There is a big problem with quantum technology — it’s tiny. The distinctive properties that exist at the subatomic scale usually disappear at macroscopic scales, making it difficult to harness their ...

The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its complex life cycle. A new study, by a multinational team of researchers, ...

Marcos Rigol, professor of physics, has been selected to receive the title of distinguished professor of physics in recognition of his exceptional record of teaching, research, and service to the ...

Nick Hotalen will participate in an actuarial internship with SageSure, a property insurance company based in Cheshire, Connecticut, this summer. Credit: Kate Kenealy. Nick Hotalen, a third-year Penn ...

Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new modeling method by researchers at Penn State trains on recordings of birds ...

Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, professor of mathematics, has been selected to receive the title of distinguished professor of mathematics in recognition of his exceptional record of teaching, research, and ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. The model, which ...

Julia Gamble and Suzanne Reich at Julia's graduation from Wake Forest University Like many students, Julia Gamble started at Penn State with a declared major, but not 100% certain on what her next ...

Penn State’s Sustainable Labs Program ushers participating labs through a yearlong certification process, guiding them in implementing sustainable practices across multiple domains, including energy ...

The Penn State Eberly College of Science community is celebrating Valentine's Day with new limited-edition shirts that say "Science has my heart." Members of the college, including faculty, staff, and ...

Many materials store information about what has happened to them in a sort of material memory, like wrinkles on a once crumpled piece of paper. Now, a team led by Penn State physicists has uncovered ...

During this four-day program the students will work in groups on challenging problem sets that they would not be exposed to in high school. The problems will focus on different cryptographic methods ...