HOUSTON, Texas, May 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * A new wearable removes the guesswork from breastfeeding While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It's nearly impossible to know how much milk a baby is consuming. Now an interdisciplinary team from Northwestern University and Rice University has developed a soft, wearable device that provides real-time, clinical-grade monitoring of breast milk intake.   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Commerce Deputy Secretary Nominee Paul Dabbar Advances Out of Committee Dabbar nomination moving to a full Senate vote WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), cleared President Trump's nominee for U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * Computational Chemistry Unlocked: A Record-Breaking Dataset to Train AI Models has Launched By Aliyah Kovner Accurate simulations of complex chemistry are finally within reach Today, Open Molecules 2025, an unprecedented dataset of molecular simulations, was released to the scientific community, paving the way for development of machine learning tools th  more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, May 14 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * The challenging balance between science and care Wellbeing Series: Assistant professor Hanneke Gelderblom balances her scientific career with caring for her chronically ill daughter. Hanneke Gelderblom is a woman on a mission. In addition to being a talented physicist - she received the 2024 Minerva Prize for her outstanding contributions in the field of fluid dynamics - she is also a mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez on The Ezra Klein Show: "The Urgency Here Is To Have a Positive Policy Agenda That Is Relevant to More People" Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) joined The Ezra Klein Show to discuss her priorities and work in Congress as an independent voice for Southwest Washington. Video of the interview can be found here. The following are key excerpts of the intervi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following written testimony by Charina Chou, director and chief operating officer of Google Quantum AI, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and distinguished Members of the Committee; thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Charina  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 14 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Got data? Breastfeeding device measures babies' milk intake in real time * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 5 A.M. EDT (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 * New device can give peace of mind, reduce anxiety for breastfeeding moms * Device uses bioimpedance, which is currently used to measure body fat * Developed by physicians and engineers, device was tested by new moms *  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Mentor award winners guide, inspire undergraduates Each spring the Office of the Provost recognizes outstanding mentors with the Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities. The nominations for this year's recipients read like a textbook of great mentoring practices -- meeting students where they're at, getting to know them as scholars and individu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Charles Tahan, a partner at Microsoft Quantum, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the importance of quantum technology and the transformative ro  more

PASADENA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Observes First Visible-light Auroras at Mars On March 15, 2024, near the peak of the current solar cycle, the Sun produced a solar flare and an accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME), a massive explosion of gas and magnetic energy that carries with it large amounts of solar energetic particles. This solar activity led to stunning auroras across the solar system, including at Mars, w  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Nuclear Fusion journal recognizes LLNL paper Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) nuclear engineer Charles Yeamans and co-authors have been recognized with the 2024 Nuclear Fusion Award for outstanding work published in the journal. The paper, " (link is external) High yield polar direct drive fusion neutron sources at the National Ignition Facility,"  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Pete Shadbolt, chief scientific officer and co-founder at PsiQuantum, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to offer testimony on the state of the American quantum   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Celia Merzbacher, executive director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. I am Celia Merzbacher, Executiv  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 14 -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Universe decays faster than thought, but still takes a long time The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three scientists at Radboud University on the so-called Hawking radiation. They calculate that the last stellar remnants take about 10^78 years (a 1 with 78 zeros) to perish. That is much shorter than the previously postulated 10^1100 years (a 1 with 1100 zer  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Here's a look at research generated by U.S. colleges and universities: * * * Baylor College of Medicine: Let-7 is a Key Guardian of Healthy Lungs That Keeps Pulmonary Fibrosis in Check Binghamton University: Reforestation Project to Restore 29 Acres at Nuthatch Hollow Central Michigan University: Why Accounting Matters More Than You Think George Mason University College of Public Health: Opportunity to Conduct Research is Fueling This Community Health Student to Discov  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Gel Could Boost Coral Reef Restoration The substance improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces By Alex Fox Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by "smelling" chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps In  more

SWINDON, England, May 14 [Category: Business] -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * UK's laser facility achieves first light with PS17 million project 14 May 2025 The Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) has produced the first light from a major PS17 million laser transformation. The first light for project HiLUX was achieved on its Ultra infrared laser system, with the Artemis extreme-ultraviolet laser system expecte  more

BAYREUTH, Germany, May 14 -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * Manual for Cultivating Algae in the Laboratory A team of biophysicists led by Prof. Dr. Oliver Baumchen at the University of Bayreuth and biologists led by Dr. Maike Lorenz at the Culture Collection of Algae at Gottingen University has published a step-by-step guide for the reliable cultivation of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The guide will support researchers worldwide in  more

NORWICH, England, May 14 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * PCB fabrication facility created in the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics (EMP) UEA's School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics (EMP) has put into place a PCB production facility for the fabrication of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and construction of prototype electronic circuits using through hole and surface mount components, thanks to concerted effort from EMP students Jack Bobbi  more

KUOPIO, Finland, May 14 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Doctoral defence of Lejish Vettikkat Parameswaran, MSc, 23.5.2025: Climate warming will amplify air pollutant emissions from wetlands and farms The doctoral dissertation in the field of Aerosol 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 doctoral research investig  more

HELSINKI, Finland, May 14 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * New professors' inaugural lectures, 28 May 2025 The new professors at the University of Helsinki will present the latest research findings in their fields on Wednesday, 28 May from 14.30 to 16.30. The inaugural lectures will be held in the Main Building at Fabianinkatu 33. The lectures are also available for livestreaming. Following the above lectures, Professor of Media and Communications Mats B  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 14 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * World first OCT-Raman diagnostics system to provide fast AI-enabled breast cancer diagnosis during surgery A team of researchers are working with surgeons to install a unique AI-enabled combined Optical Coherent Tomography (OCT) and Raman spectroscopy system at Nottingham City Hospital to improve breast cancer diagnostics and guide surgery outcomes. Researchers from the University of Nottingh  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 15 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Dutcher elected to National Academy of Sciences Renowned geneticist identified defects in cells' hairlike-extensions, linked errors to diseases Susan K. Dutcher, PhD, a professor of genetics and of cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is one of 120 members and 30 international members recently newly elected to the National Acade  more