Nitin Samarth in his lab
Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Nitin Samarth, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics and professor of materials science and engineering, has been elected a member of…

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Image depicting the human brain with a 3D printed sensor applied to it
3D-printed brain sensors may unlock personalized neural monitoring

By Ty Tkacik

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a three-atomic-layer gallium film sandwiched between graphene and a silicon carbide substrate
Unlocking unusual superconductivity in a lightweight element

By Sam Sholtis

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Margaret Busse, pictured, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and Institute for Energy and the Environment co-funded faculty
Digital Twins Hub’s Faculty-in-Residence Program highlights mentorship, research

The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences’ Digital Twins Hub enables faculty-student research project…

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Winners announced for 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition

By Heather Dehnel

The winners of the 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC) have been announced. MVC is a…

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Saptarshi Das group collaborating around a sample they are viewing together around the instrument
Can machines discover?

How the Materials Research Institute is both using and enhancing AI in materials research

By Jamie Oberdick  …

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Hilal Ezgi Toraman in her lab
Ezgi Toraman named rising star in chemical engineering

Hilal Ezgi Toraman, assistant professor of energy…

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Four Penn State faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society…

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