AALTO, Finland, May 13 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers measure energy below a zeptojoule-enough for a red blood cell to move a nanometer A new method for measuring incredibly miniscule amounts of energy - less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule - could give quantum computing and the hunt for dark matter a boost, while paving the way for counting individual photons. The fundamentals of quantum mechanics are miniscule. Scientists const  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * AI expands what research projects students can accomplish at LLNL's STEM with Phones workshop Forget spreadsheets. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) STEM with Phones student workshop, students are using smartphones and artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct advanced scientific analysis. Led by LLNL's David Rakestraw, participants in the prog  more

ITHACA, New York, May 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * David Lodge, ecologist and Cornell Atkinson director, to retire * David Lodge, an ecologist whose storied career has included protecting the Great Lakes, pioneering eDNA use in aquatic environments, and leading the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, is retiring as director of Cornell Atkinson May 22. Lodge will retain his appointment as a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * E15 Sells for Less and Saves Consumers Money: Growth Energy's Response to Latest WSJ Editorial on Ethanol * Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor submitted the following letter to the editor in response to a recent WSJ editorial about ethanol and E15. In a flagrantly misleading May 11 opinion piece, " An Ethanol Extortion Play," the Wall Street Jour  more

LONDON, England, May 13 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Fashion Museum Bath gets green light for PS24m redevelopment * Bath & North East Somerset Council has granted planning permission for the development of Fashion Museum Bath in a former post office in the city centre's historic Milsom Quarter. The museum left its former home in Bath's Assembly Rooms in 2022, with plans to move to a more central location and develop a larger space to  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Astronomers Directly Detect How Turbulence Between Stars Distorts Light Using a distant quasar as a beacon, researchers identified the tiny, turbulence-driven ripples imprinted on the quasar's radio signal as it passed through a particularly chaotic region of the Milky Way. * Astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have made the f  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * How Haynie's Leadership, Scholarship Shaped His Rise to Syracuse's 13th Chancellor Through pioneering research and nationally recognized programs for veterans, J. Michael Haynie built a record of impact that now informs his vision as Syracuse's new leader. Kelly Homan Rodoski When J. Michael Haynie arrived at Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management in the fall of 2006 as an assistant prof  more

NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways from the WSJ CCO Council and Risk Journal Summits * London served as a focal point for the global risk, compliance and legal community this month, as senior leaders convened at the WSJ CCO Council Summit and the Dow Jones Risk Journal Summit London. The programs offered a comprehensive view of how organizations are recalibrating governance, c  more

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Osteoporosis Could Prove Deadly in Postmenopausal Women New study suggests an inverse relationship between femoral bone mineral density and mortality risk, especially within certain ranges * CLEVEL  more

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, May 13 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Researchers develop polymer which evolves into a helical structure * A team including a Keele researcher has developed a synthetic polymer which naturally evolves into a stronger helical structure which is commonly seen in nature, and which could help scientists create more adaptable and customisable materials. The twisting helical shape is a structure that is commonly found in organic molecules, most famou  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 14 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens Marks Its Biggest National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Year Emma Nei '26, Bertila Bruka '25, and Christopher Kniss '25 are pursuing research from Alzheimer's disease in women to next-generation semiconductors to quantum computing hardware * This year, three Schaefer School students received the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship, the most awarde  more

DENTON, Texas, May 14 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT Professor Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science As a University Distinguished Research Professor of UNT, Jincheng Du considers himself a lifelong learner. "As a researcher, one needs to stay curious," Du said. "With that mentality, I'm learning new things that can lead to discoveries almost every day, and I use that as encouragement for my students." Du is also  more

GUILFORD, England, May 13 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Why global businesses are becoming quietly entwined with the military * Big corporations are not just influenced by governments anymore - they are being increasingly influenced by the military, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The research, published in the Journal of World Business, shows many multinational firms now build competitive advantage through structured relationsh  more