Physical Sciences

"Transformer" Star Discovered with X-rays and Radio Waves
Renee Diehl Honored with the American Physical Society Woman Physicist of the Month Award
Renee Diehl
Novel Self-Powered Nanoparticles Developed to Deliver Healing Drugs Directly to Bone Cracks
This research-microscope image shows the increasing density at the bone-crack site during a 40-minute test of particles carrying the bone-healing medication. The particles were treated with a red-glowing fluorescent dye. Credit: Sen laboratory, Penn State University
Zeal to Heal: Penn State Researchers Develop Way to Transport Medicine Directly to Cracks in Bones
Professor of Chemistry Ayusman Sen
Thomas Mallouk Selected as Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Tom Mallouk
Wolszczan Honored with National Geographic Traveler Grand Prix Award
Alexander Wolszczan
Gibble Honored with the European Frequency and Time Award
Kurt Gibble
New Effort to Learn How Our Galaxy Formed Makes Public Release of Its First Data
This map shows an infrared view of the Milky Way, as seen from Earth, plus the infrared spectra of two stars. Credit: Peter Frinchaboy (Texas Christian University), Ricardo Schiavon (Liverpool John Moores University), and the SDSS-III collaboration. Infrared sky image from 2MASS, IPAC/Caltech, and University of Massachusetts.
Three Penn State Researchers Receive Inaugural Grants from Charles Kaufman Foundation
Chen Receives Amgen Young Investigator's Award
Chen Receives National Science Foundation Career Award
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