Brilliance at Sector 6: Philip Ryan helps lead X-ray scattering for quantum science - Argonne National Laboratory (.gov)

Dr. Xiaodan Gu, associate professor in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi, recently received the 2026 Science Prize from the Neutron Scattering Society of America, a highly selective national honor for junior faculty that recognizes significant

In Noah Segan’s new film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, John Turturro plays Harry, a skilled but grizzled pickpocket, whose old-school approach to petty crime is slowly becoming obsolete as the city and its technologies transform around him. One day, he unknowingly steals from a young man connected to an ultra-rich family, placing Harry and his wife, who suffers from a debilitating degenerative disease, into grave danger. This mistake sends Harry criss-crossing across New York City, travelling via subway between the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, where he encounters a variety of colourful characters, including Giancarlo Esposito as a jaded but kindly detective and Steve Buscemi as a loyal pawn shop broker. Taking place across just a few days in the late winter, Segan’s New York City feels gritty and lived-in; its streets dulled but still charming.