AALTO, Finland, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Prof. Yaolin Xu's battery research awarded prestigious energy storage prize Track record and future potential in building better energy storage solutions landed Assistant Professor Xu the Energy Storage Materials Young Scientist Award. * Assistant Professor Yaolin Xu from Aalto's Department of Applied Physics was awarded the prestigious journal Energy Storage Materials' Young Scientist Award. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Shaka Mitchell, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Shaka Mitche more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Christopher Martz, a meteorologist and policy analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Playing God With the Weather - A Disastrous Forecast": * * * 1. INTRODUCTION I would like to thank the Chairwoman, Ranking Member and subcommittee for hosting this hearing on weather modificati more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Doing a lot with a little: New AI system helps explain laser welding defects * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Artificial intelligence-powered large language models (LLM) need to be trained on massive datasets to make accurate predictions -- but what if researchers don't have enough of the right type of data? A team at Penn State recently developed an integration framework that uses minimal ne more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * AI Engineers Nanoparticles for Improved Drug Delivery The new approach allows researchers to identify and optimize material recipes to more effectively encapsulate difficult-to-deliver drugs By Michaela Martinez Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a platform that combines automated wet lab techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) to design nanopart more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Using Iron to Destroy Multiple Myeloma Cancer Cells Inhibiting a critical enzyme involved in iron regulation makes cancer cells vulnerable to cell death By Michaela Martinez Researchers at Duke University have shown that blocking an enzyme involved in iron regulation not only kills multiple myeloma cancer cells, but also increases the effectiveness of current therapies a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Samuel Hammond, chief economist for the Foundation for the American Innovation, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown and members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify today. M more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Gut bacteria linked to how our genes switch on and off, UH research finds The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The article, published in September 2025 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, explores how gut bacteria interact wit more PR

HONG KONG, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Researcher and Collaborators Detect First "Heartbeat" of a Newborn Neutron Star in Distant Cosmic Explosion A discovery involving researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has, for the first time, unveiled millisecond pulsations hidden within a powerful cosmic explosion known as a gamma-ray burst (GRB). A collaboration among HKU, Nanjing University, and the Institute of High Energy more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Appearance on Morning Joe, Cantwell Defends Freedom of the Press, Demands FCC Chairman Carr Testify Before Commerce Committee * 09.22.25 "...America should agree that if you want free speech, if you want freedom of expression, you also have to have a free press." W ASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Com more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU scholars outline 'death and rebirth of research in education in the age of AI' By Mike Krings Research in education is struggling, but the good news is it can be revived, according to University of Kansas scholars. In a new article titled "The Death and Rebirth of Research in Education in the Age of AI: Problems and Promises," three KU education researchers address the biggest challenges facing their  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments September Marissa Co named Simons Foundation Fellow Marissa Co, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar in Brian O'Roak's lab in the OHSU School of Medicine, has received a Simons Foundation fellowship. She is one of nine recipients in the 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty class, supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and the Simons Collaboration o more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Psychological distress common after a heart attack, may lead to future heart conditions Statement Highlights: * An estimated 33-50% of heart attack survivors may experience some form of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, psychosocial stress or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can affect physical recovery and long-term health. * People wit more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Call for Urgent Action to Reduce Children's Plastic Exposure * C hildhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health report. This is the main conclusion after a review of hundreds of the latest stu more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Plain packaging may help tackle teen vaping Plain packaging of vape pods reduces young people's interest in trying them, but does not reduce interest among adults, according to a new study led by UCL and King's College London researchers. The study, published in the journal Lancet Regional Health and carried out in collaboration with Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Brighton and Sussex  more PR