Measuring entropy: A scanning-tunneling microscope provides a glimpse of the mysterious property
Images of a single molecule of dibutyl sulfide captured by a scanning-tunneling microscope (STM) at temperatures ranging from 5.41 degrees Kelvin (K) to 16.03 K. As the temperature increases, the molecule changes shape more quickly resulting in an image that captures multiple configurations of the molecule. The tip of the STM influences the ability of the molecule to make these changes in shape allowing researchers to measure the entropy of the system. Credit: J.C. Gehrig, EMPA.
Three Eberly College of Science faculty members elected as Fellows of the AAAS
Kathleen Postle, Paul Babitzke, Jorge Sofo
Mostafá and Dykstra awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Miguel Mostafá, Sheryl Dykstra
Coutu and Mostafá Elected as Fellows of the American Physical Society
Stephane Coutu, Miguel Mostafá
Mak awarded 2016 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering
Kin Fai Mak
Physics Student Wins Big at International Physics Olympiad
Vincent Liu wearing medal and holding certificate
New, carbon-nanotube tool for ultra-sensitive virus detection and identification
Scanning electron microscope image (scale bar, 200 nm) of the H5N2 avian influenza virus (purple) trapped inside the aligned carbon nanotubes. Credit: Penn State University
RNA, gravitational waves focus of two new grants
Closing in on high-temperature superconductivity
This composite image contains an equation in the foreground related to Penn State theory research in high-temperature superconductivity, and images in the background resulting from high-temperature superconductivity experiments. Credit: Penn State University
Ashtekar elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences
Abhay Ashtekar
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