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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.

 

Joe Lonjin
Storing a Lightning Bolt in Glass for Portable Power

The next generation of high energy density storage capacitors
Joe Lonjin
Manager for Research Facilities

Lab Safety is One of Many Jobs for Joe Lonjin, Manager for Research Facilities
new ceramics
A Workshop for Nano Commercialization

Participants associated with nanotechnology and technology transfer attended a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
new ceramics
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 ceramics
New Materials Mean Faster Microwave Cooking

Researchers report new ceramic materials heat up faster, retain heat longer, and use less energy.
Solar Hydrogen on the Horizon
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.
Solar Hydrogen on the Horizon
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.
R & D 100 Award
MRI Researchers Win R&D 100 Award

The theme of Materials Day was the science, the future, and the commercial viability of nanotechnology.
Hydrogen Day
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
Joe Kulik,

Manager of the MRI Transmission Electron Microscope Facility
Hydrogen Day
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 array
Titania Nanotube Arrays
Harness Solar Energy

Creating a renewable energy resource to supplement and ultimately replace dwindling petroleum reserves.
Middle School Class
Middle School Students Take a Look at Materials
CrossOver Conference
Materials Research & Life Sciences Meet at CrossOver Conference
Robert Newnham
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.
Nano researchers
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 Discovery
Anatomy of a Discovery

Some Eureka moments are more drawn out than others...
New Probe
New Probe and Microscopy Technique Illuminates Defects in Materials
Lawrence Kazmerski
"Enlightenment" on the Subject of Solar Cells

Lawrence Kazmerski delivers the 2006 Taylor Lecture