Physical Sciences

New Center for Gravitational Wave Physics Established at Penn State
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal Strongest Carbon Nanotubes
A computer-generated color image of the structure of a carbon nanotube. Image courtesy of Vincent Crespi and Dragan Stojkovic, Penn State.
Young Stars in Orion May Solve Mystery of Our Solar System
Scientists Find X-Rays from Stellar Winds That May Play Significant Role in Galactic Evolution
A smoothed X-ray map of the Rosette Nebula region. The colors represent the energy of the X-radiation: red shows low-energy (0.5-2 keV) X-rays while blue shows high-energy (2-8 keV) emission. The mosaic is formed from four ACIS images, starting with the OB association at the center of the Rosette Nebula on the right and stepping southeast (left) into the Rosette Molecular Cloud.
Chandra Catches Milky Way Monster Snacking
Chandra Catches Milky Way Monster Snacking
Dawning of Light in the Universe Discovered by Astronomers
Star Clusters Born in the Wreckage of Cosmic Collisions
Penn State Researchers Collaborate on Work Designed to Control Spin of Electrons
New Technique to Tip Electron Spins Makes Way for All-Optical Quantum Computation in Solids
Research Reveals Potential of Single Molecules to Function as Switches When They Change Shape
Discovery Announced of Two Most Distant Objects
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