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Rajabipour in his lab conducting an experiment
New design approach may help slash the price of ultra-durable concrete
by jmm96@psu.edu

By Ty Tkacik

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Pile of used, empty plastic bottles
Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite
by jmm96@psu.edu

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help…

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Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors
by jco11@psu.edu

By Jamie Oberdick

More accurate navigation systems and…

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Woman in lab looking through eyepieces on an electrical charge reading machine
Air Force award supports research on electronics that can survive extremes
by jco11@psu.edu

Betul Akkopru-Akgun, assistant research professor in Penn State's…

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GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects
by jco11@psu.edu

Twelve research projects have been selected for the 2026 Penn…

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Toyota award to support lithium-ion battery fire prevention research
by jco11@psu.edu

Chao-Yang Wang, William E. Diefenderfer Chair in Mechanical…

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Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics
by jco11@psu.edu

Yinming Shao, assistant professor of physics at Penn State, has…

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Treats to concrete: Penn State Bakery to use grad student’s carbon capture tech
by jco11@psu.edu

The Penn State Bakery has long supported the University community…

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