Needs salt: Table seasoning enables new nanomaterial development
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For the first time, researchers have made metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science that could lead to advances in electronics, quantum computing and electricity transport.
Everyday People: Divya Tyagi
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A 100-year-old theory in wind energy went unchallenged until grad student Divya Tyagi reimagined it.
Data center growth: Pennsylvania lawmakers and researchers weigh benefits and risks
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Pennsylvania's data center boom brings $1.36B in tax revenue in 2023; however, new proposals raise concerns about power grid strain, especially in vulnerable areas like the Susquehanna Valley.
Verallia taps LionGlass for low-carbon glass packaging for consumer products
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A bottled beverage might soon come with a lower carbon footprint thanks to a new partnership between one of the world’s leading glass manufacturers and scientists at Penn State.
Penn State launching two neuroscience undergraduate degrees
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Penn State has launched two new majors in neuroscience, degrees that will prepare students to tackle cross-disciplinary questions and problems related to the brain; the nervous system and its interactions with the body and environment; behavior; and health.
Couple channels environmental passion into Master Watershed Steward service
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Starting from a humble interest in gardening and preserving the integrity of a stream on their property, Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward program volunteers Jane and Erich Neal, of Doylestown, have taken that interest and applied it to improving Doylestown’s Central Park.
College of Ag Sciences students harvest global insights at World Food Forum
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Students from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences participated in the World Food Forum, held Oct. 10-17 at the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Proposed all-climate battery design could unlock stability in extreme temps
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Despite lithium-ion batteries’ role as one of the most widely used forms of energy storage, they struggle to operate at full power in low temperatures and sometimes even explode at high temperatures. Researchers at Penn State, however, have proposed a novel design that could hold the key to effective and stable power storage in a variety of climates.
Nov. 12 seminar to spotlight sources, perceptions of environmental information
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Shotaro Nakamura, an assistant professor of agricultural economics at Penn State, will deliver a free talk titled "Beliefs, Signal Quality, and Information Sources: Experimental Evidence on Air Quality in Pakistan" at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. The talk is hosted by the Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ice Age trees helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere by suffocating
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Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth’s climate during the last ice age — by breathing less efficiently. Researchers made the finding by examining chemical fingerprints in subfossil wood, or preserved trees, from across North America to understand how plants responded to the low carbon dioxide levels and cooler temperatures of the last glacial period.
Penn State research town hall highlights growth and strategic focus
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Penn State’s research enterprise continues to grow, despite continued shifts in the federal funding landscape, Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read said during a conversation with the Penn State community on Nov. 3.
World leader in AI and antibiotic discovery to deliver lecture at Penn State
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César de la Fuente, Presidential Associate Professor and leader of the Machine Biology Group at University of Pennsylvania, will speak at 11 a.m. on Dec. 5 in Foster Auditorium in the Paterno Library at Penn State University Park. Registration is required in advance.