Could a demon help to create a quantum computer? Physicists implement a version of Maxwell's famous thought experiment for reducing entropy
Reducing entropy in a randomly half-filled 5x5x5 lattice of atoms. Each row shows a snapshot of the 5 planes in the lattice. Credit: Weiss Laboratory, Penn State
Researchers' paper on complex networks honored as milestone contribution
Usha Nandini Raghavan, a Penn State alumna, Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology, and Soundar Kumara, Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pierce Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
Luiz de Viveiros to receive Department of Energy Early Career Research Program funding
Luiz de Viveiros
Finding the proteins that unpack DNA
DNA is typically wrapped tightly around proteins called histones (colored) to form a nucleosome, a structure that condenses DNA strands to fit in a cell’s nucleus. A new method allows scientists to identify specialized proteins called nucleosome-displacing factors that unwrap these nucleosomes, making the usually dense DNA more accessible for gene expression and other functions. Image: Karolin Luger
Capturing light in a waveguide array: Confined, insensitive light could improve lasers, solar cells
Abhay Ashtekar honored as an Evan Pugh Professor
Abhay Ashtekar
Eberly College of Science undergraduate to conduct engineering research in Japan
Penn State student Benjamin Piazza will spend three months in Japan studying the nation's culture and conducting research on quantum devices. Image: Jeff Rice
Seven faculty from the Eberly College of Science featured on Clarivate Analytics’ 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List
Jan Winter 2018 Science Journal Cover bench bedside
Ultra-cold atoms chilled and trapped with light enable unimaginable discoveries
David Weiss
Winter 2018: About this Photo
instrument in Davey Lab
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