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Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 2025

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Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems

January 15, 2025

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Mechanical engineering researchers awarded Office of Naval Research grants

January 08, 2025

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WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

December 19, 2024

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Q&A: How do roads and bridges contribute to pollution, and what can be done?

November 22, 2024

2024 Hankin Lecture to highlight carbon-neutral home building, Nov. 6

October 23, 2024

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Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

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New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

September 24, 2024

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Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

Coin cell battery samples are arranged in plastic bags on a lab table.

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

July 08, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

This illustration of three globe graphs shows a five-day forecast of near-surface wind speed and mean sea level pressure.

Research tackling climate change with machine learning wins best paper award

June 10, 2024

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Mussels downstream of wastewater treatment plant contain radium, study reports

May 31, 2024

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Q&A: Decarbonizing steel manufacturing

May 07, 2024

An individual in a lab wearing protective glasses and gloves handles a sample of a coin cell battery.

Cold sintering may rescue plastic, ceramics, battery components from landfills

May 02, 2024

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Electrical engineering professor selected as 2024-25 Fulbright Scholar for Peru

April 17, 2024

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Q&A: Greener power solutions for communities

March 26, 2024

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Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

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Electrical engineering faculty member Yunting Liu receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

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Nuclear engineering faculty member Miaomiao Jin receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award

March 05, 2024

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Q&A with Vishal Monga: Detecting and remediating underwater munitions with AI

March 01, 2024

A ladybug crawls along a plant stalk, surrounded by aphids

Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops

February 22, 2024

Fall2023 Star Series

Penn State Mont Alto announces fall schedule for Evening Talks and Star Parties

September 12, 2023

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Vikash Gayah named interim director of Larson Transportation Institute

August 11, 2023

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Penn State takes first in topographic mapping at national surveying championship

July 05, 2023

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New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

May 18, 2023

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Students earn digital badge for sustainability-focused activities in new program

May 01, 2023

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Mechanical engineering faculty wins international award from Combustion Institute

April 11, 2023

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Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

April 06, 2023

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

March 02, 2023

A gloved hand holds a porous ion resin wafer, which resembles a sponge, against a computer screen showing a colorful scientific journal cover.

Researchers use water treatment method to capture acids from agricultural waste

February 09, 2023

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Sounding the alarm on microplastic pollution

February 06, 2023

A colorful graphic representation of a laser-induced graphene foam gas sensor.

In-place manufacturing method improves gas sensor capabilities, production time

January 19, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

Engineers help artificial intelligence to learn more safely in the real world

December 16, 2022

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How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

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Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find

November 22, 2022

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Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

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College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

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Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

A group of people stand on a gravel road.

Q&A with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding

October 21, 2022

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Aerospace engineering department head at helm of aviation safety report

October 20, 2022

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Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

Two people calibrate a solar simulator-integrated thermal chamber in a lab.

Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

A round, flat, gray membrane is seen next to an electron microscope screenshot of the same membrane, upon which you can see tiny wells.

Electricity-driven water purification method may extend to saltier waters

September 08, 2022

A group of students smile and pose while holding small statues of the Nittany Lion.

Students engineer solutions to airport aggravations

August 29, 2022

A graphic of three stages of ground tree pulp, cotton, corncobs, and tomato peels.

Compost to computer: Bio-based materials used to salvage rare earth elements

August 18, 2022

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College of Ag Sciences planning new embedded course with travel to Antarctica

June 29, 2022

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Oil and gas brine control dust 'no better' than rainwater, researchers find

May 26, 2022

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Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

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Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

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Built like a bird: Modeling aircraft after nature with young investigator grant

March 30, 2022

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Study abroad program offers collaborative sustainability research experiences

February 10, 2022

EarthTalks: Richard Alley to examine value of uncertainty in studying climate

February 08, 2022

Three people wearing hard hats and neon vests stand near a mostly demolished brick wall as one of the people gestures at the wall in explanation to the other two people who look on.

Engineers assess structural damage and resilience after Kentucky tornado

February 07, 2022

A man in a mask holds a medical device made of a flat, stretchy material and a metallic sensor

New research advances wearable medical sensors

February 03, 2022

Repeat photographs of a wooded area from 1925, 1993, 2008 and 2013 showing how the forest grew denser and then burned in the Reading Fire in 2012

Fire operations-prescribed burning combo reduces wildfire severity up to 72%

July 14, 2021

land and water revisited 1961 to 2019 Sometimes you have to look back to move ahead

'Land and Water Revisited' to livestream for premiere

July 01, 2020

Ag Sciences' CED major adds 'social and environmental responsibility' option

May 14, 2020

Nittany Lion Shrine

Energy, environmental strategic planning community forums announced for May

April 27, 2020

A large chunk of grassy land splits away from the coast, falling into the ocean.

Civil engineer leads $3M project to study eroding Alaskan coastline

October 01, 2019

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Researchers develop novel process to fabricate battery materials

August 13, 2019

Dairy Farm Gas Emission

Reducing farm greenhouse gas emissions may plant the seed for a cooler planet

July 22, 2019

Penn State chemical engineering alumnus and Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dana Aunkst in blue fleece with a Chesapeake Bay boat dock behind him.

Penn State alumnus leads effort to restore the Chesapeake

July 10, 2019

Faculty-edited book on environmental news coverage wins research award

June 04, 2019

A fire fighter using foam, water-resistant material and a non-stick pan

March 21 meeting to explore health, environmental issues of synthetic chemicals

February 19, 2019

Materials for Enhancing Energy and Environmental Stewardship

New materials, energy, environment seed grant funding available

February 18, 2019

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