LONDON, England, Feb. 19 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Chair Discovery Centre to open in High Wycombe * Wycombe Museum - also known as the Chair Museum - is opening a new Chair Discovery Centre that will allow the public to access to its nationally significant collection of chairs. Located on St Mary's Street in High Wycombe, the new facility will function as a store for the museum's collection of almost 250 chairs, as well as furnitu more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 19 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Comprehensive map of the radio sky published * For more than ten years, an international research team observed the northern sky with the LOFAR radio telescope. The results of this sky survey have now been published in the scientific journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics". The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) maps the northern sky in unprecedented resolution. For this sky map, the international  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * How to Ensure Ocean Projects Are Fair A scorecard asseses how ocean projects and policies recognize relevant stakeholders and include them in decision-making * Let's say an energy company is developing an offshore wind farm near a small First Nations fishing village. How can this company ensure that it respects Indigenous rights? A flexible new tool called the Ocean Equity Index could help. It's a scorecard more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Emotional memory region of aged brain is sensitive to processed foods * Past studies in animals have shown that a highly processed diet is linked to memory problems and inflammation in the aged brain - and the effect can happen fast, after just three days of poor eating. A new study suggests another dietary pitfall could have a similar damaging effect in a similarly short amount of time in older adults: a lac more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Machine Learning Helps Solve Central Problem of Quantum Chemistry Orbital-free approach enables precise, stable, and physically meaningful calculation of molecular energies and electron densities * By applying new methods of machine learning in quantum chemistry research, Heidelberg University scientists have made significant strides in computational chemistry. They achieved a major break more PR

HOKKAIDO, Japan, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Japanese pigmented rice contains unique beneficial fats Study of 56 japonica rice varieties finds black and green rice to be healthier choices * Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some protein (around 10%), small amounts of fat (roughly more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Auto Makers and Suppliers Are Rushing to Rid Their Products of Chinese Software New U.S. rules will ban Chinese software in internet-connected vehicle systems due to national-security reasons. According to the Wall Street Journal, by March 17, carmakers will need to prove that their products do not contain code that was written in China or by a Chinese company. Many of the internet-connected system more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * New study reveals significant detection gap for urban natural gas leaks * The complexities of urban environments-like variable winds off of tall buildings or surfaces-significantly impair the ability to detect natural gas leaks from underground pipelines, a new study shows. SMU researchers found that detection probability can be reduced by 16 percentage points for methane gas leaks from main pipelines  more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Feb. 16 (TNSjou) -- Northern Illinois University issued the following commentary by inclusive teaching coordinator Linh Nguyen: * * * Beyond the loudest few: How to get quieter students to participate in your class I recall walking into a lecture hall and disappearing into the crowd in many of my undergraduate courses. Like any hopeful and determined first-generation student, I must succeed in this class to be closer to a degree that ultimately leads to a well-paid job. So,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen and Colleagues Question EPA's "Irrational" Decision Not to Value Health Effects When Calculating Impact of Pollutants, Demand Answers on Decision-Making Process * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin following the agency's irrational decision to no longer count health benefits more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * UL Lafayette researcher reveals first direct evidence of rare cosmic process in ancient stardust A University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher has uncovered the first direct evidence of a rare chemical process deep inside an exploding massive star by analyzing ancient stardust billions of years older than our sun. The discovery, led by Dr. Ishita Pal in collaboration wi more PR

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * 'The Game Changer' Journalist Jon Ralston partners with Libraries' Special Collections department to research his new book on Harry Reid Jill Stockton Journalist Jon Ralston has covered Harry Reid beginning with his first Senate race in 1986, continuing until the Senator's passing in December of 2021. Now he's published a new book, a biography, titled, "The Game Changer - How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * Physicists open door to future, hyper-efficient 'orbitronic' devices For the first time ever, researchers prove that atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum directly to electrons in a non-magnetic material, the most streamlined system yet in the exciting new field of 'orbitronics.' * To keep up with today's computing needs, researchers mine the quantum realm to find bett more PR