AALTO, Finland, May 6 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New theory of gravity brings long-sought Theory of Everything a crucial step closer A quantum theory of gravity would clear the path to answering some of the biggest questions in physics. At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces--electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces--is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the goal of generations of  more

PASADENA, California, May 6 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Mourns Sunney Chan (1936-2025) Sunney Chan, Caltech's George Grant Hoag Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, Emeritus, died on May 5. He was 88 years old. Chan was born in San Francisco on October 5, 1936, to immigrant, working-class parents. He spent his early childhood in what he described as a "culturally disadvantaged" environment. "There was not a drop of academic blood in my b  more

PASADENA, California, May 6 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech-Affiliated Students Awarded 2025 Hertz Fellowships Cloris Cheng, a Caltech computer science (CS) major graduating this spring, has been awarded a fellowship from the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. Hertz Fellows receive five years of funding for graduate study. Cheng is one of 19 students selected from among more than 1,000 applicants this year. Incoming graduate student Edward C  more

ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Charles Wharton, plasma physicist, dies at 99 Charles "Chuck" Benjamin Wharton, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and a distinguished expert in plasma physics, died April 12 in Ithaca, New York. He was 99. Wharton joined Cornell in 1967 as a professor in what was then the School of Electrical Engineering, where he helped establish the Laboratory of Plasma Studies. Throughout his 25-year career at Corne  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Compute This: 6 Ways Berkeley Lab Is Shaping the Future of Microelectronics New microchip materials and fabrication techniques promise energy efficiency and increasingly powerful computing The era defined by Moore's Law - which has delivered an astonishing billion-fold increase in transistor density since 1958 - is reaching its physical and economic boundaries, creating n  more

MICHIGAN, East Lansing, May 7 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 5, 2025, by Governor Lisa D. Cook at the Michigan State University James Madison College 2025 Spring Commencement: * * * Four Guides for the Journey Ahead Huge congratulations to Michigan State University's James Madison College Class of 2025!/1 It is an honor to speak to this inspiring and talented graduating class. Before I address the graduates, I would like to thank those who helped you get here: the p  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Five LLNL postdocs selected to attend 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Five Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral researchers have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Ian Colliard, Nicholas Cross, Caspar Donnison, Vidia Gokool and Jonas Kaufman will join young scientists from around the wo  more

CUPERTINO, California, May 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Five new games launch on Apple Arcade on June 5, including UNO: Arcade Edition, and the award-winning game WHAT THE CAR? for Apple Vision Pro Apple Arcade welcomes five new games and exciting updates for hit games on the service next month, offering a seamless experience of uninterrupted fun with no ads or in-app   more

TORONTO, Ontario, May 6 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * From HIV to 'forever chemicals': U of T researcher follows an unexpected path in immunology By Megan Easton Bebhinn Treanor originally wanted to be a doctor - that is, until she had the chance to work in a neuroscience lab as an undergraduate student. The opportunity made her realize there was more than one path to improving human health. "Getting to see what was happening in cells and tissues at a molec  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 6 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Kosmos 482's return being watched closely by Rice experts A fragment of a Soviet spacecraft that malfunctioned en route to Venus more than 50 years ago is expected to crash back to Earth as early as this week. Kosmos 482 is expected to crash back to Earth. Stock image. Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's Venera program, failed to escape Earth's orbit due to a launch failure. The spacec  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Leopard spots and protein nanoclusters: How pattern rules could advance muscular dystrophy treatment Although a leopard cannot change its spots, new research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation uses the principles that govern patterns like leopard spots to understand biological processes at the nanoscale. The research, which combines physics, biology and theories first suggested by famed c  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 7 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT and University of Rochester develop experimental quantum communications network The Rochester Quantum Network provides a more secure way to transmit information Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester recently connected their campuses with an experimental quantum communications network using two optical fibers. In a new paper published in Optica Qu  more

KUOPIO, Finland, May 6 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Doctoral defence of Bilour Khan, MSc (Tech), 16.5.2025: Articular cartilage optical properties vary with tissue depth and integrity The doctoral dissertation in the field of Applied Physics, will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus. What is the topic of your doctoral research? Why is it important to study the topic? My work focuses on understanding how the o  more