ITHACA, New York, Oct. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Creating customized tools for scientists around the world * More than 20 years ago, physicist Rob Thorne and his research group were developing a set of new tools to enable cutting-edge research on the structure of biomolecules. Knowing these tools were sought after by scientists around the world, Thorne created a company, MiTeGen, which just celebrated 20 years in business and its 25th patent. The company of more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Scaling Up: Building a 96-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2027 New $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support the construction of a 96-qubit quantum computer to enable future advances in the field. By Ken Kingery Researchers at Duke University have received a $2.66 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a 96-qubit quantum computer by 2027 u more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 2 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * From Popsicle Bridges to Propulsion Systems: How CEAT launches lifelong curiosity * Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 405-744-5831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu Before he engineered hybrid propulsion systems and published at national conferences, before he became chief engineer of a winning Speedfest team or joined the ranks of Aurora Flight Sciences, Rannock more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT OpenCourseWare is "a living testament to the nobility of open, unbounded learning" * Mostafa Fawzy became interested in physics in high school. It was the "elegance and paradox" of quantum theory that got his attention and led to his studies at the undergraduate and graduate level. But even with a solid foundation of coursework and supportive mentors, Fawzy wanted more. MIT Open more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Oct. 2 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Potential Smoking Gun Signature of Supermassive Dark Stars Found in JWST Data * The first stars in the universe formed out of pristine hydrogen and helium clouds, in the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang. New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations reveal that some of the first stars in the universe could have been very different from regular (nuclear fusion-powered) stars, which have be more PR

GENESEO, New York, Oct. 3 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * Asteroid Named After Longtime Geneseo Physics Professor An asteroid has been named after David Meisel, distinguished professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at SUNY Geneseo. Meisel passed away in August. "His leadership built communities that continue to thrive today. His research left a lasting mark," said Carl Hergenrother, executive director of the American Meteor Society.  more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech receives $760,000 NSF grant to grow STEM teacher pipeline Three Tennessee Tech University faculty members have received a $760,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help build the workforce of future STEM educators. The funding will provide scholarships for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to add teacher licensure while re more PR