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A Simple Method Etches Patterns At The Atomic Scale

Illustration of how patterns are etched at the atomic scale

A precise chemical-free method for etching nanoscale features on silicon wafers has been developed by a team from Penn State and Southwest Jiaotong University and Tsinghua University in China.

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A Designer’s Toolkit For Constructing Complex Nanoparticles

Illustration of a researcher's toolkit

A team of chemists at Penn State has developed a designer’s toolkit that lets them build various levels of complexity into nanoparticles using a simple, mix-and-match process.

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ESM’s Saptarshi Das Has Cover Article In High-Impact Journal

A new cover article appearing in the high-impact scientific journal Chemical Society Reviews.

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Flexible, Highly Efficient Multimodal Energy Harvesting

A piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support provides a 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezo composites.

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The 4th Annual Millennium Cafe Pitch Competition

Forty-four graduate students competed for prizes in the PPG Elevator Pitch Competition held May 22, 2018 in the Millennium Science Complex.

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Mechanotargeting Of Cancer Cells

Diseased cells such as metastatic cancer cells have markedly different mechanical properties that can be used to improve targeted drug uptake, according to a team of researchers at Penn State.

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Camouflaged Nanoparticles Used To Deliver Killer Protein To Cancer

A team of Penn State researchers has developed a biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors.

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Sintering Atomically Thin Materials With Ceramics Now Possible

For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics with a two-dimensional material that opens the door to new designs of nanocomposites with a variety of applications.

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Self-Heating, Fast-Charging Battery Makes Electric Vehicles Climate-Immune

Conventional lithium-ion batteries cannot be rapidly charged at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but now a team of Penn State engineers has created a battery that can self-heat, allowing rapid charging regardless of the outside chill.

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Center For Lignocellulose Structure And Formation Funding Renewed

Daniel Cosgrove in his lab

The Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation (CLSF) is receiving its third round of funding, and it was one of only nine centers nationwide recommended for a four-year renewal.

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