Three men posing in a lab

By Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The biggest question an entrepreneur faces is a simple one: Are there enough potential…

An individual sits at a desk holding two rocks attached to lab instruments.

By Mariah R. Lucas

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

conventional telescope lens

By Maria R. Lucas

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

Three women reviewing a material

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

A black and white, close up photograph of the moon

By Mariah R. Lucas

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

By Mariah R. Lucas

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