
Spring 2006
In This Issue:
Focus On BioMaterials
Features:
Fine-Tuning Sensors for Health, Security, and the Economy
Penn State is a hotbed for research
The Art and Science of Glass
Materials at the interface of arts and science
A Simple Device Grows Some Amazing Bone Cell Tissue
Materials scientists and biologists find a better way to study breast cancer
Director's Message
This second issue of Focus on Materials addresses biomaterials and sensors, but the subliminal message is collaboration: collaboration between disciplines, between people, and their collaborative use of new knowledge.
Materials Research Anchors the I-99 Corridor
Economic partners work to promote high-tech emplyment.
Engineering Students Help MD Design Tool for the Operating Room
A model for the University I-99 Alliance cooperation
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Mary Frecker
The Engineering Design and Optimization Group (EDOG) members perform theoretical, computational, and experimental research that will impact both our health and national defense.

