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For years, researchers believed that the smaller the domain size in a ferroelectric crystal, the greater the piezoelectric properties of the material. However, recent findings by Penn State researchers have raised questions about this standard rule.

Tiny defects hold key to turning inert materials into more useful chemically active ones

Materials Research Institute gives undergraduate student workers an opportunity to gain valuable experience

Three Penn State faculty and two graduate students have received the 2021 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award.