NSF funds supercomputer cluster at Penn State
An external view of the Tower Road Data Center that will house the CyberLAMP computer cluster (upper left). The new high-performance computing cores mounted in their racks (upper right). The new DataDirect Networks active storage for data that is accessed often (lower left). The inside of new Oracle tape storage system, used for backups of active data (lower right). Credit: Penn State University.
Catalytic Conveyer Belt: A new method for controlled delivery of particles via fluid flow
Particles transported along a channel by chemically-driven fluid flow. The flow is generated by reagent entering at one end of the channel (A) and reacting at the enzyme covered surface. The cargo is deposited at position B, which can be controlled by varying the reaction rate. Credit: Balazs Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh.
Stone Memorial Lecture set for February 27
Paul Ahlquist
Grant to help pave a big data highway to explore genome, enhance health
Free public lecture on February 18: "The Race to Grow Enough Food for Everyone”
Jonathan Lynch
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.
Free public lecture on February 11: "One World . . . One Health" 2017 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science
Peter Hudson
How best to treat infections and tumors: Choice of containment versus aggressive treatment depends on drug resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (top, purple), cancer cells (bottom). Treatment designed to contain, rather than eliminate, chronic infections or tumors where drug resistance can emerge may delay treatment failure. Credit: NIAID (MRSA), Dr Cecil Fox (Photographer), via Wikimedia Commons (cancer cells).
Ernest C. Pollard Lecture Set for February 13
Eva Nogales
New Technologies Against Infectious Diseases: Free public lecture on February 4 in the 2017 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science
Nita Bharti
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