Transparency discovered in crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity
Materials Research Institute
Our integrated research laboratories turn concepts into prototypes
A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to researchers at Penn State and New York University.
A paper published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Journal details how researchers examined additive manufacturing methods and materials using atomistic-scale simulations to optimize their performance for ultimately stronger and more useful 3D-printed components.
“We went down to the most fundamental level, looking at the physical chemistry and the strengths of these molecular interactions,” van Duin said.
Every day, more than 141 billion liters of water are used solely to flush toilets. With millions of global citizens experiencing water scarcity, what if that amount could be reduced by 50%?
The possibility may exist through research conducted at Penn State, released today (Nov. 18) in Nature Sustainability.
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.
Can we chemically break down cellulose fibers into functional nanomaterials which could provide new strategies for treating water, for filtering blood? Can we convert proteins into particle gels for accelerated wound healing, disease modeling, and tissue engineering? These are just a few questions motivating work in the Soft Materials Laboratory (SMaL).
“Wearable Sensors”
Current gas sensors are mostly rigid, bulky, and require significant energy to operate. In this talk, I will introduce the use of laser-induced porous carbon materials to construct wearable gas sensors to detect toxic gas molecules such as nitrogen dioxide. These wearable gas sensors are flexible, stretchable, and highly sensitive to various target gas species.
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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