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Engineered responsive materials, or smart materials, may be integral to cities of the future, according to an article published in Science by Penn State researchers. Image: iStock/@metamorworks

In smart cities of the future, sensors distributed throughout buildings and bridges could monitor infrastructure health.

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Over the past year, MASC researchers have designed, tested, manufactured and delivered hundreds of thousands of PPE to healthcare workers. Image: MASC/Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Jason Plotkin

More than 350 researchers joined a coalition to rapidly design and deploy critical equipment to frontline health care workers.

Read more about University-Wide COVID-19 Response Initiative Marks A Year Of Solutions, Impact

A Penn State research team found that the N protein on SARS-CoV-2 is conserved across all SARS-related pandemic coronaviruses (top, from left: SARS-CoV-2, civet, SARS-CoV, MERS). The protein differs from other coronaviruses, such as those that cause the common cold (bottom, from left: OC43, HKU1, NL63 and 229E). Image: Kelly Lab/Penn State

A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may have big implications for future treatments, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

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A team of Penn State researchers has developed a new hardware security device that takes advantage of microstructure variations to generate secure keys. Image: Jennifer M. McCann/Penn State

As more private data is stored and shared digitally, researchers are exploring new ways to protect data against attacks from bad actors.

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Roman Engel-Herbert, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, characterizes chalcogenide thin films with a graduate student in a Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium lab in 2017. Image: Penn State MRI

Penn State facility enables development of new ultra-thin materials for advanced electronics

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Schematic of the skin and bone bioprinting process. After scanning, the bone and then skin layers are bioprinted creating a layered repair with bone, a barrier layer, and dermis and epidermis. Image: Ozbolat laboratory, Penn State

Researchers have repaired traumatic injuries in a rat model using bioprinting during surgery, and their work may lead to faster and better methods of healing skin and bones.

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Scientists found using a chromium seed layer allowed them to grow ultrathin gold film that serves as a transparent electrode with good conductivity for perovskite solar cells. Image: Penn State

Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient and can be coupled with traditional silicon cells to greatly boost the performance of both devices.

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A previously unexplored mechanism of wound gap closure similar to zipping a purse string may offer faster and better healing after injury or surgery. Image: Elizabeth Floresgomez Murray

The observation of a previously undetected biological mechanism for closing gaps in living tissue improves basic understanding of the wound-healing process.

Read more about New Tissue-Closure Model May Aid In Promotion Of Faster Wound Healing

The automotive electric vehicle revolution is paving the way for urban air mobility, but people must not be naive in thinking that electric vehicle batteries will suffice for electric flight. The fast-charging requirements, 30x increase in energy throughput, and 3x power requirements demand a new generation of battery. Image: Eric Rountree, EC Power

A team of Penn State researchers are exploring the requirements for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and designing and testing potential battery power sources.