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Focus on Materials

Fall 2006

 

In This Issue:

Focus On Optical Materials

 

Features:

 

fiber optics

The All Optical Solution: Cruising the Superhighway on a Beam of Light

The real superhighway is the optical fiber that connects computers

 


 

glass blower

The EOC - A Seed Crystal for Electro-Optic Growth in Pennsylvania

Center of a developing electro-optics industry hub in western Pennsylvania

 


 

new device

The Power of Light: Biophotonics Reveals the Inner Working of Cells

Helping to understand the functioning of living cells at the molecular level

 


 

new device

Web Slingeres and Science Nerds at ASM Nano Camp

High school students participate in the first-ever ASM International materials camp

 

Director's Message

Read about the multiple uses of light and the unique power of optical materials in harnessing light and the information that light can carry

 

Materials Under Stress

New lighting material has the potential to replace most types of incandescent and flourescent lighting

 

In Eastern Pennsylvania, a Penn State/Lehigh Partnership Flourishes

The Center for Optical Technologies was formed in 2001

 

Materials Day 2006

Penn State's leadership in materials research is recognized

 

Faculty Spotlight: Ruyan Guo

Growing ferroelectric single crystals with unique properties

 

New Website Promotes Nanotechnology

Science and engineering at the nanoscale takes place across University Park.

 

Visiting Scientist Helps Glass Research Group

Immobilizing biomolecules on a glass surface for high-volume sensors


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