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Alumnus Richard Gottscho to present Müller Lecture in Physics on Sept. 19
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Richard A. Gottscho
‘Kink state’ control may provide pathway to quantum electronics
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close up of computer mother board. credit Infralist.com/unsplash

Researchers develop a robust quantum highway with switch to control electron movement.

Exoplanet caught in ‘hairpin turn’ signals how high-mass gas giants form
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illustration of hot jupiter planet Credit: NOIRLab
Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists
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collage of three cosmic objects detected by the James Webb Space Telescope
What happens when neutron stars collide?
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Volume rendering of simulation of two neutron stars merging.

New simulations show that neutrinos created during binary neutron star mergers are briefly out of equilibrium with the star's cold cores

Using machine learning, modeling to detect Earth-like planets
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Eric Ford in front of the CyberLamp cluster
Astronomers find unexpected accelerating quasar winds around distant black hole
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Illustration of supermassive black hole with quasar wind, with inset spectra.

Astronomers have used eight years of SDSS observations to discover unexpected changes in the winds surrounding a distant black hole.

How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
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Combined X-ray and optical observations on left and simulated gas column density on right, with inset of artist's impression of active supermassive black hole

Astronomers combine X-ray observations with supercomputer simulations to provide best modeling of the growth of supermassive black holes.

Penn State professor awarded $110,000 research grant from the American Chemical Society
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Danielle Hickey
Fifth quadrennial Whitmore Lecture on Chemistry Education and Public Policy to be held June 7
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John Warner sitting at table
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