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New material may offer key to solving quantum computing issue
02/24/2023
02/24/2023
A new form of heterostructure of layered two-dimensional (2D) materials may enable quantum computing to overcome key barriers to its widespread application, according to an international team of researchers.
Three Penn State emeritus faculty members named inaugural Atherton Professors
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
Penn State has recognized three faculty members as Atherton Professors, a new distinction created by the University to recognize the continuing high level of scholarly or creative activity Evan Pugh University Professors may pursue after their retirement.
Geoscientist James Kasting named an inaugural Atherton Professor
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Geosciences at Penn State, has been named an Atherton Professor, one of three emeritus professors to receive the new title.
Penn State launches statewide environmental monitoring network
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
Penn State has established a publicly available, environmental monitoring network to provide enhanced surveillance of atmospheric and soil conditions across Pennsylvania.
New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
A Penn State-led team of scientists created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery.
Submissions now open for 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition
02/21/2023
02/21/2023
The 15th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC15) is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is March 15.
Two-dimensional oxides open door for high-speed electronics
02/14/2023
02/14/2023
Advances in computing power over the decades have come thanks in part to our ability to make smaller and smaller transistors, a building block of electronic devices, but we are nearing the limit of the silicon materials typically used.
More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice
02/06/2023
02/06/2023
The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing and ice should be recovering from the summer melt.
Study reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climate
02/03/2023
02/03/2023
Rocks, rain and carbon dioxide help control Earth’s climate over thousands of years — like a thermostat — through a process called weathering.
Penn State's Center for Critical Minerals to receive $2.1M for pilot program
02/03/2023
02/03/2023
Penn State’s Center for Critical Minerals will receive $2.1 million in federal funding to design, build and test a modular pilot-scale research and development unit intended to recover vital rare earth elements and other critical minerals from Pennsylvania streams and other environmental sources.