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New smart sensor takes the pain out of wound monitoring

Laser-made, ultra-thin material enables precise, self-powered tracking of healing wounds

By Jamie Oberdick

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Three faculty receive Presidential Early Career Award for scientists, engineers

By Adrienne Berard

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NSF CAREER Award supports pursuit of ‘soft’ solutions for spinal cord injuries

By Mariah Lucas

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Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2

By Mariah Lucas

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the COVID-19 pandemic era, at-home, portable tests were crucial for knowing when to…

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Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing

By Sarah Small

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fuel cells offer a form of clean energy across many sectors and are of particular interest…

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Old wisdom meets new tech: Traditional Chinese medicine inspires pulse sensors

By Sarah Small

Continuously monitoring a person’s pulse can provide meaningful medical information, such as heart rate and,…

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Discovery could eliminate need to refrigerate vaccines and protein-based drugs

By Mallorie McIlwain and Adrienne Berard

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Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems

By Sarah Small

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A team led by researchers at Penn State recently received a $2,491,443 grant from the…

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