Physical Sciences

Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center awarded NASA grant
Pinchen Fan
$3M grant targets integrated semiconductor for smarter, greener electronics
close up of electronic chip
Particle that only has mass when moving in one direction observed for first time
illustration of semi-Dirac fermion next to graph
Heard on Campus: American Chemical Society chapter hosts Centennial Celebration
ACS Centennial
New planet in Kepler-51 system discovered using James Webb Space Telescope
illustration of Kepler-51 and its planets
Q&A with Pinchen Fan
Pinchen Fan
Penn State Astrophysicist David Radice named Knerr Early Career Professor
David Radice
Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate
Researcher at Penn State at a lab bench using a microscope and ring light

Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine areas on Earth.

Heard on campus: MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager
Sara Seager
NASA grant to support free tool to improve astrophysical simulations
David Radice
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