JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks on Aug. 28, 2026, by Chairman Kevin Warsh at an economic policy symposium entitled "Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy" sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: * * * In Our Time Thank you. It's great to be here again and to see so many familiar faces. I've been looking forward to this weekend--what better place to mark my 100th day as Chairman? For the fine hospitality, everyone here is in debt to President Jeff Schmid an more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 28 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Giving solid-state batteries a squeeze keeps them from short-circuiting * By Emily Ayshford Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News(external link) #Key takeways: * A SLAC/Stanford University research team found they could prevent short-circuiting of solid-state batteries by deflecting the dendrite propagation direction using mechanical compression. * They provided direct evidence that dendrites start in the interior rather than more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 28 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * Health benefits of hydrogen shipping may exceed fleet conversion costs, NTU study finds * Transitioning global shipping from fossil fuels to clean hydrogen energy could prevent nearly 130,000 premature deaths each year and yield US$306 billion (S$411 billion) in global economic savings, according to a study led by NTU Singapore, Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study provides the fir more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 27 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * U of T chemist Doug Stephan awarded 2026 Davy Medal by the U.K.'s Royal Society * With his discovery of the concept of "frustrated Lewis pairs," University of Toronto researcher Doug Stephan unearthed a way to potentially transform industries ranging from food production to drug development by eliminating the need for toxic or expensive metal catalysts. That was two decades ago. Now Stephan, a University Professor in the department of chemistry in the F more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 28 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Ultra-tiny diamond sensors could offer a more precise look inside living cells * A research team co-led by the University of Iowa has developed a new approach that uses ultra-tiny diamond sensors to detect temperature changes in cells, which could lead to better diagnosis of diseases such as cancer. The sensors are based on physics at the quantum level, the unseen world where atoms and even smaller constituents act in s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Rising Costs Continue to Put Republicans on Defense Ahead of Midterms Wall Street Journal: "Cost-of-living worries are ... giving Democrats an advantage" Associated Press: "President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters' economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border bet more PR