Rethinking the Basic Science of Graphene Synthesis
A model of the intercalation of Brønsted acid molecules between single-atomic layers of graphene. Credit: Mallouk Lab, Penn State University
Zombie ant fungi 'know' brains of their hosts
A dead ant manipulated by a species of so-called zombie ant fungus clings to a twig in a South Carolina forest. Newly published Penn State research represents the first extensive study of zombie ants in North America.
Hot-spring bacteria reveal ability to use far-red light for photosynthesis
Fluorescence image of microcolonies of the Leptolyngbya sp. strain JSC-1 of cyanobacteria cells (JSC-1) collected from a hot spring near Yellowstone National Park. The image shows that the cells grow toward the light when light is provided only from above. Credit: Igor I. Brown, a research fellow at NASA JSC
Penn State is a Member of the New $678 million Telescope Now Approved for Construction
Click on the image for a high-resolution version. Artist's drawing of LSST in profile. Credit: Todd Mason, Mason Productions Inc. / LSST Corporation
Pygmy phenotype developed many times, adaptive to rainforest
A Batwa woman and her child in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda. Image: Photo courtesy of George Perry/Penn State
Penn State Joins New Project to Map the Universe
The new SDSS will measure spectra at multiple points in the same galaxy, using a newly created fiber bundle technology. Credit: Dana Berry / SkyWorks Digital, Inc., David Law, SDSS Collaboration Hubble Space Telescope image credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coral Communities Is Deeper and Broader than Predicted
A colony of coral from a newly discovered coral community with attached anemones and brittle stars from a site 6 km from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. The patchy brown growth on the normally gold-colored coral is not found on healthy colonies and is diagnostic for corals impacted during the spill. Credit: Fisher lab, Penn State University
The Birth of Topological Spintronics
The atomic layers of the topological insulator bismuth selenide are visible in this high-resolution electron microscope image. Credit: Penn State
Crowdfunding Campaign Underway to Support Student Research on Sustainable Agriculture
A group of five people smiling holding crops The Fast Farming team, from left to right: junior Liam Farrell, Plant Biology Masters student Nikki Kapp, juniors Jaime Jarrin and Samanta Roa, and Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Charles Anderson. Credit: Yue Rui
Controversial Clues of Two 'Goldilocks Planets' That Might Support Life are Proven False
This image shows the location of the three planets remaining in 2014. Credit: NASA/Penn State University
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