UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Jainendra Jain named 2025 Wolf Prize laureate in physics UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Jainendra K. Jain, Evan Pugh University Professor and Erwin W. Muller Professor of Physics and holder of the Eberly Family Chair in the Penn State Eberly College of Science, has been awarded, along with two others, the 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics for "groundbreaking contributions to quantum matter and its topo  more

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Max Announces THE OFFICIAL BIG BANG THEORY PODCAST in Collaboration With Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, Debuting March 17 Link to the Trailer HERE. * Max and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television have announced THE OFFICIAL BIG BANG THEORY PODCAST, an exclusive source for all things about the beloved show, debuting March 17. * Hosted and execut  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 11 -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Ultra-thin bismuth holds unexpected promise for green electronics: researcher McGill team discovers a surprising electrical effect that remains stable despite dramatic changes in temperature Electronic devices rely on materials whose electrical properties change with temperature, making them less stable in extreme conditions. A discovery by McGill University researchers that challenges conventional wisdo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * Study: Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection's spread. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are thrust into a comparatively hostile environment, with drastic chan  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 11 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon's true form Novel study paints more accurate picture of extinct, gigantic shark Author: Jules Bernstein The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body--closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * The Two Faces of Liquid Water Computer simulations reveal how water separates into high-density and low-density liquids Story by: Michelle Franklin - m1franklin@ucsd.edu Water is unique. It is one of the only substances that can exist in nature as a solid, liquid and gas at the same time under ambient conditions (think of solid ice over a pond, which is liquid underneath while st  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 11 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA team wins prize for vital U.S. magnet technology Physics professor J. Ping Liu helps boost nation's energy security and advance toward a world-class magnet research hub University of Texas at Arlington physics Professor J. Ping Liu has won the 2025 Hill Prize in Physical Sciences for pioneering new ways to design magnets that power high-tech devices. Awarded by the Texas Acade  more