Hats on for Easter Island statues
How do you put a 13-ton hat on a giant statue? That's what a team of researchers is trying to figure out with their study of Easter Island statues and the red hats that sit atop some of them.
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Narayanan, Sivasubramaniam to help advance intelligent memories via $27M center
6/15/18
Vijay Narayanan and Anand Sivasubramaniam, distinguished professors of computer science and engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Penn State, are part of the Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory (CRISP), one of six centers chosen across the nation by the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Joint University Microelectronics Program to undertake high-risk, high-payoff research that addresses existing and emerging challenges in microelectronic technologies.
Penn State to lead $1.4M grant to probe flaws in metal additive manufacturing
6/14/18
A team led by Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory, in collaboration with the Center for Innovative Processing thru Direct Digital Deposition, has received a $1.4 million grant by the Air Force Research Laboratory to examine the random flaws that arise during the process of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.
Penn State's Blue Sparrow team named Phase I winner of GoFly Prize
6/14/18
A team of Penn State aerospace engineering faculty and students is one step closer to making electric-powered human flight a reality after winning a Phase I award for the GoFly Prize, a worldwide competition to build the world’s first personal flying device.
Camouflaged nanoparticles used to deliver killer protein to cancer
6/14/18
A biomimetic nanosystem can deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Medical marijuana and the science behind it: A chat about the risk and reward
6/14/18
Dan Morgan, an assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology in the College of Medicine, and his lab group are exploring this largely unchartered territory. Morgan will share his research on cannabinoid signaling with the State College community during this month's Science on Tap event, which will take place at 7 p.m. on June 19 at Liberty Craft House in downtown State College.
Scholar alumna studies effect of sleep on sustained attention
6/14/18
Recent Penn State and Schreyer Honors College graduate Katie Buzzell discovered through research that catching up on sleep doesn't guarantee your sustained attention will recover.
Lanternfly's penchant for -- and potential to harm -- grapevines focus of study
6/14/18
The spotted lanternfly is starting to sour the grape and wine industries in southeastern Pennsylvania, and research underway in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences aims to spoil the invasive pest's party.
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"Jewels of the Gulf: Deepwater Expedition"
6/13/18
In June of 2017, Colin Bashaw, then a senior biology major, and a team of scientists and students from Penn State embarked on the 12-day "Jewels of the Gulf: Deepwater Expedition" in the Gulf of Mexico to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on corals in that region.
Bradford Co. water quality improves; impacts rare near shale gas wells
6/12/18
A new study of groundwater in a rural Pennsylvania county shows only rare instances of possible gas contamination amid an overall trend of improving water quality despite heavy Marcellus Shale development.
Monitoring the Gulf through ROV Technology
6/11/18
The "Jewels of the Gulf: Deepwater Expedition" led by chief scientist Iliana Baums, associate professor of biology, used the Global Explorer ROV outfitted by Oceaneering to capture hundreds of still images of corals that have been monitored yearly since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in
In Touch With: Jeff Fortin on Industry Partnerships
6/11/18
Jeff Fortin, director of Penn State's Office of Industrial Partnerships, speaks about the University's brand-new building at Innovation Park and how the companies that occupy it will benefit the University and the state.
Analysis of post-recession job trends suggests existence of 'two Pennsylvanias'
6/11/18
An analysis of employment change in the state since 2001 suggests the existence of "two Pennsylvanias" during the period from 2001 to 2017, according to economists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The newly released report shows a sharp divide between southeastern Pennsylvania, with mainly job growth, and the rest of the state, with primarily job decline.
Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery
6/11/18
While bioengineers have long used chemical properties of a cell to deliver treatment drugs, a team of Penn State researchers suggest they can use the mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help improve delivery of drug treatments to the targeted cells. The mechanotargeting may one day lead to improved cancer treatments.
Researchers receive grant to manufacture metal parts for naval applications
6/8/18
Penn State researchers have received approximately $535,000 to install a state-of-the-art, “super-finishing lab” for 3D-printed metal parts. The new lab will complement the existing subtractive processing technology in the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Lab within the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
Burse promotes benefits of exercise to minority women diagnosed with cancer
6/6/18
Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctor of public health student at Penn State College of Medicine, is working to improve outcomes for minority women diagnosed with cancer.