PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Theoretical chemist Martin Karplus (PhD '54) passed away December 28, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Karplus was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013 for work that laid the foundations for the field of computational chemistry, which uses advanced software to predict chemical processes using quantum mechanics. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemist more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * Cape Cod Healthcare expands imaging capabilities at the Massachusetts healthcare system's hospitals in Hyannis and Falmouth, enhancing the system's diagnostic capacity with advanced CT and MRI systems * On-device AI added to GE HealthCare CT and MRI systems, helps enable faster, high-quality images for use across care areas, with emphasis on cardiac care * * * GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) and Ca more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP advised the State of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in agreements with US Wind to provide renewable energy credits, community benefits and lease payments to the State and its residents. These agreements, worth more than $128 million, were finalized about a year after the initial announcements of negotiations. The finalized deals include more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Key Point: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel, outlined 10 areas of concern, including allegations of heavy drinking and sexual misconduct, remarks suggesting female troops should play a more limited role in the military, his past skepticism about the need for U.S. personnel to comply with laws of war, and accusations of mismanag more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has joined the Justice Department in filing an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage and five of the nation's largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing and other schemes that harm renters. In August 2024, an initial complaint was filed against RealPage for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus' nightly "cross-feeding" plays a role in regulating the ocean's capacity to cycle and store carbon. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News One of the hardest-working organisms in the ocean is the tiny, emerald-tinged Prochlorococcus marinus. These single-celled "picoplankton," which are smaller than a human red blood cell, can be found  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineers designed a nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient while reducing hazardous waste. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the world after steel. By the end of this decade, demand is projected to drive  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised Der Grune Punkt (DSD), a waste management and plastics recycling business, and its subsidiaries on the financing aspects of their comprehensive recapitalisation and refinancing, including maturity extension. Founded in 1990 as the first dual system recycling company, Der Grune Punkt is a pioneer of closed-cycle economy, providing nationwide collection of used sales packages to recov more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following Q&A on Jan. 6, 2025, with Kevin Freeman, director of project development and environmental services: * * * Central Florida is experiencing tremendous growth, attracting thousands of new residents and businesses each year. This surge brings challenges, leading to a corresponding need for enhanced infrastru more PR