Success Story: Gilson Snowboards of Pennsylvania and Penn State
By Walt Mills
(This story was originally published on February 17, 2017)
Engineering professor receives DOE Early Career Research Program Award
Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been selected as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program Award for 2025.
LionGlass windows, windshields in development with Vitro Architectural Glass
LionGlass, a stronger and more sustainable glass invented at Penn State, may soon be developed for windows and windshields, thanks to a new partnership with North America’s largest architectural glass manufacturer Vitro Architectural Glass. The company signed a multi-year research agreement to scale up the new, patent-pending glass technology for use in flat glass applications across architectural and automotive markets.
Backyard insect inspires large-scale invisibility particles production
How the humble leafhopper’s nanoengineering could enable invisibility cloaks and next-gen sensors
By Jamie Oberdick