Penn Staters create Turf Threat Tracker weather app to aid golf industry
It was around 11 a.m. — about an hour after the morning’s frost had lifted — and Garrett Bastardi, flanked by about 100 other golfers, was still patiently waiting with friends for a 9:30 a.m. tee time at a North Carolina golf course.
Novel method of imaging silicon anode degradation may lead to better batteries
A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may help resolve issues that prevent using silicon for high-capacity batteries, according to a group of researchers.
Earthly rocks point way to water hidden on Mars
A combination of a once-debunked 19th-century identification of a water-carrying iron mineral and the fact that these rocks are extremely common on Earth, suggests the existence of a substantial water reservoir on Mars, according to a team of geoscientists.
A naturally inspired, reusable system that purifies water and builds itself
In nature, the interaction of molecules at the boundary of different liquids can give rise to new structures. These self-assembling molecules make cell formation possible and are instrumental to the development of all life on Earth.
July 28 webinar: 'How Technology and Learning Science Can Change Your Teaching'
Jane Sutterlin and Maria Wherley, both instructional designers in the John A. Dutton E-education Institute, will discuss how technology and learning science can improve teaching. The webinar will be broadcast from 10 to 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, July 28.
Wildfire helicopter pilot steers project to honor former geography professor
Jim McCrory, the senior line pilot at Aspen Helicopters in Oxnard, California, has always been fascinated with location.
Nuclear science, engineering spark collaborations across Penn State and beyond
Penn State’s Radiation Science & Engineering Center (RSEC), home to the Breazeale Reactor — the nation’s first licensed and longest continuously operating nuclear research reactor, is expanding to accommodate an equipment donation valued at $9.8 million and to facilitate more advanced neutron beam research as well as the growth of nuclear engineering at Penn State.
Professor of Geosciences Jennifer Macalady named Ecology Institute director
Jennifer Macalady, professor of geosciences, has been appointed director of Penn State’s Ecology Institute, effective July 1.
Horizontal winds become major movers of CO2 during cold fronts
Trees, crops and other vegetation in the midwestern United States act as large carbon sinks during summer, taking in carbon dioxide (CO2) and limiting the amount of the greenhouse gas that enters the atmosphere.
Penn State Security Center announces Fall 2021 Grant Program
The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) is announcing its Fall 2021 Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State.