SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Sept. 1 -- Black Hills State University posted the following news: * * * BHSU Researchers Contribute to LZ's Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter * For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded a single part more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Growing Bacteria Line Up Single-File, Then Buckle in Liquid Crystals When scientists study bacteria that are not in a petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their actual microbial home settings, they often find delightfully unexpected behaviors. For Sujit Datta, a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics at Caltech, those oddities are an invitation to apply physics to exciti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: GOP Affordability Crisis Spikes Costs Across Key Senate Battleground States Republican Senate candidates have all lined up behind a toxic agenda that includes price-spiking tariffs and a costly war that are forcing families to pay more for everyday essentials - In key Senate battleground states, voters are feeling financial pain from the toxic, price-spiking agenda backed by Republican Senate candidat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a dark matter candidate -- but researchers will need more data to confirm. Key Takeaways * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detecto more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Tech Announces $76 Million in Philanthropic Commitments to Advance Student Success and Academic Transformation Support from alumni, trustees, foundations, and corporations--including a landmark $25 million commitment from Janet and Craig Duchossois--backs a new three-college academic model built for the economy students will enter - Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) today announced $76 million in recent philan more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has reco more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 1 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Leading the Law Review: A conversation with editor-in-chief Caleb Rogers * For Caleb Rogers, serving as editor-in-chief of the Washington University Law Review is both a leadership opportunity and a chance to help shape the scholarship the journal publishes. A third-year law student, Rogers is leading Volume 104 while preparing for a career in commercial finance. Founded in 1915, the student-run academic journal publishes six issues a year a more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -For the better part of a century, scientists have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest unanswered questions about the universe. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 1 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for Dark Matter * The search for dark matter - the invisible substance that makes up the vast majority of mass - remains one of the biggest mysteries of modern science. Now an international physics experiment involving researchers from the University of Liverpool has made an intriguing and surprising observation. New analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded a single particle in more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 1 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * LZ sees surprising result in search for dark matter * Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News(external link) Key takeaways: * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detector and specializes in searching for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. * A new LZ study found one particle interaction that is diffi more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter: South Dakota Mines Researchers Excited About Potential of New Particle Interaction * For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world.  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Lonergan named to endowed chair in glass science Author By Collins, Patrick Dr. Charmayne Lonergan has been named the inaugural Richard K. Brow Chair of Glass Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, effective Sept. 1. Lonergan is currently a Robert and Roberta G. Couch Endowed Assistant Professor in the materials science and engineering department. She earned her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering with a focu more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 1 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * NEMA at 100: America Is Electrifying Again * On September 1, 1926, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association was formed at a moment when electricity was rapidly reshaping American life. Power was spreading through homes, factories, businesses, and communities, while common standards and a growing manufacturing base were becoming essential to building an electrical system that cou more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 1 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Researchers Turn Climate Pollution Into Usable Material * OXFORD, Miss. - Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not have to be. A study from University of Mississippi researcher Ahmed Badreldin and Carter Racine, a mechanical engineering doctoral student at Texas A&M University, demonstrated a simpler, lower-cost way to pr more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- Air Force Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Shaping the Future of Warfighter Tech at AFIT's Center for Directed Energy By Sara Topp  The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has been at the forefront of Department of War (DoW)-directed research, education, and innovation since the U.S. Air Force first envisioned using high energy lasers and high-power microwaves as weapon systems.  AFIT alumnus, retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Lamberson led much of the laser work a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Physicists Study Unexplained Signal in Dark Matter Search UAlbany physicists played a central role in analyzing a so-far unexplained anomaly in the data from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector that offers the most compelling hint yet in the hunt for an unseen building block of the universe. The new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment deep inside a former South Dakota gold mine includes a single particle interaction  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Underground methane leaks may cultivate microbes that help consume them * In brief: * The strongest methane-oxidation potential occurred within a narrow near-surface zone where methane rising from below encountered oxygen entering from the atmosphere. * Researchers identified microbial groups and the methane-processing genes they carry that were concentrated within this active zone * Metagenomics linked this zone to Actinomycetota, common soil more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Auckland issued the following news: * * * Road dust: Auckland's overlooked pollution problem Road dust is a significant source of particulate air pollution in Tamaki Makaurau, at times having a greater impact than vehicle exhaust, research suggests. - A 13-year study of Auckland air quality found road dust was a significant contributor to PM10, tiny airborne particles associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems. The study, published in the Journal of the Royal Societ more PR

DUNDEE, Scotland, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Dundee issued the following news release: * * * UK must end dependency on crucial Chinese magnets, experts warn Reducing dependency on China is crucial if the UK is to secure supply of magnets that are critical in powering modern technologies, University of Dundee research has concluded. However, experts from the University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Business warn that diversifying supply of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets - essential for the operation of electric vehic more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * LZ experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from dark matter--but researchers will need more data to confirm Written By: Lauren Biron The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has reported a compelling result in its search for dark matter. Although the result doesn't meet the statistical threshold for claiming a discovery of dark matte more PR