Physical Sciences

Working at the limits of space and time
Student in the Asbury lab. Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State.
Joey Cotruvo awarded Kaufman New Investigator Grant
Could a demon help to create a quantum computer? Physicists implement a version of Maxwell's famous thought experiment for reducing entropy
Reducing entropy in a randomly half-filled 5x5x5 lattice of atoms. Each row shows a snapshot of the 5 planes in the lattice. Credit: Weiss Laboratory, Penn State
Ed O’Brien receives The OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Water worlds could have stable climate, perhaps support life, study says
Births, deaths and collisions: Swift’s telescope snaps one millionth UV image
On the left is an image of the nearby galaxy NGC 3623 taken with UV. On the right is an optical image. The galaxies spiral arms — where new stars are being born — stand out in the ultraviolet wavelengths emitted by these hot objects. Image: NASA/Swift/L.McCauley, Penn State, CC BY-ND
Researchers' paper on complex networks honored as milestone contribution
Usha Nandini Raghavan, a Penn State alumna, Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology, and Soundar Kumara, Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pierce Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
— Steven J. Schiff, Brush Chair Professor of Engineering
Luiz de Viveiros to receive Department of Energy Early Career Research Program funding
Luiz de Viveiros
The Hunt for More Planets to Call Home
Exterior view of the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Penn State scientists will start using one of two new space-exploration instruments to hunt for nearby planets where liquid water may exist.

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