Penn State adaptive screen system for buildings featured in Lisbon Triennale

Array of adaptive screens in a window

By Pamela Krewson Wertz

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Penn State-designed window screen system that automatically changes its shape based on indoor and outdoor environmental conditions is part of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal through Dec. 5. The responsive building façade system features screens made of smart and bistable materials that are located inside a building’s windows that open and close based on the weather conditions and lighting outside, as well as the indoor lighting and climate requirements.

Penn State and Taipei Tech sign memorandums of understanding

A woman and a man at a wooden table signing documents

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State hosted a delegation from the National Taipei University of Technology on Oct. 16-18. During the delegation’s visit, the delegation met with Penn State faculty and administrators, and President Neeli Bendapudi and Taipei Tech President Sea-Fue Wang signed two memoranda of understanding between the two universities.

A memorandum of understanding, also called an MOU, is a formal agreement between two parties to collaborate on mutually beneficial projects.