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EEG electrodes are placed through hair during testing of a biogel designed by Penn State researchers to improve contact with the scalp for wearable brain-monitoring systems. The reusable material softens with gentle heat, reaches the skin and gels again as it cools.
Novel biogel may solve a hairy problem for wearable brain-monitoring systems
by jco11@psu.edu

By Jamie Oberdick

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A vital tool for…

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Researchers from Penn State have created a 3D-printed speaker covering that can tightly focus sound waves into a tiny point in space, like a magnifying glass focusing a beam of light.
3D-printed speaker cover can focus audio into a private ‘sound spot’
by jco11@psu.edu

Music lovers may one day be able to blast their favorite artists…

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image of a sensor on a finger
Stretchy implants could stick to arteries to treat high blood pressure
by jco11@psu.edu

High blood pressure, formally known as hypertension, is a leading…

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An internal view of the reactor system that efficiently converts carbon dioxide and renewable electricity into methane.
New reactor design produces renewable methane from carbon dioxide
by jco11@psu.edu

An international team, led by Penn State’s Institute of Energy…

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Herbert A McKinstry, age 86
Remembering Herbert A. McKinstry, materials research pioneer
by jmm96@psu.edu

By Jamie Oberdick

Herbert A. McKinstry, a pioneering…

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Joshua Robinson standing in the gardens at the Millennium Science Complex
Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director
by jmm96@psu.edu

Robinson, director of the Penn State Silicon Carbide…

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Evan Pugh bust with Chen, van Duin, and Thole's headshot portraits
Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors
by jmm96@psu.edu

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Five Penn State professors have been named…

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Nitin Samarth in his lab
Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
by jmm96@psu.edu

Nitin Samarth, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics and…

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