MENLO PARK, California, June 30 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Action! NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins capturing the greatest cosmic movie ever made * Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Read this release on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory website (external link). The wait is over: NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, is now   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd Receives Approval to Launch its first Virtual Power Plant Program for Customers in 2027 * ComEd today announced that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved the company's proposal to launch a new Scheduled Dispatch Virtual Power Plant (SDVPP) program, an initiative shaped by Illinois' Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA). At the direction o  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of June 29, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, June 30, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold an oversight hearing on the Office of Management and Budget. Education & Workforce On Tuesday, June 30, the Subcommittee on   more

HATFIELD, England, June 30 -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * Herts professor of AI uses expertise to fight poverty and bring reliable power to remote Nigerian communities Communities in some of the most remote parts of Nigeria are gaining access to affordable, reliable electricity for the first time, thanks to a new solar-powered device created by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. The Powerbox SE, developed by Hertfordshire Business School in p  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * How scientists support planetary defense by reconstructing a fireball's path using sound waves * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -When a bright fireball streaked across the Alaska sky last spring, the usual tools scientists rely on to track such events -cameras and satellites -did not provide a detailed picture. But the meteoroid left behind something else: low-frequenc  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition * Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA's 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts -Ac  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Zhao Receives International Power Electronics Award Yue Zhao, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the U of A, won the Isao Takahashi Power Electronics Award at the 2026 International Power Electronics Conference in Nagasaki, Japan. This award is given to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in power electronics. It is dedicated to  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 30 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on June 29, 2026, involving dermatologist Michael Girardi, professor of dermatology in Yale School of Medicine and vice chair for faculty development and scientific innovation: * * * Safety in the sun: What you should know about sunscreens and skin protection In a Q&A, Yale dermatologist Michael Girardi explains how to stay safe in the sun this summer -- and why the first new sunscreen ingredient approved by U.S. reg  more