These "Research Spotlight" features highlight current MRI research. This list will be updated from time to time. If you'd like to suggest a research item for this feature, please contact the MRI webmaster.
Storing a Lightning Bolt in Glass for Portable Power
The next generation of high energy density storage capacitors
Manager for Research Facilities
Lab Safety is One of Many Jobs for Joe Lonjin, Manager for Research Facilities
A Workshop for Nano Commercialization
Participants associated with nanotechnology and technology transfer attended a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Near Infrared Nanoparticles Shine a Bright Light on Cancer Diseases
A new imaging method for breast cancer has been developed by a team of scientists from Penn State.
New Materials Mean Faster Microwave Cooking
Researchers report new ceramic materials heat up faster, retain heat longer, and use less energy.
New Book by MRI Researchers Fuels Solar Hydrogen Development
New book by MRI researchers surveys recent advances in the generation of hydrogen by water photoelectrolysis.
Revolution in Solar Hydrogen on the Horizon
The prospect for the wide spread use of hydrogen as a portable energy carrier is dependent on finding a clean, renewable method of production.
MRI Researchers Win R&D 100 Award
The theme of Materials Day was the science, the future, and the commercial viability of nanotechnology.
Materials Day 2007
Nano: Expanding the Frontier
The theme of Materials Day was the science, the future, and the commercial viability of nanotechnology.
Joe Kulik,
Manager of the MRI Transmission Electron Microscope Facility
Penn State Hydrogen Day
Focuses on Energy Challenges
Hydrogen Day 2006 was about more than hydrogen, though there was plenty to learn about a hydrogen based future.
Titania Nanotube Arrays
Harness Solar Energy
Creating a renewable energy resource to supplement and ultimately replace dwindling petroleum reserves.
Middle School Students Take a Look at Materials
Materials Research & Life Sciences Meet at CrossOver Conference
Robert Newnham: A Legacy of Discovery
An Interview with Robert Newnham, the Alcoa Professor (Emeritus) of Solid State Science at Penn State The Valley of Death
A workshop at Penn State this summer showed how to cross to the other side.
Papers by Penn State Nano Researchers Among Top 20 Most Read
Two MRI faculty are among Nano Letters most frequently accessed authors. The Taylor Lectures
Marvin L. Cohen talks about Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis in the Taylor Lectures.
Anatomy of a Discovery
Some Eureka moments are more drawn out than others...
New Probe and Microscopy Technique Illuminates Defects in Materials
"Enlightenment" on the Subject of Solar Cells
Lawrence Kazmerski delivers the 2006 Taylor Lecture
