A team of researchers at Penn State have devised a new, streamlined approach to design metasurfaces, a class of engineered materials…

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Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been selected as a…

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LionGlass, a stronger and more sustainable glass invented at Penn State, may soon be developed for windows and windshields, thanks to…

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How the humble leafhopper’s nanoengineering could enable invisibility cloaks and next-gen sensors

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A new class of ceramics are not only transparent, but they can control light with exceptional efficiency — better than any theories…

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Burcu Ozden, assistant professor of engineering and physics at Penn State Abington, received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from…

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Penn State has launched a new center dedicated to quantum science and germinating cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Center for…

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By Sam Sholtis

Oil-in-water droplets respond to chemical cues by forming arm-like extensions that resemble filopodia, which are…