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Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Science
- Winnipeg Free Press
U of W physics prof makes chilling Canadian scientific breakthrough
A University of Winnipeg professor and his team broke a Canadian record while taking what might just be a big step that gets scientists closer to understanding the universe's makeup. Jeff Martin's research team recently broke the Canadian record — previously held by his same crew — for ultracold neutron production. The process takes extremely hot and difficult-to-control neutrons — extremely small subatomic particles — out of an atom's nucleus and cools them so they can be studied more precisely. SUPPLIED Dr. Jeff Martin with the particle accelerator. He and his team broke a Canadian particle physics record this summer – producing 900,000 ultracold neutrons with each proton pulse. The breakthrough in the volume produced could lead to advanced knowledge about the Big Bang-created universe. 'Currently a big problem in physics is we don't know why the universe has matter in it. We can't explain that. It seems like it should have an equal amount of antimatter, but we don't see any antimatter anywhere,' Martin explained. '(The experiment) should enable us to discover something about antimatter, why there isn't any antimatter… the thought is: maybe the neutron does violate symmetry in some way, and we've just never seen it before because we couldn't measure precisely enough.' Through the process of taking protons and smashing them into atomic nuclei, neutrons are released at a very high heat. By cooling them, the neutrons bounce off materials instead of moving through them and can be bottled and examined. 'We had lots of simulations that were telling us that we should be able to break (the record). But these experiments have a long history of you open the valve and nothing comes out,' Martin said. 'When you had an experiment like that where you open the valve and nothing comes out, usually the second and third tries are also like that until you really figure out what's going on. It just shows that we really understand what's going on in our experiments.' The team, including professors and students from across Canada, collaborates with international scientists from Japan and conduct the studies at the TRIUMF particle accelerator lab in Vancouver. Martin has been working on the experiments since 2008. In the next few months, the team hopes to pass safety inspections on its latest neutron refrigerator iteration, which will hopefully produce up to 50 million ultracold neutrons. The volume would surpass the current world record held by a research team based in Switzerland. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. 'Once we get there no one can touch us,' Martin said. The experiment has secondary effects, too; new technologies developed for the study, such as diamond-like carbon coatings and sensitive magnetic sensors, may have applications in medical and other fields. Martin said if the team can market the sensors to the right people, medical processes, including MRIs, can be greatly improved. 'Potentially, our magnetic technologies developed in Winnipeg also could be useful for medical applications,' he said. Nicole BuffieMultimedia producer Nicole Buffie is a reporter for the Free Press city desk. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Nicole graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program in 2020 and worked as a reporter throughout Manitoba before joining the Free Press newsroom as a multimedia producer in 2023. Read more about Nicole. Every piece of reporting Nicole produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Business Insider
07-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Roth MKM Remains a Buy on Franklin Covey Company (FC)
Roth MKM analyst Jeff Martin maintained a Buy rating on Franklin Covey Company today and set a price target of $27.00. The company's shares closed last Thursday at $22.10. Don't Miss TipRanks' Half-Year Sale Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. According to TipRanks, Martin is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.4% and a 56.51% success rate. Martin covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as BGSF, Barrett Business Services, and Franklin Covey Company. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Franklin Covey Company with a $36.00 average price target, which is a 62.90% upside from current levels. In a report released on July 3, Barrington also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $35.00 price target. The company has a one-year high of $44.46 and a one-year low of $18.94. Currently, Franklin Covey Company has an average volume of 110.5K.
Scottish Sun
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Church of Scotland bosses under-fire over trans rules after girl, 11, ‘froze' after finding MAN in toilets
The incident happened after the Supreme Court ruling GENDER ROW Church of Scotland bosses under-fire over trans rules after girl, 11, 'froze' after finding MAN in toilets Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHURCH of Scotland bosses have been slammed after an 11-year-old girl "froze" when she found a man in the toilets of a community centre. The organisation was found to have flouted the law on single-sex spaces following the landmark Supreme Court ruling in April, The Times reports. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 An 11-year-old girl froze after she found a man in the toilets (STOCK IMAGE) Credit: Alamy 3 The incident happened after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman Credit: Alamy The Supreme Court unanimously found 'sex' under the Equality Act referred to 'biological sex'. It means guidance around toilets, changing rooms and other facilities will have to be changed to exclude trans people where single-sex services are provided. But the Church of Scotland wrongly stated that biological men could still share female loos. The girl's mum initially raised concerns over a man from an LBGT club using female facilities at a church-run community centre in Cupar, Fife. Her 11-year-old daughter, who was attending a drama class, "froze" when she came face to face with the man in the toilets back in May. She later spoke with the church minister, Rev Jeff Martin, who was initially supportive, she claimed. But in an email last week, further advice from Church of Scotland HQ stated that "a trans woman's use of the women's toilet aligns with her gender identity, and this is lawful and consistent with best practice". The church claimed its stance was based on the advice of "legal experts" like activist group Stonewall and the Good Law Project, which is looking to overturn the Supreme Court ruling. The Church of Scotland admitted that its advice was wrong after being approached by the Times. It said: "We support the right of women and girls to access single-sex spaces and the right of trans women and trans men to access gender-neutral spaces, so that trans people are not put in a position where there are no facilities for them to use." NATS health secretary Neil Gray today failed to back nurse Sandie Peggie amid a row over single-sex space Leading equalities law expert Dr Michael Foran said the Church of Scotland's initial advice "completely misstates the law". Trina Budge, from For Women Scotland, was left "quite astonished" over the advice. She added: "We are delighted and relieved that the church has reconsidered its position." Every organisation in the UK was told to look over their equalities policies following the Supreme Court ruling. And around 18 schools in Scotland are set to reintroduce single-sex facilities. It comes after the Scottish Government said that local authorities have a statutory responsibility for the school estate, including the provision of toilets.
