Smartphones enlisted in the battle versus crop disease
Images from the newly released PlantVillage photo database show a healthy tomato leaf (upper left) next to leaves showing symptoms of disease. Image: Courtesy of David Hughes, Penn State
Loss of mastodons aided domestication of pumpkins, squash
Variety of pumpkins and squash Image: George Perry / Penn State
Skip Smith commits $5 million to advance brain repair research
Skip Smith has given $5 million to advance brain repair research in the Eberly College of Science, bringing his total lifetime support for the University to more than $18 million. Credit: Penn State
Ultrasensitive Sensors Made from Boron-Doped Graphene
Boron atoms (orange) in a lattice of graphene (gray) sense gas molecules on the graphene surface. Credit: Terrones Lab/Penn State
Space observatory controlled by Penn State captures its 1,000th gamma-ray burst
This illustration shows the positions of 1,000 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the Swift orbiting observatory on an all-sky map. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and 2MASS/J.Carpenter, T. H. Jarrett, and R. Hurt
World's 3rd largest optical telescope gets $25 million upgrade
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope. CREDIT: Ethan Tweedie Photography
Response to environmental change depends on individual variation in partnership between corals and algae
Elkhorn coral in Bonaire Credit: Jessica Levy, Coral Restoration Foundation
Black hole caught in the act of ripping apart a star
Astronomers have observed material being blown away from a black hole after it tore a star apart in the center of a galaxy that is about 290 million light years away from Earth. The event, known as a “tidal disruption,” is depicted in this artist’s illustration. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab
New mathematical method reveals structure in neural activity in the brain
Illustration of neurons. Credit: Benedict Campbell, Wellcome Images/CC
New approach discovered for brain repair: Chemical transformation of human glial cells into neurons
Astroglial cells after treatment with small-molecule cocktails in the lab of Gong Chen at Penn State University, showing transformation into neurons with long axons and dendrites. Credit: Gong Chen lab, Penn State University
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