AALTO, Finland, May 16 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New thermal sensor presents novel way to carry out cryogenic measurements The on-chip bolometer cuts down on costs and complexity while boasting ten times broader operational range. Superconducting qubits are the building blocks of quantum technologies. Poised to revolutionize both industry and society in the coming years, scientists are now racing to harness their power. But wrinkles remain: The lifetime of  more

BARCELONA, Spain, May 16 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Researchers analyse how to improve citizen participation in the energy transition On Wednesday 21 May at the Cosmocaixa Barcelona a multidisciplinary team from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, the University of the Balearic Islands and Eurecat will present the results of the project "De l'euro al joule", an initiative aimed at identifying citizen education challenges in the energy transit  more

PASADENA, California, May 16 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Graduate Student and Alumna Win DOE Fellowship for Computational Science Cheyanne E. Shariat, a graduate student in astrophysics, and Laura Lewis (BS '23), a Caltech alumna in math and computer science, have been named among 30 recipients of this year's Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF), an honor that is awarded annually to future leaders in t  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release: * * * Chile to become an Associate Member State of CERN On 16 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Aisen Etcheverry signed an agreement admitting Chile as an Associate Member State of CERN Today, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and the Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovatio  more

OLD ELVET, England, May 16 -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * Space mission discovers 'bullet-like' winds shooting from a supermassive black hole Researchers have discovered that ultra-fast wind surrounding a supermassive black hole is not smooth and continuous as previously assumed, but instead resembles a rapid-fire stream of gas 'bullets'. The energy carried by these gas 'bullets' is far greater than anticipated, offering new insights into how galaxies and their central  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * King's Celebrates 76th Commencement with more than 400 Degrees Awarded to the Class of 2025 Graduates of the King's College Class of 2025 today received their bachelor's, master's, and--for the first time ever--doctoral degrees before a crowd of more than 3,000 family, friends, and faculty during the 76th annual Commencement at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. This year's event included the first three gra  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Moolenaar, Walberg Call on Duke to Terminate China-Based Campus Over National Security Risks WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) are calling on Duke   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman from a May 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee. I'm Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI. It is an honor to return to the Senate and share our view of where AI is today and where we see it goi  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 16 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Physics Professor Honored for Efforts to Improve Learning, Retention The Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has made some big changes lately. The department just added an astronomy major approved by New York State and recently overhauled the undergraduate curriculum to replace traditional labs with innovative "Experiencing Physics" labs--inquiry-based Course-based Undergraduate Res  more

LONDON, England, May 16 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * New insights into black hole scattering and gravitational waves unveiled A landmark study published in Nature has established a new benchmark in modelling the universe's most extreme events: the collisions of black holes and neutron stars. This research, led by Professor Jan Plefka at Humboldt University of Berlin and Queen Mary University London's Dr Gustav Mogull, formerly at Humboldt Universitat an  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 17 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Hosts Inaugural AI Workshop For Science And Engineering The first-ever Research in AI for Science and Engineering (RAISE) Workshop, held at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex, highlighted bold initiatives already in motion. Texas A&M brought together a high-powered crowd of researchers, faculty, students, and at least one curious AI model recently for the first-ever Research in AI for Scie  more

KOLN, Germany, May 16 -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * A multitude of protoplanetary discs detected in the galactic centre Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable information on how stars from in that region / publication in 'Astronomy & Astrophysics' For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds   more

HELSINKI, Finland, May 16 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Creating new materials from vapor one atom at a time Professor of Experimental Materials Physics Kostas Sarakinos studies, how individual atoms arrange themselves into thin films. What are your research topics? I investigate how individual atoms, which start out in a gaseous state, arrange themselves into ordered solid structures when they meet a solid surface. This process is one of the main wa  more