Science news articles about 'state college pa'

  • Solid state heating and cooling is studied

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say refrigerators and other cooling devices might one day operate without compressors thanks to some ferroelectric polymers.
  • Study discovers how moles become cancerous

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two proteins involved in up to 70 percent of tumors.
  • Study: U.S. honey bees in dramatic decline

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 7 (UPI) -- The Apiary Inspectors of America says the United States has seen a dramatic decline in the number of managed honey bee colonies since 1980.
  • Bigger risk of East Coast storms forecast

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. meteorological service is predicting a near average number of hurricanes this year, but with an increased risk of storms along the U.S. East Coast.
  • U.S. scientists develop artificial cell

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists report creating an artificial cell that can be used to study the organization and function of the most basic cell components.
  • Study: Rural broadband access is needed

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 21 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University researchers say proactive policies are needed to provide broadband access for rural areas across the United States.
  • Study: Video games might make you smarter

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 27 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined video games that energize players and induce a positive mood might also enhance the players' creativity.
  • Interactive Web sites can shape perception

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says he's found the interactive look and feel of a corporate Web site can help shape positive perceptions about the organization.
  • Bacteria found in 120,000-year-old ice

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists report discovering a tiny species of bacteria that has survived for more than 120,000 years within a Greenland glacier.
  • Woolly mammoth study changes theory

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have determined only two groups of the extinct woolly mammoth existed and neither had much genetic diversity.
  • Non-magnetic materials yield surprises

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered new properties in a class of non-magnetic materials that might lead to entirely new uses for the materials.
  • Study: Fast protons prefer fast neutrons

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 19 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say they've found fast-moving protons are much more likely to pair with fast-moving neutrons than with other protons in the nuclei of atoms.
  • Parents with infants report poor sleep

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests parental adaptation to infant sleep is poorer when infants spend part of the night with their parents.
  • Scientists create auto theft alert system

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created a computer-based system that monitors parked automobiles, immediately detecting a theft.
  • $4M grant aids healthcare reform study

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 1 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University has received a three-year, $4 million grant to expand its evaluation of a health quality reform project.

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