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Jan 11, 2023
Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals
Cellulose nanocrystals — bio-based nanomaterials derived from natural resources such as plant cellulose — are valuable for their use in water treatment, packaging, tissue engineering, electronics, antibacterial coatings and much more.
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Jan 11, 2023
Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to 6 projects
The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence recently announced the results of its third seed funding competition.
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Jan 11, 2023
Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 21
The Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science, a series of free public lectures now in its 29th year, will return to Penn State on Jan. 21.
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Jan 10, 2023
Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
When it comes to preserving the world’s coral reefs, what’s going on above the surface is as important as what’s going on below it, according to new research conducted at Penn State.
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Jan 09, 2023
Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch'
Sometimes friction is good, such as the friction between a road and a car’s tires to prevent the vehicle from skidding. But sometimes friction is bad — if you did not put oil in that very same car, there would be so much friction in the bearings of the engine that the car could not operate.
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Jan 09, 2023
‘Evidence-to-Impact podcast discusses chronic diseases and genetics, prevention
The Social Science Research Institute’s Evidence-to-Impact podcast returns with its 20th episode, “Chronic Diseases: Underserved Communities, Prevention, and Genetic Factors.”
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Jan 06, 2023
Event lifts curtain on a bright future for materials research
You are reading this because of materials. Whether you are perusing this article on an electronic device driven by a semiconductor chip or via a paper printout, the ability to read these words is in a large part due to innovative materials research that led to a product in use in society.
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Jan 05, 2023
Penn State leads semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration center
The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)’s Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0), a consortium of industrial partners in cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has announced the creation of a $32.7 million, Penn State-led Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES).
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Jan 05, 2023
Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment
Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. But the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, potentially leading to overdosing or underdosing.
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Jan 03, 2023
Female faculty help shape student's research experiences at Penn State Hazleton
Between classes on a recent fall semester afternoon, Penn State Hazleton second-year student Angelica Sofia Pares Alicea stretched a pair of rubber gloves over her hands, pushed back the sleeves of her Penn State hoodie and got to work in the campus molecular genetics research lab.
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