Geometry of intricately fabricated glass makes light trap itself
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Still from animation of rotating soliton
Killing coronavirus with handheld ultraviolet light device may be feasible
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Bus under UV light

A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible.

COVID-19 antibody testing. What is it good for?
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vials on a rack

Antibody tests available today are good enough to inform decisions about public health, including when to relax interventions.

COVID-19 Data 4 Action Project will help inform local decision-making
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Data4Action logo

A new project gives voice to community members about their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, which may influence local decision-making.

The COVID-19 pandemic affects all college students, but probably not equally
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concerned female student at laptop

Mapping the varied challenges faced by students, particularly from underrepresented groups, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Penn State's supercomputer takes on COVID-19 — and its aftermath
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ICDS supercomputer

Researchers are using Penn State's supercomputer to address COVID-19 and problems created by the pandemic.

Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?
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students wearing mask at security checkpoint

A new process to harness multiple disease models for outbreak management will be applied to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Plants pass on 'memory' of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
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Mackenzie and students look at plants

Geneticists can induce a form of “stress memory” in plants, giving them the potential for more vigorous, hardy and productive growth.

Cremer group developing sensors to detect coronavirus in enclosed spaces
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Real-Time Continuous Sensing of SARS-CoV2 using a Microfluidic Assay Platform
How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
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Measles epidemics in England and Wales, 1944-1994
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