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Proximity effect: Method allows advanced materials to gain new property

By Matthew Carroll

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ferroelectrics are special materials with polarized positive and negative charges —…

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$3M grant targets integrated semiconductor for smarter, greener electronics

By Jamie Oberdick

The microelectronics industry is nearing a tipping point. The silicon chips at the heart of everyday…

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Straining a material’s atomic arrangement may make for cleaner, smarter devices

By Jamie Oberdick

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Maria Hilse named as 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award Winner

Congratulations to Maria Hilse who received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award for Research Faculty.…

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Roy Award Recipients
Materials Research Institute names 2024 Roy Award winners

By Jamie Oberdick

Six Penn State materials researchers have received the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials…

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Penn State alum helps others find new careers through nanotechnology

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – As the managing director for Penn State's Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU), Zachary…

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Strong Like a Lion

Fired by philanthropy, a new kind of glass holds promise for the future

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The search to replace a critical semiconductor

China recently limited the export of gallium nitride, a type of semiconductor used to manufacture a variety of consumer power…

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