in its Dec. 10, 2024, edition (Vol. 30, Issue 69). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Review * Application of Advanced Microscopy Techniques to the Characterization of Mixed Matrix Membranes Research Article * Manifold-Fused Porphyrin-Nanographene Conju  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: * * * * IFC's $50 million financing will support Kucukcalik Group in advancing circular economy practices and increasing renewable energy usage. * Funds will be used to build polyester chip plant, expand yarn spinning capacity, establish recycling unit in Sakarya, and install rooftop solar systems in Bursa. * IFC's investment will create jobs, boost employment in Turki  more

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 18 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: The ifo Export Expectations fell to -6.1 points in December, down from -5.8 points in November. The German economy expects a drop in foreign business. "The export economy is not developing any momentum at the end of the year either," says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo. "Unlike in previous years, companies are not currently benefiting from the positive economic development in other countries." Exports are expe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * * Protective gear worn by firefighters is made of fabrics that often contain measurable amounts of potentially cancer-causing chemicals called PFAS. * PFAS are present in firefighting gloves and hoods, as well as the protective gear worn by wildland firefighters, according to a new study from NIST. * The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 18 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Fitness trackers and smartwatch bands are the latest consumer products found to contain per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to new research from the University of Notre Dame. In a study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters on Wednesday, researchers tested 22 watch bands purchased in the U.S. from various brands and at a range of price points. Many of the bands were manufa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Doris Cabbell was 19 years old and grateful to be a civil servant working in South Philadelphia for the Defense Supply Agency when it started shipping food to troops in Vietnam in 1966. She was still there when DSA provided supplies to the Apollo 11 mission, and when it expanded commissary support overseas. For 60 years, Cabbell has given her best to what is now the Defense Logistics Age  more