Associated Press
28-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
ROTH Announces the Addition of Kyle Bauser, Ph.D. to its Healthcare Research Team
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN – Roth Capital Partners ('ROTH'), today announced Kyle Bauser, Ph.D., as Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst. Dr. Bauser has joined the firm's healthcare research team, covering the medical technology sector. He has over a decade of MedTech experience across equity research and industry. Dr. Bauser began his career in MedTech equity research over 12 years ago at Piper Sandler. He later worked in marketing and corporate development at Vascular Solutions before returning to research at Dougherty & Co, where he became Managing Director and Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets. His research primarily focuses on small- to mid-cap and underfollowed companies with novel technologies. He studied Mathematical Economics and Pre-Med at Colorado College as an undergraduate and earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Jeff Martin, CFA, Co-Director of Research & Senior Research Analyst at ROTH, commented, 'I'm pleased to welcome Kyle to our healthcare research team. I am confident his strong research background and understanding of equity markets in MedTech will serve our clients well.' 'We are committed to expanding our research department across industries and market caps', said Sagar Sheth, CEO of ROTH. 'I'm confident that Kyle's expertise will provide valuable insights for our clients and help expand our healthcare practice.' Dr. Bauser noted, 'I am thrilled to be joining the impressive ROTH platform, which has a full suite of offerings dedicated to small-cap growth companies. I look forward to collaborating with the team and utilizing my diverse set of experiences to identify unique MedTech opportunities for our clients.' Since 2010, ROTH has been involved in over 600 transactions for its healthcare clients, with a total transaction value of over $25 Billion. (Source: ROTH 05.21.25) About ROTH: ROTH is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors. Our full-service platform provides capital raising, high impact equity research, macroeconomics, sales and trading, technical insights, derivatives strategies, M&A advisory, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Roth is a privately held, employee-owned organization and maintains offices throughout the U.S. For more information on Roth, please visit Investor Contact ROTH Isabel Mattson-Pain Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer [email protected] | 949.720.7117 ROTH – Member FINRA/SIPC – Wire Service Contact: IBN Austin, Texas 512.354.7000 Office [email protected]
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sempra to sell Mexican natural gas business to fund transmission expansion in Texas
This story was originally published on Utility Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Utility Dive newsletter. Sempra plans to sell Ecogas Mexico, a three-utility conglomerate that provides natural gas service in the Mexicali, Chihuahua and La Laguna-Durango regions in Mexico, and a minority stake in its development arm Sempra Infrastructure in order to finance expansion plans in Texas, company leaders said during a Thursday earnings call. The company plans to spend $13 billion on energy infrastructure this year alone, with $10 billion of that investment destined for the United States, Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Martin said. Analysts at Morningstar welcomed news of the sale and the company's desire to refocus on its regulated utilities. Sempra disappointed analysts and investors in February when it cut its earnings projections amid rising costs and will 'need to continue strong execution,' according to Morningstar strategist Andrew Bischof. Sempra's Texas subsidiaries continue to draw what analysts described as 'huge numbers' from would-be customers hoping to connect to the utility's electric system. And to bring those customers online, Sempra plans to invest heavily in new transmission projects. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas anticipates a need for $32 billion to $35 billion in new transmission to serve a projected 150 GW peak load by 2030, and Texas-based electric distributor Oncor is 'well-positioned to construct a significant portion of the required transmission infrastructure,' according to Karen Sedgwick, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra. Sempra owns 80% of Oncor. The company is already involved in the $15 billion to $17 billion Permian transmission project, which is set to become ERCOT's first extra-high-voltage transmission project following a decision by the Public Utility Commission of Texas in April. Sempra originally anticipated that the construction of the Permian project would stretch beyond 2030, but recent regulatory decisions have shortened the timeline, prompting a need for greater near-term funding, Martin said. And Oncor itself continues to attract a record number of requests from large prospective customers, with new requests up 30% since the end of the year, Oncor CEO Allen Nye said. The company's customer queue now consists of 156 GW of requests from data centers, and 22 GW from other industrial sectors, he said. Oncor has 'high confidence' that 29.5 GW of that load will come online by 2031, and has signed interconnection agreements for an additional 9 GW of new load, Nye said. 'They've got a backlog that's 5x of their current peak load,' Martin said. 'So I think the goal really is to make sure that we are building the critical infrastructure that continues to support the economic growth in the state.' Selling Ecogas and a minority interest in Sempra Infrastructure, which primarily owns and operates natural gas and liquefied natural gas facilities, should fund needed capital expenditures 'in a much more efficient way than we originally proposed,' Nye said. It would also de-risk the company's portfolio by ensuring 90% or more of its earnings come from regulated utilities, he said. He anticipated the company would have more information on the sales by the end of the second quarter of this year, but Sedgwick said that initial interest in the sales has been 'robust.' Morningstar's Bischof agreed that investors would be 'best served' if more of Sempra's earnings came from regulated utilities, but also cautioned that it will be 'vital' for Oncor to recover its growing costs via a base rate case company leaders said they still plan to file during the second quarter. Recommended Reading Sempra announces $56B capital plan amid rapid Texas growth Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
