WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following written testimony by Mark A. Cohen, a senior fellow at the Asia Society of Northern California, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership": * * * It is my honor to testify before you today on "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership." Today's topic presents a near existential problem: is America's innovation  more PR

GEELONG, Australia, May 27 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Impact of extreme fires on biodiversity sparks rethink on fire management A landmark study involving more than 100 scientists has revealed how Australia's plants and animals responded to the devastating 2019-20 megafires, and the findings could change how we manage bushfire risk. This research published in the journal Nature is led by Deakin University's School of Life and Environmental Sciences Professo more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, May 27 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * Honouring contributions and inspiring change at UWindsor through stories of Asian heritage A research team from the Faculty of Education launched the project Celebrating Asian Heritage: Re-Membering and Re-Storing the "Hidden Pandemic" of Anti-Asian Racism to honour the lasting contributions of University of Windsor faculty members of Asian descent. Supported by a $5,000 grant from the University of Windsor's  more PR

PARIS, France, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The International Science Council issued the following news: * * * ISC Expert Group publishes Nature Sustainability comment on scientific priorities for plastics treaty The Expert group on plastic pollution convened by the International Science Council outlines science-based recommendations to inform the final stages of plastics treaty negotiations and a robust and effective instrument. As governments prepare for the final round of negotiations on a global t more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * New QUT research charts a sustainable future for Antarctic tourism As tourism in Antarctica continues to grow at unprecedented rates, a QUT-led study offers new strategies to sustainably manage its impacts. The research, led by Dr Valeria Senigaglia, a research fellow from the Antarctic research group Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF) and the School of Biology and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A faster, more reliable method for simulating the plasmas used to make computer chips By Rachel Kremen Researchers developed a faster, more stable way to simulate the swirling electric fields inside industrial plasmas -- the kind used to make microchips and coat materials. The improved method could lead to better tools for chip manufacturing and fusion research. Plasma  more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, May 22 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Pioneering the Nuclear Glue Frontier A first-of-its-kind measurement will help physicists learn about gluons, the particles that hold together nuclei in atoms of ordinary matter NEWPORT NEWS, VA - A team of physicists has embarked on a journey where few others have gone: into the glue that binds atomic nuclei. The resultant measurement, which was extract more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 27 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T undergrad helps develop database on Black health research 'I wanted to be part of something that didn't just talk about these issues but actively worked to address the realities for Black people in the health-care system' By Tina Adamopoulos For Rayshaun Whyte, learning about challenges faced by Black Canadians in the health-care system wasn't enough - she wanted to take action. Whyte, a fifth-ye more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Researchers develop new model to explore 'unsolved' phenomenon of turbulence "Turbulence is ubiquitous: from swirling milk in our coffee to chaotic flows in the oceans, solar wind, interstellar medium - even the plasma between galaxies" By Chris Sasaki Turbulence can be found everywhere - from the contents of a coffee cup to intergalactic space. But for scientists, it's also a bit of a mystery. more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Researchers use AI to 'see' beyond a structure's facade in Google Street View "It gives a strong estimate of the resources used in building, maintaining and operating the buildings" By Phill Snel Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and Google Maps' Street View images to glean more detailed information about buildings - such as th more PR