Forensic Science Program Establishes Partnership with Life Technologies
Forensic science
When Dark Energy Turned On
These schematic images show the universe at three different times in its history. Credit: E.M. Huff, the SDSS-III team, and the South Pole Telescope team; graphic by Zosia Rostomian
New Research Reveals Deep-Ocean Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion
The Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin is shown working at the coral site found to be impacted by the oil spill from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Image courtesy of Chuck Fisher of Penn State University and Timothy Shank of WHOI; deep-sea time-lapse camera system provided by WHOI-MISO
Barriers to the Use of Fingerprint Evidence in Court Unlocked by Statistical Model
a black and white fingerprint
Materials for First Optical Fibers with High-Speed Electronic Function are Developed
Three dimensional image showing optical fiber.
Important Gene-Regulation Proteins Pinpointed by New Method
Scientists use this type of map to show the DNA-sequence-specific binding patterns of proteins. Credit: B. Franklin Pugh, Penn State University
New Map of the Universe Reveals Its History for the Past Six-Billion Years
Green orb-like object against dark background.
Study Reveals Milky Way Stars That Wander but Are Not Lost
This illustration shows measurement data of the metal content of stars observed by SDSS-III's SEGUE-2 survey in the disk of our Galaxy. Credit: Judy Cheng and Connie Rockosi (University of California, Santa Cruz) and the 2MASS Survey.
New Astronomy Tool Peers Through the Heart of the Milky Way
This "first-light" field of stars observed byAPOGEE keys in on a large region in the disk of our galaxy towards the constellation Cygnus. Credit: P. Frinchaboy (Texas Christian University), J. Holtzman (New Mexico State University), M. Skrutskie (University of Virginia), G. Zasowski (University of Virginia), NASA, JPL-Caltech and the WISE Team.
Decades-Old Conclusion about Energy-Making Pathway of Cyanobacteria is Corrected
Bryant's team performed biochemical and genetic analyses on a cyanobacterium called Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, scouring its genome for genes that might be responsible for making alternative energy-cycle enzymes. Credit: Bryant lab, Penn State
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