Compartments without borders
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many multi-phase compartments

A new method allows researchers to create compartments within a liquid that are separate but without physical barriers between them.

David Kennedy explores new disease ecology system
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Kennedy and postdocs at lab bench
Sally Mackenzie’s vision for the future of plants
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Mackenzie and colleague at lab bench
Moriah Szpara confronts the complexities of herpes
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Szpara and students at computer
When bonding noble metals to 2D materials, interfaces matter
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microscopic image of  gold nanoparticles

Penn State researchers have developed new materials for improved single-atom catalysis and future electronics.

Penn State responds: App aids UN efforts to control Africa's locust infestation
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pair of locusts

David Hughes and colleagues are fast-tracking the creation of a mobile app that locates and tracks the current locust swarms.

Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
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Hobby Eberly Telescope
Looking for aliens who might be looking for us
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planet passing in front of star

New data allows astronomers to look for technological signatures of extraterrestrial civilizations that might be looking for us.

Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Illustration of interactions among genes in 3q29 deletion
Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
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field with crops and flowering witchweed parasite

Sorghum crops in areas where an agricultural parasite is common have local adaptations to deal with that parasite, according to new research

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