An individual sits at a desk holding two rocks attached to lab instruments.
Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound

By Mariah R. Lucas

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and scientists currently rely on…

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conventional telescope lens
Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first

By Maria R. Lucas

Penn State-led research team creates the first ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-…

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Three women reviewing a material
3D printing of medical devices focus of $2 million NSF grant

Editor’s note: A version of this press release appeared on …

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A black and white, close up photograph of the moon
Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first

By Mariah R. Lucas

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Astronomers and amateurs alike know the bigger the telescope, the more powerful…

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Illustrations of elephant and boat-shaped resonators and wave propagation simulations
Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation

By Ashley WennersHerron

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Guarding the genome: Researchers uncover full 3D structure of p53 protein

By Mariah R. Lucas

UNIVERISTY PARK, Pa. — The tumor suppressor protein p53, known as "the guardian of the genome," protects the…

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Alliance works to keep America prepared for nuclear incidents

By Jamie Oberdick

It was an unusual scene on an overcast day in July 2022 at the University Park West…

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The formation of heterostructure of a layered two-dimensional material envisioned as Lego blocks locking together.
New material may offer key to solving quantum computing issue

By Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new form of a heterostructure of layered two-dimensional (2D) materials may enable…

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