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January 19, 2023

Meet the real zombifying fungus behind the fictional Last of Us outbreak

January 19, 2023

How The Last of Us Made Its Zombie Fungus So Much More Real (and Terrifying)

January 19, 2023

How a Zombie-Ant Fungus Can Infect a Host
A graphic representation of the laser-induced graphene foam gas sensor during manufacturing. The ray of light represents the laser, which inscribes the nanomaterials onto the graphene foam substrate that will be used to detect gases in the air and in sweat. Credit: Cheng Group. All Rights Reserved.

January 19, 2023

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

January 17, 2023

Scientists Talk “The Last of Us” Fungus

January 17, 2023

The Real Science Behind ‘The Last Of Us’, According to a Biologist
Nikki Crowley Credit: Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 17, 2023

Crowley receives Huck Early Career Chair appointment

January 16, 2023

‘The Last Of Us’ Zombie Infection Is Real—Here’s What Scientists Say About The Threat To Humans

January 12, 2023

Best Weight-Loss Diets of 2022, Ranked

January 12, 2023

Advanced 3D Bioprinting Produces Tumors and Bone
Andrew Patterson and Jonathan Lynch in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences were recognized recently as highly cited researchers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

January 12, 2023

Two College of Ag Sciences faculty among highly cited researchers in 2022

January 11, 2023

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January 11, 2023

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to 6 projects
First author Breanna Huntington (left), current chemical engineering graduate student at the University of Delaware and former member of the Sheikhi Research Group, readies a sample of hairy cellulose nanocrystals to dry in an oven. Co-authors Mica Pitcher (center), Penn State doctoral student in chemical engineering, and Amir Sheikhi (left), Penn State assistant professor of chemical engineering, look on. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 11, 2023

Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals
Credit: Dani Zemba, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 11, 2023

Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 21
Penn State researchers analyzed the productivity and biodiversity in the world’s symbiotic coral communities and found that the maintenance of water optical quality in coral reefs is fundamental to protect coral biodiversity and prevent reef degradation. Credit: Tomás López-Londoño / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 10, 2023

Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
Schematic illustration of the atomic force microscopy-based (AFM) nanoscale friction test setup. A silicon AFM probe (covered with native oxide) slides on the graphite (0001) basal plane. The normal load between the silicon tip and the graphite surface is applied via bending the cantilever. While the probe is moving along the red arrows, the cantilever twists due to the friction force at the contact point between the silicon tip and the graphite surface. The degree of the twisting reflects the magnitude of the friction force. Gas molecules impinging from the environmental phase adsorb to the silicon tip surface and influence the interfacial friction. Credit: Elizabeth Flores-Gomez Murray, Penn State, and Zhe Chen, Zhejiang University. All Rights Reserved.

January 09, 2023

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch'
Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

January 09, 2023

‘Evidence-to-Impact podcast discusses chronic diseases and genetics, prevention

January 08, 2023

You Should Definitely Be Rinsing Bananas To Prevent Pesky Fruit Flies

January 06, 2023

Penn State professor’s diet named in the top 10 for overall best weight lost
Materials Day attendees gather for one of two poster sessions at Alumni Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park Campus on Oct. 20. Credit: Jamie Oberdick, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 06, 2023

Event lifts curtain on a bright future for materials research
Penn State will lead the newly created Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES) to advance heterogenous integration, the efficient and effective integration and packaging of semiconductor devices, chips and other components. Credit: iStock/gorodenkoff. All Rights Reserved.

January 05, 2023

Penn State leads semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration center
Co-authors Atip Lawanprasert, doctoral student in biomedical engineering (left), Sopida Pimcharoen, undergraduate student in biomedical engineering (center) and Scott Medina (right), Penn State associate professor of biomedical engineering, analyze results related to their study of combining the anticoagulant heparin with peptide to slow down the medication's delivery at the site of a blood clot. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 05, 2023

Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment
Volumetrics, developed by Penn State nutritional sciences professor Barbara Rolls, has been ranked as one of the best diet plans by U.S. News & World Report in 2023. Credit: Getty Images - Prostock-Studio. All Rights Reserved.

January 03, 2023

Volumetrics again ranked as one of the nation’s best diets