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Your brain with a migraine

7/2/18

When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a migraine aura, they prepare for a migraine. When researchers see the brain image of an aura, they try to figure out what causes it and if there is a way to stop the start of the migraine. Now an international team of researchers has identified the electrical activity specific to the start of migraines and demonstrated a way to stop it in animal experiments.

Brain-inspired computing for intelligent autonmous systems focus of new center

7/2/18

Vijay Narayanan, A. Robert Noll Chair in Engineering and distinguished professor of computer science and engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and John Sustersic, assistant research professor at the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State, are part of a new national center that aims to develop brain-inspired computing for intelligent autonomous systems such as drones and personal robots capable of operating without human intervention.

Abstract art fixtures add inspiration to the halls of the Eberly Building.

Fayette launches four-year Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology degree

6/29/18

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has been approved to offer a four-year bachelor of science degree in electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) and will begin enrollment for the fall 2018 semester. With the addition of EMET, Penn State Fayette now offers 11 baccalaureate degrees.

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Self-heating, fast-charging battery makes electric vehicles climate-immune

6/28/18

Californians do not purchase electric vehicles because they are cool, they buy EVs because they live in a warm climate. Conventional lithium-ion batteries cannot be rapidly charged at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but now a team of Penn State engineers has created a battery that can self-heat, allowing rapid charging regardless of the outside chill.

Chunshan Song and Xiao Jiang

Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst

6/28/18

Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, a fuel and building block for a wide range of everyday materials, according to Penn State researchers.

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Penn State to lead research program focusing on transportation infrastructure

6/26/18

Transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region is expected to benefit from a multi-university transportation research program led by Penn State, through the Thomas D. Larson Transportation Institute, focusing on improving the durability and extending the life of the nation’s roads, railways, bridges and transit systems.

Justin Schwartz giving the welcome address at industryXchange

Penn State 'enhancing health' at 2018 industryXchange

6/26/18

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural industryXchange and positive feedback received from industry, the Penn State College of Engineering held its second industryXchange on May 14 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

During a research poster session at a Physics Conference, Kelsey Shaffer demonstrates a lightning fractal effect in 3D by using a smartphone.

Future engineer certain to rock the world and transform lives

6/26/18

Kelsey Shaffer is an ambitious undergraduate student who serves in the Army National Guard. A mechanical and nuclear engineering double-major and president of Penn State Schuylkill's Engineering Club, her penchant for service and problem-solving extend from her country to the classroom.

The Art of Discovery

'Art of Discovery' booth to bring together art and science at Arts Fest

6/25/18

Join Penn State at “The Art of Discovery,” the University’s booth at the Arts Festival, to learn how art detectives use technology to solve art history mysteries; make your own handmade paints the way early humans did hundreds of thousands of years ago; learn about the bizarre science behind zombie ants; explore mankind’s relationship to plastics, and more.

Mark Bodenschatz holding a certificate while standing with two other men

Penn State's Bodenschatz to help Interpol with security at 2022 FIFA World Cup

6/21/18

Mark Bodenschatz, associate director of the Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute, has been invited to assist Interpol — the world’s largest police organization — to help secure the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The quadrennial international men’s soccer championship is scheduled to be held Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022, in Qatar and will be the first World Cup hosted in the Middle East.

Hongshen Liu, left, receives her award for Best Poster Presentation from Pierre Lucas, chair of the Glass and Optical Materials Division of The American Ceramic Society.

Liu receives Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation award

6/18/18

Hongshen Liu, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was awarded Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation at the 2018 Glass and Optical Materials Division Meeting of the American Ceramic Society. The meeting was held May 20-24 in San Antonio, Texas.

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