PULLMAN, Washington, March 20 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Carefully controlled atoms make renewables more viable for plastics and fuels production A catalyst developed by a Washington State University research team efficiently converts abundant, renewable ethanol into valuable molecules needed for production of plastics, fuels, and everyday products. The advance could someday make it easier to use renewables rather than petrochemicals to make comm more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 19 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * How UCLA researchers cleared the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics * FINDINGS Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics. A longstanding challenge has been the metal-perovskite interface, where el more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Electric Cars Can Make Power Grids More Reliable (and Earn Owners Money) - So Why Aren't We Doing That? Matt Shipman Electric vehicles (EVs) can effectively serve as mobile batteries that provide energy to the power grid when not being driven, improving the reliability of the grid, serving as a source of backup power and potentially reducing energy and EV ownership costs. S more PR

LONDON, England, March 20 [Category: Arts/Cultural] (TNSrpt) -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Reliance on 'volatile' income streams could put national museums at risk * England's national museums and galleries (M&Gs) have significantly increased their earned income but are pursuing "riskier" income streams that could affect their future financial stability, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The report examined the financial resilience of the  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Engineers Devise a Way to Prevent Manufacturing Shutdowns During Cyberattacks By Amy Wagner A professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and a team of Rutgers students are proposing a means to defend manufacturers from cyberattacks - and ensure the uninterrupted production of mission-critical national security and infrastructure parts. Rajiv Malhotra, an associate professor in the Rutgers Schoo more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 19 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Sameera Fazili, Andrew Hammond, Kyla Scanlon, and Joel Thayer Join Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator as Senior Fellows * Growing its expertise in economic policy, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (VPA) today announced the addition of four new senior fellows: Sameera Fazili, Andrew Hammond, Kyla Scanlon, and Joel Thayer. Fazili will work on a project on supply chain crises and resilience, while Hammond will  more PR