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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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    Straining a Material’s Atomic Arrangement May Make for Cleaner, Smarter Devices

    What’s the best way to precisely manipulate a material’s properties to the desired state? It may be straining the material’s atomic arrangement, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State. The team discovered that “atomic spray...
    6-Dec-2024 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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    Squishy Microgels in Granular Biomaterials Confine and Direct Cell Behavior

    A simple biomaterial-based strategy that can influence the behavior of cells could pave the way for more effective medical treatments such as wound healing, cancer therapy and even organ regeneration, according to a research team at Penn State.
    26-Nov-2024 9:45 AM EST Add to Favorites

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    $1.5M NSF Grant to Launch AI-Designed Biosensor Research Project

    To enhance biosensor development via artificial intelligence (AI) and offer STEM education opportunities to K-12 students from underserved communities, the U.S. National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers at Penn State a three-year,...
    16-Oct-2024 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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    Revamping an Old Technique to See Battery Design in a New Way

    Batteries power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, with their performance hinging on the critical interface between the electrode and electrolyte. Penn State and industry researchers have developed a method to observe this interface...
    16-Oct-2024 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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    Butterfly-inspired AI technology takes flight

    When it comes to mating, two things matter for Heliconius butterflies: the look and the smell of their potential partner. The black and orange butterflies have incredibly small brains, yet they must process both sensory inputs at the same time —...
    16-Oct-2024 8:20 AM EDT 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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