AALTO, Finland, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold The result foreshadows a leap in computational capabilities, with researchers now inviting experts around the globe to reproduce the groundbreaking measurement. * On July 8, 2025, physicists from Aalto University in Finland published a transmon qubit coherence measurement dramatically surpassing previous scientifically publis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * How Plants Manage Light: New Insights Into Nature's Oxygen-Making Machinery By Will Ferguson Nature's oxygen-making machinery reveals possible blueprint for developing light-harvesting systems A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is offering a new understanding of how energy fl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * EWG: Reducing multiple tap water contaminants may prevent over 50,000 cancer cases Study shows health benefits of tackling arsenic, chromium-6 and other pollutants at once * Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more than 50,000 lifetime cancer cases in the U.S., finds a new peer-reviewed study (https://www. more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function By Gisele Galoustian Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells - non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons - are finally stepping into the neuroscience spotlight. A new Florida Atlantic University study highlights the surprising influ more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and costly dollar spot disease, without damaging the grass on their fairways, thanks to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The team evaluated variation in turfgra more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, July 9 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Rial-Faigenbaum Co-Authors Paper in BMC Women's Health Tamara Rial-Faigenbaum, Ph.D., specialist professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education at Monmouth University, has co-authored a new peer-reviewed article in BMC Women's Health titled "#diastasisrecti: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Instagram Posts and Their Influence on Women's Exercise and Sports Participation." The mixed-met more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NJIT Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Detect Micro- and Nanoplastics in Seconds Microplastics and nanoplastics -- tiny fragments shed from everyday plastic products -- are increasingly found in our food, water, soil and even inside the human body. Their accumulation has been linked to fertility issues, metabolic disorders and other potential health risks in animal models.  more PR

AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, July 8 -- The United Arab Emirates University issued the following news: * * * UAEU Scientists Reveal How Cells Positively Regulate Metabolism Via Pathway Crosstalk A research team from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has made a significant breakthrough in understanding how cells positively regulate their metabolism. The study offers new insight into the complex mechanisms that enable cells to adapt and respond to changing environmental conditions. Th more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Study Finds Unique Strategies to Improve Student Performance on Physics Exams UCLA and UC San Diego researchers identify promising interventions to address inequities in academic performance including AI-generated hints By Stacey Diamond A team of researchers from the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California San Diego have discovered positive u more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming The longest and rarest heat waves -- which can last for weeks -- show the greatest increase in frequency Key takeaways * Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. * Tropical regions will see larger ch more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * What happens inside soft materials when they deform? New research led by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) provides a significant step forward in understanding the micro-scale mechanisms that govern the behaviour of soft materials. Soft materials are a type of material that can be easily bent, compressed, or indented more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Extreme heat linked to increased pet dog deaths By Tom Melville New UNSW-led research confirms man's best friend is at risk from human-induced climate change. A group of scientists led by researchers from UNSW Sydney has revealed the alarming impact of heatwaves on pet dogs. The study, published in The Australian Veterinary Journal, analyses 20 years of veterinary data from New South Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth's poles Axis of rotation shifted in two phases following surges of dam building, first in the Americas and then in East Africa and Asia * Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the planet's axis of rotation, according to new research. Earth's outermost solid layer sit more PR