Physical Sciences

Penn State Researchers Part of $194 Million National Semiconductor Research Effort
The Closest Star System Found in a Century
WISE J104915.57-531906 was discovered through its rapid motion across the sky, which is shown in these images taken between 1978 and 2010 by the Digitized Sky Survey, the Two Micron All-Sky Survey, and the WISE satellite. Credit: NASA/STScI/JPL/IPAC/University of Massachusetts
Oldest Known Star Gets a Birthdate Update
This image is an illustration of the oldest star ever found in our solar neighborhood. The aging star, cataloged as HD 140283, lies 190.1 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild and F. Summers (STScI)
Engineering control theory helps create dynamic brain model
New, Multifunctional Electronic Devices May Soon Be Possible, New Research Suggests
Schematic drawing of the multiferroic tunnel junction of two polarization configurations. The red layer is the ferroelectric barrier and the green layer is the interface that undergoes metal-to-insulator as well as magnetic-phase transition when the barrier polarization is reversed. Credit: Li lab, Penn State University
Penn State iPhone app brings space exploration to your fingertips
The X-Ray Telescope is one of three telescopes aboard the NASA-led Swift satellite. This telescope was built at Penn State by Penn State scientists and engineers as well as partners at the Brera Astronomical Observatory in Italy and the University of Leicester in England. NASA
Light-Emitting Triangles May Have Applications in Optical Technology
Triangular single layers of tungsten disulfide have been synthesized by Penn State researchers. The edges of the triangles exhibit extraordinary photoluminescence, while the interior area does not. The photoluminescent signal disappears as the number of layers increases. Credit: Terrones lab, Penn State University
Phillips Receives the Eli Lilly and Company Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry
Scott Phillips
Undergraduate Astronomer Helps the World To See "Invisible" Light from Star Clusters
Blair Porterfield, photographed outside of Davey Lab.
Penn State Honors Four Eberly College of Science Faculty Members with the Title of Distinguished Professor
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