New computer simulations that model every atom of a protein as it folds into its final three-dimensional form support the existence of a recently identified type of protein misfolding. Proteins must ...

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has secured a major new asset in structural biology and mechanobiology research with the award of a $750,000 grant from the Office of Research ...

Astronomers combine X-ray observations with supercomputer simulations to provide best modeling of the growth of supermassive black holes.

Professor Emeritus Michael Brin of the University of Maryland has endowed an international prize for outstanding work in the theory of dynamical systems and related areas. The prize is given for ...

Program Summary The Eberly College of Science is committed to supporting our researchers in translating their research for society. Translation is an early part of technology transfer where scientific ...

Ken Knappenberger (right) and graduate student Daniel Heintzelman align a laser beam in order to understand ultrafast electron dynamics in quantum materials. Credit: Michelle Bixby Eberly College of ...

Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton — including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs — was already going through changes that would eventually help our ancestors support ...

A new process by Penn State chemists improves how we extract and separate rare earth elements, including from unconventional sources.

New research modeling the plant cell wall reveals that chains of cellulose bundle together within the cell wall and slide against each other when the cell is stretched, providing a unique combination ...

The sunflower family tree revealed that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, among the members of this large plant family, according to a new ...

About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, yet the insect is dying off at alarming rates. In one year alone, between April of 2019 and April of 2020, one ...

Liu earned her doctoral degree in chemistry from McGill University, her master's degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and her bachelor’s degree from Xiangtan University. She conducted ...