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Tiny wrinkles bend physics to change how electricity moves through graphene | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Tiny wrinkles could reveal new behaviors in graphene, an exceptionally strong, conductive and thin material used in batteries, computer chips and other electronics. According to a new study published in Advanced Materials, small bends in graphene’s two-dimensional (2D), or one-atom-thick, structure can change the material’s electrical properties. The team of physicists and engineers from multiple institutions, including co-corresponding author Vincent Meunier, Department H
START+ Lab ribbon cutting celebrates new facilities, research capabilities | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab hosted a ribbon-cutting event and open house on Aug. 28 to showcase and celebrate the advanced capabilities of the newly renovated and expanded START+ facilities. The START Lab was founded at Penn State in 2012 through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy-National Energy Technology Lab and Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business. The turbine research facility was designed to perform turbine aerodynamic and
Penn State marks the official launch of the National Security Institute | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s National Security Institute marked its official launch with an Aug. 28 event that brought University and institute leadership together with representatives from government and industry. Karen Thole, Evan Pugh Professor and the inaugural director of the National Security Institute, outlined the institute’s vision and key areas of focus moving into the first semester of full-capacity research operation. The National Security Institute is the ninth and newest add
New approach cuts sepsis diagnosis from days to hours, researchers report | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that stems from the body trying to fight off an infection, plagues over 1.5 million patients a year in the U.S. alone, with one in three deaths recorded in the hospital attributed in part to sepsis. Despite the severity of the condition, which can kill in as little as 12 hours, it takes between two and seven days for most traditional approaches to definitively identify sepsis-causing bacteria in blood infections. A team led by an engine
Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water | Penn State University (opens the original)
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania ranks second in U.S. natural gas production, accounting for about one-fifth of U.S. output in 2024, and has one of the most extensive histories of energy extraction in the country. A team of researchers from Penn State is trying to better understand the environmental impacts of these sites — specifically, if fracking is increasing radium content in local drinking water. According to a new study recently published in Environmental Science and Technology, the an
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