At MRI, research facilities are more than just rooms filled with instruments; they are dynamic ecosystems led by innovative minds where game-changing progress and invention thrive. The Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium-Materials Innovation Platform (2DCC-MIP), the Materials Characterization Lab, and the Nanofabrication Lab are core facilities that exemplify this ethos.

Each month, we share updates to the core facilities user base through the "MRI Core Facilities News & Updates" newsletter.

News from MRI's Core Facilities Newsletter

MaterialsTube logo
November 2025 Newsletter: 2DCC

MaterialsTube is an AI-enhanced video sharing platform developed by the 2DCC.  It was built for materials…

Kate Plass user success story
November 2025 Newsletter: 2DCC

Kate Plass, Professor of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall Col

Nanofab teams up with Fabublox for better process documentation
November 2025 Newsletter: Nanofab

We’ve partnered with Fabublox, a design and data management platform for micro- and nanofabrication, to streamline…

Nanofab rendering of planned expansion
November 2025 Newsletter: Nanofab

At a recent meeting, the Penn State Board of Trustees approved an expansion of the Materials Research Institute’s (…