HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * 12 startups selected to join Class 5 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has announced the 12 startups chosen for Class 5 of its Clean Energy Accelerator, a program designed to propel early stage ventures advancing the global energy transition. These companies from both the Houston-region and across the U.S. and Canada are developing new solutions   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Damien Berube and Swati Narasimhan Named Optica Congressional Fellows 28 May 2025 Fellowships enable two students to leverage their scientific expertise to U.S. Congress and gain firsthand policymaking experience WASHINGTON - Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) today announced two recipients for its 2025-2026 Congre  more

LAUREL, Maryland, May 28 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL Celebrates Master Inventors as Beacons of Innovation Two leaders in science and exploration at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, were honored as APL's newest Master Inventors, underscoring the Lab's culture of innovation and the critical role it plays in transitioning groundbreaking technologies  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, May 27 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Join ANS for the 2025 Annual Conference The American Nuclear Society's 2025 Annual Conference is right around the corner, taking place June 15-18 in Chicago at the Downtown Marriott. Make sure to register for the meeting, make hotel reservations, and see the full conference program. The Annual Conference is an opportunity to take part in one of the largest gatherings of nuc  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 [Category: Environment] (TNSrep) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: How States Can Slash Industrial Pollution Through Boiler Electrification Today, Evergreen Collaborative and Sierra Club released a groundbreaking new report detailing how policymakers and state agency regulators can slash harmful air pollution from U.S. manufacturing facilities while driving industrial modernization. The report highlights a major -- and often overlooked   more