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Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term "green technology." Adding the protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) to perovskite solar cells boosted the efficiency of the devices in a series of laboratory tests, according to an international team of researchers.
Researchers at Penn State and Delaware have developed a theoretical method to improve the efficiency of thin-film solar cells by up to 33 percent. Flexible thin-film solar cells are needed to supply electrical power to fabrics, clothing, back packs and anywhere that a local autonomous power supply is required.
A better understanding of the mechanisms behind the cold sintering process (CSP) will lead to faster adoption and the cold sintering of many new materials, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
From anywhere, from any device, visit some of our labs virtually. Walk through the Nanofab Lab, the MCL X-ray Diffraction Lab, and the NanoSEM Lab.
Beethoven published a total of sixteen string quartets in his life, but this one stands out from them all. Opus 95 in F minor has been given the epithet “serious,” and for good reason. The first movement is unrelenting in its straining rhythm and ruthless articulation. Joseph Kerman says of this movement “this piece stands aloof, preoccupied with its radical private war on every fibre of rhetoric and feeling that Beethoven knew or could invent.” Thankfully, the second movement gives way to a more lyrical motion, and although there are still hints of gloom, it ends peacefully.
“Living Materials: Biomolecular Memory Elements that Compute Like the Brain”
I will highlight several examples of living materials that range from stimuli-responsive systems to those that achieve synapse-like functionality. I will also demonstrate the ability of such materials to sense, learn, and process signals.
Quantum at Penn State - An overview of quantum information science, quantum materials, and quantum sensing.
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Penn State’s investment in its interdisciplinary research institutes, including the Materials Research Institute (MRI), has created a culture of strong collaborations across disciplines. At Penn State, many researchers have the support of both their academic departments and the university-wide institutes, such as MRI. By encouraging crosscutting research, MRI and its sister institutes open up traditional silos of knowledge to the stimulus of other viewpoints and new ideas. This mingling of disciplines, often called “convergence,” brings together the physical and life sciences with engineering and computation to solve the most complex problems facing society today and in the future.
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