ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths - a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees - offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, accor more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New open-source software predicts energy transfer between tiny defects in solid materials Connecting atomic-scale behavior to larger-scale material properties to predict the performance of real optical devices The tool could help researchers design denser optical memory, study information loss in quantum systems and better understand how materials behave. Key Takeaways: * Researchers at Argonne and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Pulling Graphite Out of Thin Air A real-time look inside molten salts showed how carbon dioxide can be converted into the critical mineral graphite. Researchers hope the process could eventually provide a new source of graphite for battery manufacturing. Graphite, the carbon center of your humble #2 pencil, is also an essential component in technologies such as batteries, smartphones, laptops, and industrial p more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 31 -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * Commission approves Euros290 million Dutch State aid to support sustainable aviation fuels The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two Dutch schemes with a combined budget of Euros290 million to support sustainable aviation fuels ('SAF'). The schemes will contribute to the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal to accelerate the decarbonisation of EU industry, as well as of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation to boost the supply an more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The European Union issued the following news release: * * * Commission approves Euros59 million Slovenian State aid scheme to promote battery energy storage systems The European Commission has approved a Euros59 million Slovenian State aid scheme to promote battery energy storage systems, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) a more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others New findings could help researchers design synthetic catalysts that convert nitrogen gas to ammonia, a key step in fertilizer production. - Nitrogen gas is abundant in Earth's atmosphere, but most living organisms can't readily use this nitrogen. Only a subset of microbes that have enzymes known as nitrogenases can break nitrogen gas apart and convert it into am more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case Ancient ocean acidification triggered one of the ocean's most severe extinctions * Calcium isotopes in fossilized shells show ocean acidification caused the extinction event * Massive volcanic eruptions released CO2 into the atmosphere, acidifying seawater * Fifth Northwestern study to link volcanic eruptions to ocean acidification and extinction * Ancient events help scientists understand cur more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Undocumented Uranium Exports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo By David Pavlak The team found unreported uranium exports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo could make between 600-1,500 nuclear weapons or fuel a standard light-water nuclear reactor for 10 to 25 years. The Details * Authors: Ryan A. Manzuk (Princeton University) and Sebastien Philippe (University of Wisconsin-Madison) * Ti more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks * Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths - a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees - offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, according to a new study. The research, published online in the journal Forest Ecology a more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 31 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * A&S Earth Sciences Professor Honored as 40 Under 40 Rising Star Tao Wen has been recognized for his innovative, data-driven research on water quality, open environmental data, community engagement and policy-relevant environmental science. Dan Bernardi Tao Wen, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been named a 2026 "40 Under 40" honoree by the American Academy of Envir more PR