GOLDEN, Colorado, March 17 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * 'Just-shoring' puts justice at the center of critical minerals policy * A clean energy future hinges on minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements. But the race to secure them puts pressure on the places where they are mined, often affecting communities contributing the least to climate change. With supply and processing concentrated in just a few countries, these critical raw materi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett: Congress Is Lowering Energy Costs. Michigan Needs to Follow Suit * In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed published today in the Lansing State Journal () discussing his work to unleash affordable, reliable American energy and lower utility bills for Michiganders, including reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts. He contrasts that work to increase competitio more PR

PASADENA, California, March 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Engineering Tiny 3D Metallic Parts * Scientists at Caltech have figured out how to precisely engineer tiny three-dimensional (3D) metallic pieces with nanoscale dimensions. The process can work with any metal or metal alloy and yields components of surprising strength despite having a porous and defect-ridden microstructure, making it potentially useful in a wide range of applications, i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by President and CEO Alina Polyakova: * * * Meeting China's Tech Challenge China has launched an aggressive blueprint to dominate global tech innovation. The US and allies must respond -- together. * President Donald Trump is planning to visit Beijing in the coming months, just as China has published an ambitious new 141-page five-year policy plan that aims to "seize the comman more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Antonia-Laura Pup, research assistant at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University: * * * Romania Makes Allies Great Again War makes strange allies (and opponents), as the US administration discovered in Romania. * Romania's liberal government not only agreed to a US request to use the enormous Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Constanta as part of Operation Epi more PR

MANCHESTER, England, March 17 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Light-activated material offers new approach to carbon dioxide conversion * Scientists have developed a new material that can use sunlight and water to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) - a key building block for making fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other everyday chemicals. The finding, led by The University of Manchester, could support the development of futu more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven research for operations in extreme cold * OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - To support the future warfighter, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio researchers took part in Arctic Edge 2026 held in Alaska from Feb. 23 to March 13. Arctic Edge, a U.S homeland defense exercise demonstrating U.S. militar more PR

BEIJING, China, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Researchers Engineer Ultrathin Lead-Free Films, Advancing Piezoelectricity Editor: Zhang Nannan Piezoelectric materials, which convert mechanical stress into electricity and vice versa, are essential components in sensors, actuators, and energy-harvesting devices. However, the best piezoelectric materials, such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), are toxic because they contain lead--prompting  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Saudi Arabia Moves to Fill Its East-West Pipeline to Capacity, Adding Oil Supply to Markets * Key Takeaways 1 The impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being offset by two east-west pipelines. 2 Saudi Aramco is ramping up its pipeline system to the Red Sea from 2.8 million barrels per day to about seven million barrels per day. 3 The U.A.E. has  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 17 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Names College Level Rising Faculty Award Winners * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named four faculty members as college-level recipients of the Rising Faculty Award, recognizing early-career faculty who have demonstrated exceptional promise in teaching, research, and service. Each academic college can select one faculty member for the honor. These  more PR