Electronic Materials: using Nanowires for new electronic devices

Focus on Materials Fall 2008 Publication Cover

Focus On Electronic Materials - Fall 2008

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Collaborations Are the Key to New Electronic Materials

Collaborations are the Key to New Electronic Materials

Putting nanowires to work for sensors, solar cells, and chip-based devices


Harry Allcock

The Far-Ranging Vision of Harry Allcock

A class of polymers discovered by this Penn State scientist is ready for the real world.


Optimism Returns in the Quest for Clean, Green Fuel

Optimism Returns in the Quest for Clean, Green Fuel

In the labs of Serguei Lvov and his colleagues, the tantalizing promise of a hydrogen-based economy is making some encouraging advances.

A Smart Materials Company Closes the Gap Between Laboratory & Marketplace

A Smart Materials Company Closes the Gap Between Laboratory & Marketplace

Two Penn State materials Ph.D.s are building a successful company not far from the place where they earned their degrees.

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