CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling "interconnect" that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer. By Adam Zewe | MIT News Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex problems that would be impossible for the most powerful classical supercomputer to cr  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, March 20 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Exploring nuclear science and promoting equity: A synergistic approach to education and outreach The American Nuclear Society's online programs continue to provide informative content for the wider nuclear community. Two recent webinars held at the end of January focused on intentional outreach activities and K-12 education: " Equitable Outreach: Now Comes the Hard Part " and  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins, pioneer in nuclear physics, dies at 98 An MIT faculty member for 40 years, Grodzins performed groundbreaking studies of the weak interaction, led in detection technology, and co-founded the Union of Concerned Scientists. By Sandi Miller | Department of Physics Nuclear physicist and MIT Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins died on March 6 at his home i  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. NASA selected 45 student essays as semifinalists of its 2024-2025 Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. Contestants were challeng  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth's far upper atmosphere. The experiment's outcome could upend a long-held theory about the aurora's interaction with the thermosphere. It may also improve   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 21 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Nobel Laureate Steven Chu to discuss path to net-zero emissions EVANSTON, Ill. -- By 2100, the global population could reach 11 billion, intensifying the demand for energy, water and food. How can the world meet these needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will address this critical question and more as the featured speaker fo  more

BRISBANE, Australia, March 21 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * QUT cosmologist helps shine light on dark energy A QUT cosmologist is part of the international research team that today has published an analysis that shines new light on dark energy and suggests the standard model of how the universe works may need an update. Dr Rossana Ruggeri, from the QUT School of Chemistry and Physics who studies the properties of the universe on the largest scale  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Witness Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls for First Time By Kitta MacPherson In a discovery with potential practical applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers and plant biologists capture first live images In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose - a major constituent of all plant cell walls - a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick resea  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL, has introduced the Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act, aiming to enhance the United States' capacity in the rapidly evolving field of quantum technology. This legislative proposal seeks to bolster research, development, and demonstration initiatives within the Department of Energy (DOE) specifically focused on quantum information science and engineering. The bill responds to growing competition from other nations in quantum technology,  more

BRISBANE, Australia, March 21 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Laser-light tweezers help reveal cell secrets Researchers will soon be able to study biological changes at scales and speeds not previously possible to significantly expand knowledge in areas such as disease progression and drug delivery. Physicists at The University of Queensland have used "tweezers made from light" to measure activity within microscopic systems over timeframes as short as millise  more