One of the many ways that research can make an impact on everyday life or address societal challenges is through a process called translation, an early part of technology transfer, where novel ideas ...

Sharing disappointing results with a world of researchers working to find what they hope with be the “discovery of the century” isn’t an easy task, but that is what Penn State theoretical physicist ...

Artist's impression of a massive star-forming region in the NGC 6357 nebula, with the planet-forming disk XUE1 in the foreground. The region is drenched in intense ultraviolet light from massive stars ...

"I told Peter Hudson, director of the Huck Institutes at the time, that I wanted no part of the financial side of things, and that lasted maybe 10 minutes," Marden joked, reflecting on the quick ...

When on-campus labs were effectively shuttered in early 2020, scientists scrambled to find ways to continue their work. Biochemists and molecular biologists, in particular, struggled without the use ...

Combining stem cells and silicon nanowires in lab-grown tissue has shown promise as a step toward a new treatment for heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to a ...

Thanks to a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Science-U is fostering a new generation of environmentalists, allowing K–12 students to ask questions and ...

Penn State Eberly College of Science undergraduate students Fiona McConnell, Kylie Nitz, and Kellyn Roth have been honored with the inaugural Kirchner Family Award for Sustainability Innovation.. The ...

The study, published today, Nov. 7, in the journal Environmental Science and Technology: Air, demonstrated that microplastics act as ice nucleating particles, microscopic aerosols that facilitate the ...

The BMMB Climate and Diversity Committee strives to foster an inclusive community within the department, where everyone is given respect. We acknowledge the adversities faced disproportionately by ...

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A new technique allows astronomers to home in on planets beyond our solar system that are in line with each other and with Earth to search for radio signals similar, for example, to ones used to ...