CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * AI research at UVA tackles life's most extreme moments By Emma Candelier, ec2ms@virginia.edu When Stephen Baek, associate professor at the University of Virginia's School of Data Science, talks about extreme physics, he isn't referring to an obscure corner of science. He's describing the powerful forces that touch everyday life - from a car's airbags to rockets launching humans into s more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Doctoral student finds calling in materials research Shyam Patel conducts research at both Binghamton and Brookhaven National Lab By Katie Liu Before Shyam Patel came to Binghamton to pursue a doctorate in materials science, he studied physics and nanotechnology at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. It was there that he grew fascinated with the instruments used to view the world at the ato more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Chemistry Professor and Student Collaborate on Research Publication Dr. Ronald D'Amelia, Hofstra University adjunct professor of chemistry, and Julia Nastasi '25 published an article titled "Evaluation of the Flory-Fox Equation for the Relationship of Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) vs Molar Mass of Poly(tert-Butyl Methacrylate) (PtBMA) Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)" in the Journal  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mixing neutrinos of colliding neutron stars changes how merger unfolds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The collision and merger of two neutron stars -- the incredibly dense remnants of collapsed stars -- are some of the most energetic events in the universe, producing a variety of signals that can be observed on Earth. New simulations of neutron star mergers by a team from Penn State and the U more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 19 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Studying the Squishy Stuff: A Conversation with Sujit Datta * Sujit Datta 's eyes light up and he smiles when he talks about "squishy" things like mucus and other polymeric fluids. The professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics at Caltech studies how bacteria, fluids, and other soft and pliable materials move and behave in the complex environments where they are ty more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following Q&A on Sept. 18, 2025, by Michelle Franklin with professor of chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou: * * * Joel Yuen-Zhou Thinks Theory is Fun University of California San Diego Professor of Chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou doesn't fit neatly into a box and neither does his work. He was born and raised in Mexico City to Chinese immigrants and grew to love math, although he eventually became a chemist. As a theoret more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Mathematicians' Topological Theories Could Foster Quantum Computing Breakthrough USU Mathematics and Statistics faculty members Nathan Geer and Matthew Young, together with their students and collaborators around the world, are developing topological quantum field theories, which are illuminating unexpected solutions to as-yet unreachable applications, including quantum computing. By Mary-Ann Muffole more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Life's building blocks may not be stable -- just really, really long-lived Hydrogen and oxygen are like your English teacher and your gym teacher: familiar, solid, and stable -- or are they? Research from Virginia Tech physicists points to a new way to test the stability of some of the universe's most valuable players. No pressure. By Kelly Izlar Although the building blocks of life such as hydrogen a more PR