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Tiny, Soft Robot Flexes Its Potential as a Life Saver

A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team led by researchers at Penn State are...
9-Apr-2025 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Mesta Electronics Partners to Power Penn State Semiconductor Research

As one of the founding members of Penn State’s Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA), Mesta Electronics works with SCIA to grow silicon carbide crystals for semiconductors, which requires a stable, precise power source to heat a specialized...
3-Apr-2025 9:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Material’s ‘Incipient’ Property Could Jumpstart Fast, Low-Power Electronics

Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme...
14-Mar-2025 8:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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‘Nanodot’ Control Could Fine-Tune Light for Sharper Displays, Quantum Computing

Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast quantum computing,...
13-Mar-2025 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Penn State to Establish New Advanced Semiconductor Lab

Penn State researchers aim to enhance the University's research and development capabilities in next-generation semiconductor technology thanks to $4.3 million in infrastructure funding and in-kind support through the University’s membership in...
13-Mar-2025 8:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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$3M Grant Targets Integrated Semiconductor for Smarter, Greener Electronics

The microelectronics industry is nearing a tipping point. The silicon chips at the heart of everyday electronic devices are running into performance limits, raising the need for new materials and technologies to continue making faster, more...
7-Feb-2025 6:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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New Smart Sensor Takes the Pain Out of Wound Monitoring

Researchers from Penn State and China’s Hebei University of Technology addressed this issue by uncovering a new property of a sensor material, enabling the team to develop a new type of flexible sensor that can accurately measure both temperature...
7-Feb-2025 6:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Graduate Student’s Materials Science Research Recognized by National Society

Mingyu Yu, doctoral candidate in materials science and engineering at Penn State, recently received the Graduate Student Research Award from the professional society AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces and Processing for innovative...
7-Feb-2025 5:50 PM EST Add to Favorites


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The Penn State Materials Research Institute (MRI) is an interdisciplinary organization for engaging strategic research at the cross-section of education, science, and innovation. Our activities span the physical, engineering, and life sciences, and draw upon the expertise of a diverse faculty in departments across the campus. The key characteristics of this organization are an entrepreneurial and collaborative faculty culture, core facilities with technical staff and state-of-the-art equipment, three buildings dedicated to interdisciplinary materials research, and continuous support provided by the University. Our faculty and programs are driven by excellence in science and education, by long-term partnerships with industry and the Commonwealth, and by a commitment to achieving real world impact.

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