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Under some LED bulbs whites aren't 'whiter than white'

4/18/14

For years, companies have been adding whiteners to laundry detergent, paints, plastics, paper and fabrics to make whites look "whiter than white," but now, with a switch away from incandescent and fluorescent lighting, different degrees of whites may all look the same, according to experts in lighting.

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4/17/14

This artist's movie illustrates Kepler-186, a five-planet system located about 500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, from an overhead view. The green circular band depicts the habitable zone-a range of distances from a star where liquid water might pool on the planet's surface.

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Penn State Glee Club and Alumni Celebrate 125th Anniversary

4/17/14

The 2013-14 Penn State Glee Club will be joined by more than 100 alumni singers at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in Eisenhower Auditorium to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the organization in a rousing concert. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $4 for student tickets. Buy tickets in advance for School of Music concerts in Eisenhower and Schwab auditoriums and save 40 percent off the price of admission. Tickets are available at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814-863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX). Tickets purchased on the the day of the concert are not eligible.

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Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform April 25

4/17/14

The Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its final concert of the 2013-14 school year at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Highlights include Joel Puckett's "The Shadow of Sirius," featuring flute professor Naomi Seidman as soloist. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $4 for students. Buy tickets in advance for School of Music concerts in Eisenhower and Schwab Auditoriums and save 40 percent off the price of admission.Tickets are available at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814-863-0255 or 800-ARTS-TIX). Tickets purchased on the the day of the concert are not eligible.

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Mallet Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble I to perform April 21

4/17/14

Penn State's Mallet Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble I will present their final concert of the year at 8 p.m. Monday, April 21, in Esber Recital Hall. Featuring student soloists and conductors as well as clarinet professor Anthony Costa, the program includes pieces written for these media as well as arrangements and transcriptions of orchestral repertoire for percussion. The ensembles are directed by percussion professor Dan C. Armstrong. Admission is free.

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Cybersecurity science aims to disarm digital threats

4/17/14

Someday, a military commander will look over a battlefield map to check the position of troops, tanks, artillery emplacements and the enemy, considering every contingency in the complex mission. Then the commander will glance at a monitor that shows the status of the electronic environment -- communications frequencies, computer program security, hacker attacks and the responses to those attacks -- and determine which digital threats require human intervention.

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East African honeybees are safe from invasive pests … for now

4/16/14

Several parasites and pathogens that devastate honeybees in Europe, Asia and the United States are spreading across East Africa, but do not appear to be impacting native honeybee populations at this time, according to an international team of researchers.

Penn State's Carbon Emissions: Getting to Zero conference

Penn State conference tackles reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero

4/16/14

On April 11, more than 70 Penn State staff, students and faculty members attended a conference on Penn State’s greenhouse gas emissions. According to conference organizer Jonathan Brockopp, the goal was “to begin imagining a workable plan to achieve zero effective emissions by 2050.” Sponsors for the conference were Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, the Rock Ethics Institute, and the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs.

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