UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to "paint" gold nanoparticles with polymers, or long chains of small molecules, to give them an array of new shapes and functions. The "patchy nanopa more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 (TNSxrep) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse's Elusive Companion Star By Amy Pavlak Laird Astronomers have long suspected that Betelgeuse -- the bright red star blazing in Orion's shoulder -- wasn't alone. Now, thanks to a fleeting cosmic window and swift action by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, the true nature of its elusive companion has been illuminated. In a race again more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Graduate Students Sweep Top Honors at International SRF Conference * Two graduate students from Cornell's Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education ( CLASSE ), and the Center for Bright Beams ( CBB ), earned top international recognition at the 2025 International Conference on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF2025) held September 21-26 in Tokyo, Japan. Nicole Verboncoeur won 1st Prize  more PR

PASADENA, California, Oct. 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New AI Model for Drug Design Brings More Physics to Bear in Predictions * When machine learning is used to suggest new potential scientific insights or directions, algorithms sometimes offer solutions that are not physically sound. Take for example AlphaFold, the AI system that predicts the complex ways in which amino acid chains will fold into 3D protein structures. The system sometimes  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Sievert joined the faculty in New Mexico State University's Department of Physics in 2020. He is an associate professor specializing in both experimental and theoretical high-energy nuclear physics. Prior to joining NMSU, Sievert was a postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed previous postd more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Oct. 21 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook University Professor Neelima Sehgal Named as 2025 APS Fellow The State University of New York at Stony Brook University Professor of Physics and Astronomy Neelima Sehgal in Stony Brook's College of Arts and Sciences was recently named a 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Fellowship recognizes members for their outstanding efforts t more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 21 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Students to gain research experience, mentorship through K-State Developing Scholars Program By Sarah Bechtel, Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research, sabechte@k-state.edu Fifteen Kansas State University students will gain hands-on research experience alongside faculty experts in their fields as the newest cohort of the university's Developing Scholars Program. For more than 25 years, the program, more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The summer of cyber: W&M students gain real-world experience in cybersecurity William & Mary students had a number of opportunities this summer to make contributions to the nation's cyber capabilities. * This wasn't your typical game of capture the flag. The version that Camden Good '26 and Atticus Nafziger '26 participated in this summer included a series of challenges involving cybersecurity knowledge an more PR