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World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

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Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, professor of engineering at Penn State DuBois, right, stands next to Tony Zaffuto, president of Metaltech, left, and Bethany Zaffuto, marketing lead for Metaltech, center, in one of the engineering labs at Penn State DuBois.

Penn State DuBois, Metaltech launch battery project with Manufacturing PA grant

July 10, 2025

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Skin-like sensor monitors internal, external body movement, electrical signals

July 09, 2025

Grad student earns NSF fellowship to study rotator cuff tears

July 09, 2025

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Wilkes-Barre student, faculty member explore mapping roads with AI in Brazil

July 03, 2025

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Digby Macdonald, materials science and engineering professor emeritus, dies at 82

July 03, 2025

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National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

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Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

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Eight graduate students receive U.S. National Science Foundation fellowships

July 02, 2025

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Semiconductor, photonics workshop celebrates institutional, industry ties

July 01, 2025

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Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Mechanical engineering grad student selected as Fulbright scholar for Chile

July 01, 2025

Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

Q&A: Improving how blind and low-vision people navigate deepfakes

June 30, 2025

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Penn State and Taipei Tech launch 2025 collaborative seed grant program

June 30, 2025

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Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

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New program aims to help faculty build skills in AI, quantum sciences

June 23, 2025

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Heard on Campus: PhysicsX founder on deep learning in physics and engineering

June 23, 2025

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Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

June 20, 2025

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Remembering Carlo Pantano, former director of the Materials Research Institute

June 18, 2025

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Tune in to unveiling of first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and LSST

June 17, 2025

Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

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Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica

June 13, 2025

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Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

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Human microbiome pioneer to deliver World Microbiome Day lecture

June 12, 2025

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Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment

June 11, 2025

Illustration of a computer with a gray microscope image displayed

World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

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Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

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‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

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Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

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Engineering grad student receives DOE award to research rock properties

June 09, 2025

Naomi Huntley, left, is looking at the camera and smiling. She has blonde hair and is standing in front of trees which are out of focus. Samantha Seibel, right, is smiling at the camera. She has brown hair and glasses and is also in front of trees that appear out of focus.

Two Penn State doctoral students selected for industry internship in Germany

June 09, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

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Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

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Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 2025

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Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

New material could provide cooling through existing mechanical energy

June 02, 2025

Five people receive awards for their research at an academic conference

Great Valley team’s research on artificial intelligence for coding wins award

May 27, 2025

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Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants

May 27, 2025

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Two Penn State undergraduates named Astronaut Scholars

May 23, 2025

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Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation

May 21, 2025

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary teams focused on housing, sustainability, aging in place, and more.

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate awards seed funding to five research projects

May 19, 2025

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Penn State connections lead doctoral student to interdisciplinary College of IST

May 19, 2025

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Two engineering professors named international AI association fellows

May 19, 2025

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Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

Cristina Elena Mihalache presents her research poster at the AAG conference

Romanian Fulbright scholar reflects on experience with Department of Geography

May 14, 2025

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AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

The image shows how special molecules break down when heated inside a tiny carbon tube, forming a perfectly straight chain of carbon atoms known as carbyne.

Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application

May 09, 2025

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Liberal Arts student champions undergraduate research

May 08, 2025

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Penn State Berks Senior Spotlight: Viktoriia Vozharenko

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

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Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

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Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

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The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

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$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

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Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report

April 30, 2025

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Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series celebrates ‘Year of Quantum’

April 29, 2025

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Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

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Are drones the future of tree fruit production? Researchers investigate

April 25, 2025

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‘Cold’ manufacturing approach to make next-gen batteries

April 24, 2025

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Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

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College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects

April 22, 2025

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Q&A: Microscopic robots may shape the future of health, tech and the environment

April 22, 2025

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How do you like them apples? Apple genus evolution revealed

April 22, 2025

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Penn State Schuylkill biology major presents research at Pennsylvania Capitol

April 22, 2025

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Penn State launches Center of Excellence in Directed Energy

April 21, 2025

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