HOUSTON, Texas, April 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * "Perfectly symmetrical" 2D perovskites boost energy transport * Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a "perfect" crystal. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Synthesis, could open new possibilities for solar cells and other optoelectronic devices. The new semiconductor belongs to a class of material more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Demands DHS Rescind Noem's Reckless 'Shoes On' Airport Screening Policy that Watchdog Says 'Created a New Security Vulnerability' * April 03, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) Aviation Subcommittee-today demanded the Trump Administration rescind former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Se more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Electrons in moire crystals explore higher-dimensional quantum worlds * The electrons that power our society flow left and right through the circuitry in our electronics, back and forth along the transmission lines that make up our power grid, and up and down to light up every floor of every building. But the electrons in newly discovered "moire crystals" move in much stranger ways more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Monitoring AI Adoption in the US Economy Jeffrey S. Allen/1 This note uses three publicly available surveys with complementary target respondents to examine trends in AI adoption in the U.S. through 2025. Business survey data from the Census Bureau show that about 18 percent of firms have adopted AI as of year-end 2025. Prior to a methodological change in late 2025, the adoption rate grew by 68 percent f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS, EPA Announce Historic Actions to Protect Americans from Microplastics and Safeguard Drinking Water * Joint initiative marks first-ever inclusion of microplastics on EPA's Contaminant Candidate List and launches groundbreaking ARPA-H program to detect and remove plastics from the human body WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. K more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48892) on April 2, 2026, entitled "Housing Supply - Current Trends and Policy Considerations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Barriers to Increasing Supply This section briefly highlights a few of the most commonly cited explanations of why housing supply may be constrained and failing to adequately respond to demand and pricing conditions. Some are explanations for the longer-term trend more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * How an Injectable Particle Could Make Surgery Safer for Infants Biomedical researchers have designed an injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In an animal model, the engineered microgel reduced bleeding by at least 50%. When adults cut themselves, a multi-step process called hemostasis stops the bleeding from the injured blood vesse more PR

BEIJING, China, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Scientists Discover Locally Excited Slow-Mode Waves as Critical Coronal Heating Mechanism in Solar Coronal Holes Editor: Li Yali Coronal heating remains a pivotal enigma in modern astrophysics: Why is the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer--the corona--hundreds of times hotter than its photosphere? Solving this longstanding puzzle hinges on addressing two core questions: How is energy transpo more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Giant 'forbidden planet' orbits small star Massive exoplanet reveals new insights into the formation of planets and their relationship to a host star. * Scientists have discovered that a highly unusual giant planet - sometimes called 'forbidden' - could have an atmosphere with fewer heavier elements that its host star. University of Birmingham astrophysicist Dr Anjali Piette worked in an  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Scientists discover how snakes stand upright without limbs Science outlets highlight research by UC expert on snake locomotion By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu Science outlets including Smithsonian magazine, Earth.com and Discover magazine highlighted a study co-authored by University of Cincinnati Professor Bruce Jayne, an expert in snake locomotion, examining how snak more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, April 4 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Biophysicist Joins Ranks of Elite Scientists as AAAS Fellow By: Amanda Siegfried Dr. G. Andres Cisneros, professor and department head of physics at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected to the 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows. Cisneros, who also is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the School of Natural Sciences and Ma more PR