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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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