LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Americium, curium and californium -- oh my! Crystallizing the rarest elements at LLNL Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and californium. Understanding how these elements bond with other atoms (known as coordination chemistry), how they behave in water and how they can be more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Aviation Policy News: DHS shutdown highlights airport security system's flaws Plus: NTSB collision report cites FAA failures, NASA's obsolete Moon launch program, and more. In this issue: * DHS shutdown highlights airport security system's flaws * NTSB collision report cites FAA failures * "FAA and aviation policy reform: the time is now" * FAA reorganization plan muddies the water more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow David J. Kostelancik: * * * Time to Embrace the Western Balkans Both Europe and the US will benefit once the six Western Balkan candidates join the EU. * Accelerating European Union (EU) membership for the Western Balkans would be a clear demonstration of the continent's strength at a moment when transatlantic relations are being recalibrated. Enlar more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researchers Develop Durable Hybrid Materials for Faster Radiation Detection * NORMAN, Okla. - Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how light-emitting compounds work and could advance the field of fast radiation detection. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, presents a novel approach more PR

TROY, New York, Feb. 18 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * RPI Researchers Harness Agentic AI for Smarter, Faster Aerospace Design * A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) engineering professor, Shaowu Pan, Ph.D. and his team of students have integrated agentic AI into computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to optimize the aerospace design process and alleviate bottlenecks. Pan's advances address priorities outlined in Winning the Race: America's AI Action P more PR

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 19 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Department of Energy awards $9 million for national research project on cactus pear's bioenergy potential University of Nevada, Reno researchers will lead the multistate five-year project Emma Lande As the quest to diversify and expand sustainable alternative energy products continues, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $9 million grant to support research that will be led by researchers at the Univ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Insights & Outcomes: Methanol, mitochondria, and new science at CERN Yale researchers find a new way to convert methane into methanol, discern patterns in the placement of mitochondria in the brain, and offer new guidelines for managing functional seizures. Meanwhile, a Yale astrophysicist is part of the Impact 100 list of influential Indian Americans. * This month's "Insights & Outcomes" clears a  more PR