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Instruments of Discovery: tools for the study, characterization, and metrology of materials
Focus on Advanced Coatings - Winter 2009
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Cover: A glass fruit fly hovers over a slice of kiwi in this photo montage illustrating a new coating technique, conformal-evaporated-film-by-rotation (CEFR), developed by researchers at Penn State. CEFR is capable of accurately copying details as tiny as the facets of a fruit fly's eyes.
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Features
Everything Should Be Coated
In the Advanced Coatings Lab, researchers optimize the performance of coatings
Advanced Ceramic Coating for Soldier Protection
A new process to make armor lighter, harder, and safer
Low Temperature Laser Processing Solves a Problem in Smart Materials Manufacturing
Integrating electroceramic thin films into electronic devices
Departments
Research Snapshots
Reports on water splitting, cancer detection, biomimetic coatings, bottom-up nanowire assembly, and polymer microcapsules for drug delivery.