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The formation of heterostructure of a layered two-dimensional material envisioned as Lego blocks locking together.

New material may offer key to solving quantum computing issue

February 23, 2023

By Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new form of a…

Stylized image of a semiconductor chip

2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light

December 09, 2022

By Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new…

Nine layers of SnSe that were epitaxially grown on an a-plane sapphire substrate. Credit: Wouter Mortelmans/MIT. All Rights Reserved.

New type of semiconductor may advance low-energy electronics

August 11, 2022

By Jamie Oberdick

A research partnership between Penn…

Rong Kou, an assistant research professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, uses a scanning electron microscope at Penn State's Millennium Science Complex to study the crystalline structure of a lithium metal oxide. IMAGE: Patrick Mansell

Barron Discusses Broad Impact Of Penn State Research For Trustees

November 29, 2021

From detecting subatomic particles that usher in …

Participants in the Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program in 2019 walk students through a science demonstration at the Penn State Science-U Make It Matter camp. The PREM students left to right against the wall are Michael Cruse from North Carolina Central University, David Reyes-Ramirez from California State Los Angeles and Brett Green from Penn State. Image: Penn State

Penn State Partners With Two Universities For Diversity In Materials Research

November 29, 2021

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Penn State the…

Roman Engel-Herbert, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, characterizes chalcogenide thin films with a graduate student in a Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium lab in 2017. Image: Penn State MRI

NSF Renews Funding For Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium

November 30, 2021

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a renewal of…

As modern technology continues to get more compact, so must transistors, which are considered the building blocks of computer processing, according to Penn State researchers. Image: iStock/@matejmo

Transistors Built From Ultra-Thin 2D Materials Take A Step Forward

November 30, 2021

By Mariah Chuprinski

Two-dimensional materials can be used…

A single atomic layer of metal is capped by a layer of graphene, allowing for new layered materials with unique properties. Credit: Yihuang Xiong/Penn State

Two-Dimensional Metals Open Pathways To New Science

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

A new, atomically-thin materials…

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