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Grove School’s Arthur Paul Pedersen publishes critical essay on scientific measurement literacy

A critical essay published in PNAS warns of the dangers of measurement illiteracy in scientific discourse, emphasizing its crucial role in effectively carrying out science. The authors urge broad efforts to reform measurement literacy, which enables scientists to be responsible and trusted ambassadors of knowledge.

SourceCity College of New York·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateJan 31, 2025

Building miniature optical antennas using DNA as a guide

Aalto University researchers have developed a new method called DALI (DNA-assisted lithography) to fabricate precise metallic nanostructures with designed plasmonic properties. The technique uses self-assembled DNA origami shapes as 'stencils' to create millions of fully metallic nanostructures. These structures have intriguing optical...

SourceAalto University·JournalScience Advances·DateFeb 2, 2018

Walker named a Fellow of the British Royal Society

Alan Walker, a distinguished professor at Penn State, has been recognized by the British Royal Society for his groundbreaking work on human origins. He is one of forty-two new Fellows elected this year and was honored for his distinguished contributions to the world's knowledge of human origins.

Book By Shipman Wins Phi Beta Kappa Award In Science

Pat Shipman's book Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight has received the 1998 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science. The book explores the enigmatic fossil Archaeopteryx, whose anatomy combines birdlike and reptilian features, and its role in understanding how birds evolved flight.