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PHILADELPHIA — When semiconductor nanorods are exposed to light, they blink in a seemingly random pattern. By clustering nanorods together, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that their combined “on” time is increased dramatically providing new insight into this mysterious blinking behavior.

The research was conducted by associate professor Marija Drndic’s group, including graduate student Siying Wang and postdoctorial fellows Claudia Querner and Tali Dadosh, all of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences. They coll

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Scouts love a good pitching matchup because it allows them to see multiple guys in one sitting. About 30 flocked to Menchville High in Newport News, Va. Tuesday night to see righthander Deshorn Lake go against lefthander/outfielder Jake Cave of Kecoughtan High (Hampton, Va.)

However, neither player was at his best and both exited early due to pitch counts. Cave went three innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out six while taking the loss. Lake took the win after going four innings and giving up two runs on three hits while walking three and striking out four. Both threw around 85 pitches.

“Neither pitcher was very sharp,” Kecoughtan head coach Chad Ochsenfeld said.

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Fluorescent materials have important implications for modern technologies. However, the study of fluorescence can be a complex and precise matter. This summer, Erin Bessette-Kirton ’12, a physics major with minors in math and geology, will work with Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith to investigate the structure of terbium in doped sol-gel glass and the terbium concentration’s effect on fluorescence decay.

A material can be described as fluorescent if it absorbs light of a certain wavelength and emits light of a different wavelength. In UV lighting, florescent material emits light of a certain color and the fluorescence can be seen with the human eye. How

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Kelcie Hisaw Branscum, Ada, was inducted into East Central Universitys Theta Alpha Chapter of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business during the fall induction ceremony.

Kelcie is a senior majoring in Business Administration/Finance with a 4.0 GPA and is employed by Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting, Ada. She is married to Chance Branscum and is the daughter of Charles and Shari Hisaw.

Delta Mu Delta , an International Honor Society in Business Administration, was founded in 1913, incorporated in 1952, and in 1963 was admitted to membership in the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS).

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