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Arcade Snake In Your Body: How A Penn State Startup Could Transform Surgery
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With the announcement of the inaugural Summer Founders Program in February, Penn State radically changed the game when it comes to summer internships. Instead of toiling for long hours […]
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Class Takes State High Students Far Afield to Scout for Deer Scat
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Students at State College High School answer call of the great outdoors as part of an innovative environmental sciences class. They spent Wednesday looking for deer droppings while participating in a program to assess wildlife management efforts. Details in our StateCollege.com video report.
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Penn State Researchers Are Revolutionizing Solar Panels
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Referred to as concentrating photovoltaic — or CPV — systems, these solar panels operate a much higher efficiency than the standard solar panel. Chris Giebink, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State, has put in work to shrink those down to a more reasonable size.
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Grant Helps Further Search for Earth-Like Exoplanets
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“Using this method, we can determine which stars are likely to have planets like Earth,” says Wright. “We can also find the Jupiter analogs orbiting stars already discovered to have Earth-sized planets by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft.”
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Nov. 19
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Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over the web. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories.
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Lunar Lions Update: Rocket Testing & Looming Deadline
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The Lunar Lions have begun testing the prototype of the system they’re taking to the moon. But the real value of the program is so much more than a spacecraft or a competition.
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Unusual Eclipse Expected Over State College, But Can You See it?
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Local sky watchers may be in for a treat Wednesday morning as long as the weather doesn’t get in the way. An event known as a “selenelion” will occur — that’s the moment when a total lunar eclipse and the sunrise take place at the same time.
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Woman Donates Kidney to Penn State Graduate After Reading StateCollege.com Report
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“Ironically, when I read the story I knew I’d be a match. I just felt it. And when I told my fiancé I had to do all this extensive testing to see if I was a match he said, ‘let’s be honest we already know your going to be,'” says Hawk.
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New Center Aims to Push Boundaries of 3-D Printing
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Rich Martukanitz holds two prototypes, one in each hand. The first design, a thick, heavy chunk, would make a good doorstop. The second is a hollowed-out set of spider arms, like a splayed but sturdy rack of ribs.
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Researchers Working to Reduce Methane Emissions from Cows
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Researchers at Penn State are looking for ways to limit methane from cows as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They’re also hoping to increase milk production at the same time. Details from the Centre County Report.