ARGONNE, Illinois, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne researchers develop new membrane technology to extract lithium from water * Lithium, the lightest metal on the periodic table, plays a pivotal role in modern life. Its low weight and high energy density make it ideal for electric vehicles, cellphones, laptops and military technologies where every ounce counts. As demand for lithium skyrockets, concerns abo more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists develop new type of flexible, eco-friendly electronic plastic for wearable tech, sensors Case Western Reserve University researchers unveil new electronic polymer created without harmful 'forever' chemicals * Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for wearable electronics, sensors and other el more PR

HOKKAIDO, Japan, July 7 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Facile method for carboxylic acid activation using inexpensive commercial organic photocatalysts Photoactivated ketones prove to be promising H-atom transfer photocatalysts for activating carboxylic acids and generating new C-C, C-S, and C-Cl bonds. * Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic acids can be converted i more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 7 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Capping off a Career: Chemistry Professor Bringing Dream of Data Analysis in VR to Life If you called John Kalivas a clairvoyant in 2000, you wouldn't have been wrong. The Idaho State University professor emeritus' visions of days yet to come weren't of the world-changing event variety in the vein of Nostradamus; they were hyper-focused on chemometrics. Researchers like Kalivas, who devote their life's work t more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * New England Journal of Medicine Shines Spotlight on Forensic Pathology Review article by Mount Sinai physician and colleagues gives an overview of their role in public health, family support, and the justice system * New York, NY - Forensic pathologists play a unique role in monitoring and responding to public health threats and advancing our understanding of human disease and injury, according t more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 7 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Supernova's 'trapped' jet reveals source of fast X-ray transient * Link to: Northwestern Now Story (https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/07/supernovas-trapped-jet-reveals-source-of-fast-x-ray-transient/) EMBARGOED UNTIL 12 P.M. EDT (U.S.) ON MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025 * Fast X-ray transients (FXTs) are blasts of X-rays from distant galaxies * Astronomers have detected FXTs since the 1970s, but th more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, July 8 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tech's Freedom School inspires young readers through community partnerships, mentorships and other adventures For students in the Elinor Ross Freedom School at Tennessee Tech University, summer reading is about more than just books. It's about discovery, connection and the realization that stories - especially their own - matter. This year's program includes health literacy activities more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Survey: A Third of Californians Use Cannabis, But Many Don't Know the Risks Most California cannabis users seek symptom relief; few ask their doctors for advice. This and other trends suggest a need for more public education on impacts of cannabis use. By Miles Martin Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a landmark survey of more than 5,000  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Voracious Honey Bees Threaten the Food Supply of Native Pollinators Researchers raise concern of native species being outcompeted by non-native honey bees, which were found to extract nearly 80 percent of available pollen in a day at a key hotspot of bee biodiversity By Mario Aguilera The majority of the earth's plant species, including our crop plants, rely on the service more PR

MACAU, China, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: * * * UM research team develops new technology for liver cancer treatment A research team led by Zhao Qi, associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with Zhu Kangshun, professor at the Guangzhou Medical University, has achieved a significant breakthrough in tumour immunology. They have developed sCAR-T cells, novel CAR-T cells that secr more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Do AI systems socially interact the same way as living beings? UCLA study finds parallels in neural patterns between biological brains and artificial intelligence Key takeaways * A new study that compares biological brains with artificial intelligence systems analyzed the neural network patterns that emerged during social and non-social tasks in mice and programmed artificial in more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science issued the following news: * * * Tiny fish, big impact: Study explores how cleaner fish shape reef microbial life New research reveals that reef "cleaning stations" may influence the spread of microbes - not just parasites. By Diana Udel On Caribbean coral reefs, small striped gobies perform a vital service. These finger-length cleaner fish pick parasites and dead tissue from the s more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 8 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on July 7, 2025: * * * Whose satisfaction is more important to your business? Your customers or your employees? A new study from a VCU marketing professor finds that favoring one or the other -- instead of a perfect balance -- may lure investors in the modern age. By Leila Ugincius New research from Virginia Commonwealth University challenges the long-held business assumption that companies perform best more PR