NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 29 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Building bridges between science and Westminster: a Northumbria researcher's view from Parliament * The impact of research and technical expertise at Northumbria University has been highlighted on a national stage, after a scientist's placement in Parliament led an MP to showcase his work as a flagship example of excellence in technical skills. Dr Cecil Cherian Lukose, Scientific Officer  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 17 House Democrats Scrutinize New Trump Coal Plant * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) led 17 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright scrutinizing DOE's decision to award $18.5 million for the construction of a new coal plant to a QAnon conspiracy theorist with no relevant experience. "We are especially concerned about the apparent   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Highlights Tax Cuts Putting Money Back in the Pockets of Kansas Families -- Not Billionaires * OVERLAND PARK, KS -Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined Kansans who have benefited from the middle-class tax cuts and cost-saving policies she has supported to highlight her work to lower everyday expenses for working families. While Davids has fought to ensure tax policy delivers real relie  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Germany Is Reducing Its Subsidization of Renewables * #Key Takeaways 1 Germany, with some of the highest electricity rates in the world, is reducing its subsidies on some renewable energy programs to better control costs and limit price increases. 2 Policy-driven wind and solar growth has outpaced the growth of the electric grid, causing bottlenecks and increasing costs for th  more

KENT, Ohio, July 29 -- Kent State University posted the following news: * * * Kent State Researcher Selected for US Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Mine Decades of River Data for Critical Minerals * A Kent State University researcher has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for an inaugural Genesis Mission award to develop an artificial intelligence framework capable of locating critical minerals using 50 years of the nation's water-quality records. David Costello, P  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on July 29, 2026: * * * Incentive program will keep supporting communities saying yes to Michigan's clean energy transformation Funding pool increases for Renewables Ready Communities Awards - The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced a new and larger phase of its Renewables Ready Communities Awards (RRCA), a funding oppo  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 29 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * NASA's Juno takes the subsurface temperature of Jupiter's fiery moon * July 29, 2026 -NASA's Juno mission has made the first direct measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, which reveal significant heating in the upper few feet of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. These findings, derived from data collected by Juno's M  more

GUILFORD, England, July 29 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * National Space Lab-lead brings her mission-delivery capability to Surrey Space Institute * Dr Sarah Beardsley, Director of RAL Space, the UK's National Space Laboratory, is set to join the Surrey Space Institute at the University of Surrey as Deputy Director. Adding Dr Beardsley's national lab leadership and experience of delivering missions at scale will contribute to rapid delivery of the new In  more

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, July 29 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU ranks among leading universities in multiple RGC funding schemes, underscoring distinctive research leadership Four research projects of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have received support from the Research Grants Council's (RGC) funding exercises in 2026/27, amassing total funding of over HK$124 million. PolyU ranks high among local universities in terms of the nu  more

HONG KONG, July 29 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU ranks among leading universities in multiple RGC funding schemes, underscoring distinctive research leadership * Four research projects of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have received support from the Research Grants Council's (RGC) funding exercises in 2026/27, amassing total funding of over HK$124 million. PolyU ranks high among local universities in terms of the number o  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PPPL and Princeton Launch Collaborative Research in Plasma Science and Technology Program The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have launched a new graduate research initiative, the Collaborative Research in Plasma Science and Technology (CRPST) program. Beginning July 1, 2026, the two year pilot formalize  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 29 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Renowned scholar Pratim Biswas named to lead Vanderbilt Engineering initiatives at West Palm Beach campus * Pratim Biswas, a leading academic leader, member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a renowned aerosol scientist whose work has applications in energy and environmental nanotechnology, solar energy, air quality, medicine, and numerous other fields, has been named the i  more

MERCED, California, July 29 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Solar Company Partners with UC Merced to Test New Panels * UC Merced is no stranger to solar panels. The campus, built to be sustainable from the beginning, is home to thousands of them, and they provide a good chunk of the electricity that powers the university. But one very special panel was recently installed on the top of the Science and Engineering 2 Building. The panel was crafted by T  more