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Air Force funds polymer materials research for light-speed computing

1/14/19

Robert Hickey, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will use a $450,000 grant from the United States Air Force to research nanostructured polymer materials for applications in integrated optical circuits, which could allow computers to process information at light-speed.

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A microbial hot spring in your basement

1/14/19

Microbes that thrive in some of the most extreme places on Earth have discovered another cozy place to live — inside homes across the United States.

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A new twist on an old antenna

1/11/19

Groundbreaking innovations on antenna technology, based on a collaboration between Lockheed Martin Space and Penn State, are now under consideration for use in the next generation of GPS satellite payloads.

Catherine Berdanier, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, meets with students virtually.

NSF CAREER Award to shed light on graduate student experiences

1/10/19

Emboldened by a new National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, Catherine Berdanier, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, said she seeks to understand the unique experiences and obstacles that engineering doctoral students face.

Smart Software team members Ryan Avram and Caylyn Hauser present their robot during the tournament.

Berks gears up for FIRST LEGO League Challenge on Jan. 26

1/10/19

The innovators of tomorrow will be practicing imaginative thinking and teamwork at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, set to run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, with a snow date of Saturday, Feb. 9, at Penn State Berks.

hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon phase are dispersed in water.

$1 million Army grant aimed at adaptive fluid materials

1/9/19

Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State, has been awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Army to conduct research related to reconfigurable fluids. Zarzar was awarded an Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers grant, which is given by the Army to the nation’s top young investigators.

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Cold-case investigation warms up with help from forensic artist

1/7/19

The West Manchester Township Police Department has turned to forensic artist and Penn State Arts and Design Research Incubator research associate Jenny Kenyon for help with a murder investigation that dates back to 2013. In a 'blend of art and science,' Kenyon created a model of the person's head using 3D printing and forensic facial reconstruction techniques.

Sunset at Green Bank Observatory

Searching the stars

1/2/19

With forward-looking, concurrent development of a new global research hub and a unique graduate curriculum, Penn State is growing the worldwide SETI community, looking for intelligent life across the cosmos.

Penn State Altoona receives gift from Lockheed Martin to support student project

1/2/19

A $39,000 gift from Lockheed Martin will support Penn State Altoona’s undergraduate project “Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Non-Toxic Liquid Bipropellant Injectors.” The project will provide electro-mechanical engineering technology students with hands-on experience in the design and fabrication of liquid bipropellant rocket injectors using both conventionally machined and additively manufactured methods.

Artist representation of a black hole.

Beyond the black hole singularity

12/20/18

Our first glimpses into the physics that exist near the center of a black hole are being made possible using “loop quantum gravity” — a theory that uses quantum mechanics to extend gravitational physics beyond Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

computational model of porous ZIF glass.

Predicting the properties of a new class of glasses

12/20/18

ZIF glasses, a new family of glass, could combine the transparency of silicate glass with the nonbrittle quality of metallic glass, according to researchers at Penn State and Cambridge University in the U.K.

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