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Bormioli Luigi renews LionGlass deal with Penn State after successful trial run
Penn State’s LionGlass project has reached a major milestone in its partnership with Italian glassmaker Bormioli Luigi, marking one year of collaboration and the signing of a second-year agreement to continue commercialization efforts in the cosmetics packaging industry.
Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say
A team of researchers developed a scalable, versatile approach to designing and fabricating wireless, internet-enabled electronic systems that can better adapt to 3D surfaces, like the human body or common household items
Extensive studio updates improve weather broadcasting experience for students
This summer, the newly named Ban Family Studios – a control room and two studios – on the fifth floor of the Walker Building were gutted to make way for a completely redesigned space. The space was renovated with help from the Ban family, Penn State and WPSU.
$3M NSF grant to fund sustainable materials design graduate training program
A team of researchers at Penn State was awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a graduate training program designed to equip the next generation of engineers and scientists with the tools required to affect transformative change in sustainable materials processing.
EarthTalks: Models can assess supply-chain risks around critical minerals
Elisa Alonso, assistant chief for the Minerals Intelligence Research Section at the U.S. Geological Survey, will deliver a public talk, titled “Increasing Transparency for Critical Mineral Commodity Supply Chains from Deposit to End-use in an Uncertain and Opaque Market,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, in 112 Walker Building.
Nov. 19 talk to address carbon dioxide removal at sea
Wil Burns, co-founding director of the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University, is the featured speaker for the next Climate Conversation Café, which is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in 134 HUB-Robeson Center.
Screening of 'Contact' and expert discussion to be held at the State Theatre
The Penn State Eberly College of Science is hosting a free screening of the award-winning film “Contact” on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the State Theatre. A Q&A featuring experts in the field of extraterrestrial intelligence, moderated by Jennifer Macalady, geomicrobiologist in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and director of the Penn State Ecology Institute, will immediately follow the film’s screening.
Defunct Pennsylvania oil and gas wells may leak methane, metals into water
Left uncapped and exposed to air and erosion, legacy oil and gas wells from the 1800s break down, leaching harmful chemicals like methane and dissolved metals into the atmosphere and the groundwater, geosciences researchers found.
Verallia taps LionGlass for low-carbon glass packaging for consumer products
Verallia, the world’s third largest producer of glass containers for food and beverages, has announced a partnership with Penn State to scale up the use of LionGlass, a new family of glass developed by researchers at the University.
Ice Age trees helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere by suffocating
A new study examined 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, about 20,000 years ago.