CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A quick stretch switches this polymer's capacity to transport heat * Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, whereas materials like marble move heat more efficiently. If you were to place one hand on a marble countertop and the other on a plastic cutting board, the marble would conduct more heat away from more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Elevate Well-Being: Love yourself * Institutional Excellence The monthly "Elevate Well-Being" blog series shares thoughts and reflections of Clemson Well-Being Council members and University faculty, staff and students. Our February 2026 blog is courtesy Chris Cox, dean of Clemson Libraries. As we begin thinking about what we can give to those we love on Valentine's Day, I want to emphasize the importa more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Cancer and pawpaw converge in new Kentucky State study A surprising intersection of Kentucky State University's pawpaw research and cancer science is highlighted in a newly published study focused on disrupting how tumor cells produce and manage energy. Led by Dr. Avinash M. Tope, associate dean and associate professor of human nutrition and food safety, the Kentucky State team examined a "two more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 9 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Trace gases play unseen role in cloud droplet formation * Tiny, invisible gases long thought to be irrelevant in cloud formation may actually play a major role in determining whether clouds form-and possibly whether it rains. That's the surprising finding from a new UC Riverside-led study, which runs counter to more than a century of assumptions about the physics behind cloud drop more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Evaluating machine learning approaches to identify and predict oil and gas produced water lithium concentrations Recently, the demand for battery-grade lithium has substantially increased, largely due to electrification of the transportation sector. The search for new lithium sources has turned to produced waters (frequently brines), a large-volume wastewater by-produ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Out with the old: Empirical trends in U.S. land-based wind turbine decommissioning and repowering A growing number of wind turbines (WTs) across the globe are now reaching or exceeding their expected service lifetime; WT decommissioning is on the rise. Accordingly, questions pertaining to WT end-of-life have risen in importance in policy and practice. Yet, research  more PR

NORWICH, England, Feb. 6 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * 'Energy efficiency' key to mountain birds adapting to changing environmental conditions Research led by UEA sheds new light on how mountain birds adapt to changes in climate. Scientists know that species diversity changes as you go up a mountain, but it is not clearly understood why this is the case. One theory is that it is mostly because of long-term evolution, and the climate niches species have ad more PR