Industrial Chemicals Delay Recovery of the Ozone Layer | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Manuel Martin Newswise — Although ozone-depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) or certain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are no longer used in refrigerators and foams, they continue to serve as feedstocks in industrial processes for the production of modern refrigerants and plastics. Until now, these so-called feedstock chemicals have flown under the radar of […]
A Fast Method for Measuring How Well Air Disinfection Works: See How It Glows | Newswise
[ad_1] Photos Key takeaways Aerosols are major drivers of virus transmission The performance of air disinfection techniques is hard to measure, but a new fluorescence-based method speeds up the process. The researchers aim to use it to improve their air disinfection technology, which can deactivate up to 99.9% of virus particles with plasma. Newswise — […]
Two Argonne scientists receive 2025 DOE Early Career Research Awards
[ad_1] Newswise — Two researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been named recipients of 2025 Early Career Research Program awards from the DOE Office of Science. David Kaphan and Yong Zhao will each receive $550,000 per year for five years to further their research. This DOE Office of Science program seeks to strengthen […]
WHOI’s Alan Seltzer earns prestigious F.G. Houtermans Award | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (February 4, 2026) – Alan Seltzer, an affiliated scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), assistant professor at University College Dublin, and former WHOI postdoctoral scholar, has been named the 2026 recipient of the F.G. Houtermans Award by the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG). The award is among the […]
Wine, Science, and Spectroscopy: Georgia Tech Outreach Produces Published Research | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — New work from Georgia Tech is showing how a simple glass of wine can serve as a powerful gateway for understanding advanced research and technologies. The project, inspired by an Atlanta Science Festival event hosted by School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Andrew McShan, develops an innovative outreach and teaching module around nuclear […]
HKIAS Annual General Meeting 2025: Commemorating a Decade of Excellence and Embracing Future Endeavors | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 15, 2025, gathering Senior Fellows from across the globe to mark the Institute’s 10th anniversary and engage in discussions centered on strategic advancements in research and international collaboration. Under the leadership of Chairman Professor Serge Haroche, […]
A Smashing Success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Wraps up Final Collisions
[ad_1] Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, final beams of oxygen ions — oxygen atoms stripped of their electrons — circulated through the twin 2.4-mile-circumference rings of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and crashed into one another at nearly the speed of light inside the collider’s two […]
Advancing education and discovery, Don and Linda Brodie endow WVU Eberly College deanship with $5M gift | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — West Virginia University empowered budding innovator Don Brodie to succeed by nurturing his passion for science and sense of curiosity. More than 50 years later, Brodie and his wife, Linda, are enriching academics, research and more to help future generations excel with a $5 million gift to strengthen leadership at the WVU […]