Physical Sciences

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
Eklund Receives Japan Carbon Award for Lifetime Achievement
Laguna Elected to Mexican National Academy of Sciences
Tethered Molecules Act as Light-Driven Reversible Nanoswitches
Illustration of the light-activated switch made by the Paul Weiss lab at Penn State.
Scientists Discover That Protons Partner with Neutrons More Often Than with Other Protons
Theoretical work by Penn State Professor of Physics Mark Strikman predicted that fast-moving protons would have a surprisingly high tendency to form pairs with fast-moving neutrons. Credit: Joanna Griffin, U. S. Department of Energy, Jefferson Lab, courtesy of Penn State
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