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By Adrienne Berard

From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can…

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By Adrienne Berard

Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious…

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As one of the founding members of Penn State’s Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA), Mesta Electronics works with SCIA to grow…

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Penn State recently launched the Center of Excellence in Directed Energy (CEDE), a University-wide center designed to conduct basic…

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By Jamie Oberdick

The Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State has announced the recipients of the 2025…

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By Maria Lucas

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has drastically improved the uniformity and speed of metal parts…

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By Matthew Carroll

Special biomedical materials that can be injected as a liquid and turn into a solid inside our bodies —…

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Birgitt Boschitsch is the co-founder and CEO of