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Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

Through the investigation of insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed a previously unidentified nanostructure that can be used to engineer stronger, more resilient water repellent coatings.

July 17, 2020

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molecular model of polymer orange and blue balls

Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances

Supercell thunderstorm over Needmore, Texas in May 2019

Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings

Checklist of Pa. bees documents 49 new species and some that may be endangered

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on scientific field work

Penn State-IBM partnership accelerates search for elusive neutrinos

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Is wearing a face shield the same as wearing a mask? | Ask CIDD

Project to study pandemic impacts on Alaskan salmon season

Headshots of Ashkan Negahban, Omar Ashour, and Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden

Researchers receive NSF grant to develop novel immersive learning technologies

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A Symbiotic Short: Open-Source PPE Manufacturing and Sterilization

CT Scan of human head showing an absence of blood flow to left brain.

NIH grant recipients to study why some blood clots can't be cleared

Consumers can distinguish between bitter tastes in beer -- doesn’t alter liking

Effect of knocking down CNV genes in eye and wing.

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Enhanced water repellent surfaces discovered in nature

Research

Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances

Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings

Checklist of Pa. bees documents 49 new species and some that may be endangered

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on scientific field work

Penn State-IBM partnership accelerates search for elusive neutrinos

Is wearing a face shield the same as wearing a mask? | Ask CIDD

Project to study pandemic impacts on Alaskan salmon season

Researchers receive NSF grant to develop novel immersive learning technologies

A Symbiotic Short: Open-Source PPE Manufacturing and Sterilization

NIH grant recipients to study why some blood clots can't be cleared

Consumers can distinguish between bitter tastes in beer -- doesn’t alter liking

Genes affecting brains and brawn?

DiAngelo elected to Drosophilia Board of Directors

Wright awarded NASA grant to look for signatures of alien technology

Sunnier but riskier

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