CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Astronomers detect the brightest fast radio burst of all time * A fast radio burst is an immense flash of radio emission that lasts for just a few milliseconds, during which it can momentarily outshine every other radio source in its galaxy. These flares can be so bright that their light can be seen from halfway across the universe, several billion light years away. The sources o more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Only 37% of US States Require Sexual Education in Schools to Be Medically Accurate While the majority of states require public school students to take at least one sexual education course, a patchwork of state-level provisions that mandate inaccurate, outdated, or politically motivated curricula may inhibit students from receiving essential information for their sexual health  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * BWRX-300 small modular reactor down selected by Vattenfall WILMINGTON, North Carolina (August 21, 2025) - The GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has been down selected by Vattenfall as it evaluates the construction of new reactors adjacent to its Ringhals plant site on the Varo Peninsula in Sweden. "We are excited with Vattenfall's decision, more PR

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Edge Automation Systems Transform Industrial Operations * ARC Advisory Group has unveiled comprehensive research on Edge Automation Systems (EAS), shedding light on their pivotal role in transforming industrial operations. Multiple macro and micro trends are driving the rising demand for edge automation systems, including the growing adoption of industrial-grade AI/ML a more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lincoln Laboratory reports on airborne threat mitigation for the NYC subway * A multiyear program at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to characterize how biological and chemical vapors and aerosols disperse through the New York City subway system is coming to a close. The program, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate's Urban Area Security  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Souring mood for US consumers across all income groups clouds prospects, threatening potential downturn in demand--Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes BOSTON--August 21, 2025-- A souring mood among US consumers is emerging, with adverse shifts across the income spectrum signalling a deteriorating outlook and threatening that a potential downturn in demand may lie ahe more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Training Center Earns Awards for Online Learning The New England Public Health Training Center, which operates out of the Department of Environmental Health at SPH, has received three awards from the International E-Learning Association in recognition of its self-paced trainings on mpox, public health infrastructure, and stigma in infectious disease work. * The New England Public more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study links rising temperatures and declining moods * Rising global temperatures affect human activity in many ways. Now, a new study illuminates an important dimension of the problem: Very hot days are associated with more negative moods, as shown by a large-scale look at social media postings. Overall, the study examines 1.2 billion social media posts from 157 countries over th more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The "Mississippi Bubble" and the complex history of Haiti * Many things account for Haiti's modern troubles. A good perspective on them comes from going back in time to 1715 or so -- and grappling with a far-flung narrative involving the French monarchy, a financial speculator named John Law, and a stock-market crash called the "Mississippi Bubble." To condense: After the death o more PR