Read the latest news about research conducted by investigators in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Our faculty and students are continually advancing technology, creating solutions and expanding knowledge with new and innovative research.
Researchers identify breaking point of conducting material
An improved method to predict the temperature when plastics change from supple to brittle, which could potentially accelerate future development of flexible electronics, was developed by Penn State College of Engineering researchers.
Digging into the past
High on the craggy cliffs of Oman’s rocky desert landscape, Sarah Ivory squeezed into narrow, dark caves in search of a different kind of goldmine.
Scientists create road map for improving carbon estimates
Penn State researchers found that a common tool used to understand carbon dioxide fluxes, or how the gas moves between the atmosphere and ecosystems, may be overconfident because of uncertainties in the release of carbon dioxide by the combustion of fossil fuels.
When bonding noble metals to 2D materials, interfaces matter
Researchers at Penn State and Purdue University have developed new materials for improved single-atom catalysis and future electronics.
Earth and Mineral Sciences student finds bright future in solar energy
When Zoë Rauscher arrived at Penn State as a first-year student, she “knew nothing about solar," she said.