Discovery of Planets Around Cool Stars
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The new Penn State-led Habitable Zone Planet Finder (HPF) provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearby stars. Pictured: The HPF instrument during installation in its clean-room enclosure in the Hobby Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory. Photo Credit: Guðmundur Stefánssonn, Penn State.
Altered data sets can still provide statistical integrity and preserve privacy
"The Ghost Particle: A new tool for deep-space discoveries" a free public lecture on February 16
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Doug Cowen
New method uses fluorescence to identify disease-causing forms of proteins
Toward automated animal identification in wildlife research
Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells
"Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves" a free public lecture on February 9
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Nobel Laureate Barry C. Barish
The Boal group, and the Balskus lab (Harvard University) have solved the first structure of an iron-dependent N-N bond-forming enzyme, SznF
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The Boal group, and the Balskus lab (Harvard University) have solved the first structure of an iron-dependent N-N bond-forming enzyme, SznF
Open-access satellite data allows tracking of seasonal population movements
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Satellite image of nighttime lights in and around Niger, Africa (outlined). Open-access to satellite data from five cities in Niger and Nigeria from 2000 to 2005 will allow tracking of seasonal human population movements. Credit: Nita Bharti, Penn State
Membraneless protocells could provide clues to formation of early life
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