Semiconductors are the tiny, essential heart of nearly every device we use on a daily basis—and almost none are made in the United States. Drawing on the university’s history of cross-disciplinary collaboration and traditional strength in materials science, Penn State is leading a multibillion-dollar effort to reestablish the U.S. as a leader in manufacturing the computer chips that power modern life.

Ocean scientist Laura Guertin's maritime voyages feed her twin passions: science education and quilt making.

Advances in Y chromosome sequencing have important implications for fertility and cancer risk, says biologist Kateryna Makova.