CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A shot of carbon dioxide rewires how cement sets * One September day, it started to snow inside MIT's Pierce Laboratory. Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of a dime, each sealed with a thin layer of vegetable oil to keep water in and air out. The team trained lasers on eac more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State chemistry student wins prestigious Astronaut Scholarship * Associate professor Nick Stadie observes Peyton Summerhill (standing), a freshman majoring in chemistry, and doctoral candidate Dalton Compton as they set up a methane-binding experiment in the Stadie Lab as part of a Department of Energy research project related to natural gas storage.  BOZEMAN - Montana State University student Peyton Summerhill has wanted to be a scientist for a more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 12 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Cell-inspired material captures energy and releases it on demand Shape-shifting liquid transforms into an energy-rich gel that stores power for months * New material works like a cell's dynamic internal skeleton, assembling and disassembling as it stores and releases energy * It can harvest energy from sunlight or other sources and store it in the dark * Material could open the door for clean, renewable energy that doesn't require plas more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Secures Key National Security and New Hampshire Wins in Annual Defense Bill * **A top member of U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Shaheen built on her years-long legacy of securing key New Hampshire priorities and policies that address America's top security challenges** **Shaheen supported several key oversight measures to ensure the Administration better consults with Congress, as well as an amendment that would have lowered more PR

IRVINE, California, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine physicists measure two neutrino parameters with unprecedented precision Findings contribute to a more complete understanding of neutrinos' role in the universe * Neutrinos are one of the fundamental particles comprising the universe. * The findings mark the beginning of a broader program of measurements with critical implications for particle physics and astrophysics. * In the United States, this research i more PR