Physical Sciences

Silencing a Protein Could Kill T-Cells, Reverse Leukemia
John Collins Wins 2009 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
Scientists Use Light to Control Proteins
Credit: Benkovic lab, Penn State The scientists attached a light-sensing protein (sensor) from oat plant to an enzyme from E. coli. When they shined white light (stimulus) on the sensor, the enzyme's acitvity increased (output).
Metal Particles That Power Themselves to Move Like Living Cells
Ayusman Sen Awarded the Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India
Five Physicists at Penn State are Elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Physicists Find that Size Matters When Initiating an Object's Movement Through Grains
Credit: Costantino, Penn State A drawing of the apparatus that the researchers used to measure the force required to lift glass beads from a stationary position.
"Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely at Earth
This artist's concept shows the "naked-eye" GRB close up. Observations suggest material shot outward in a two-component jet (white and green beams). Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones
Abhay Ashtekar Named President of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Thomas Mallouk Wins American Chemical Society's 2008 National Award in the Chemistry of Materials
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