photograph of a MEMS micromirror

Researchers use tightly focused laser beams to image biological samples, shape materials with microscopic precision and generate…

photo of spheroids taken using immunofluorescence

By Ty Tkacik

An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids —…

Mason Link

By Jamie Oberdick

Glass may look uniform, but some of the strongest and most useful glass materials contain carefully controlled…

scanning electron microscope image of donor cells

Testing in diabetic mice lowers blood sugar levels over 100-day window

By Ty Tkacik

Outfitting…

Image of a researcher applying printable hydrogel to a test participant

By Jamie Oberdick

Wearable health monitors can track heart rate, muscle activity, brain signals and other physiological…

Saptarshi Das with a wafer outside the nanofabrication lab at Penn State Materials Research Institute

By Ty Tkacik

A research project, led by Penn State engineers to create a sort of digital brain inspired by the processes insects…

Photograph of John Mauro and Nicholas Clark conduct furnace testing

Early-stage investment from the Cocoziello Institute and industry collaboration helped accelerate innovation beyond the…

Faculty and student in the 2DCC lab in the Millennium Science Complex

Four-year, $4.6 million award will sustain national user access and training while building a long-term operating model…