Physical Sciences

Exhibition, tours celebrate decades of long-term physics, materials strength
LEAP microscope in Osmond Lobby
Physics department welcomes new faculty for fall 2025
Nittany Lion Shrine at University Park
Astronomy and astrophysics department welcomes new faculty for fall 2025
Nittany Lion Shrine at University Park
Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models
galaxy with location of XUE10 marked and its spectrograph inset
If aliens explore space like us, we should look for their calls to other planets
illustration of signals from Earth headed toward Mars, the Sun, and other planets. Credit: Zayna Sheikh
Q&A: Boosting research with supercomputing
ICDS roar supercomputer
New grants to support neutron star research and undergraduate exchange program
simulation of two neutron stars merging
New class of protein misfolding simulated in high definition
Protein structures showing non-native entanglements compared to native conformations for two proteins

New all-atom computer simulations support the existence of a recently identified type of protein misfolding.

Gold clusters show promise as scalable options for quantum computers, sensors
4 images showing structure of gold clusters in piecemeal
Optical tweezers help elevate single-molecule research at Penn State
Lumicks C-Trap optical tweezers system
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