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Newswise: Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals
Released: 18-Nov-2021 2:35 PM EST
Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals
Penn State Materials Research Institute

For years, researchers believed that the smaller the domain size in a ferroelectric crystal, the greater the piezoelectric properties of the material. However, recent findings by Penn State researchers have raised questions about this standard rule.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 12:35 PM EDT
Key to resilient energy-efficient AI/machine learning may reside in human brain
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A clearer understanding of how a type of brain cell known as astrocytes function and can be emulated in the physics of hardware devices, may result in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning that autonomously self-repairs and consumes much less energy than the technologies currently do, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

   
Newswise: Materials Research Institute names five Roy Award winners
Released: 27-Oct-2021 11:50 AM EDT
Materials Research Institute names five Roy Award winners
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Three Penn State faculty and two graduate students have received the 2021 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award.

Newswise: Getting a head start on a materials research career
Released: 21-Oct-2021 2:10 PM EDT
Getting a head start on a materials research career
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Faced with a growing workload in its research labs, the Materials Research Institute (MRI) met the challenge by offering Penn State students an opportunity that most materials science and engineering undergraduates normally never receive.

Released: 14-Oct-2021 1:15 PM EDT
A new twist on 2D materials may lead to improved electronic, optical devices
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A new generation of electronics and optoelectronics may soon be possible by controlling twist angles in a particular type of bilayer 2D material used in these devices, strengthening the intrinsic electric charge that exists between the two layers, according to researchers from Penn State, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rutgers University.

Released: 10-Sep-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Penn State Partners with Two Universities for Diversity in Materials Research
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Penn State the lead partner to both Florida International University (FIU) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as part of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM), a diversity-focused STEM program.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Ferroelectrics everywhere?
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A new family of ferroelectric materials that could potentially improve information and energy storage came about due to searching for ferroelectricity in places researchers never looked before.

Released: 18-Aug-2021 8:00 AM EDT
National 2D materials research center wins NSF funding
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Operated by Penn State University's Materials Research Institute in partnership with Rice University, ATOMIC has won $1.5 million in Phase II funding that will allow it to add both a new academic partner, Boise State University, and new industry partners. ATOMIC currently has 13 industry partners and five government partners.

Released: 3-Aug-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Finding new types of 2D material defects could enable better electronics
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The discovery of new types of defects in 2D materials may lead to the creation of new ultra-compact electronic devices.

Released: 29-Jul-2021 4:25 PM EDT
Novel Method of Imaging Silicon Anode Degradation May Lead to Better Batteries
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may enable better, cheaper batteries.

Released: 24-Jun-2021 10:10 AM EDT
Researchers World-Wide Find Great Value in ReaxFF Reactive Force Field
Penn State Materials Research Institute

More than 1,600 researchers in six of the world’s seven continents have requested parameters for a ReaxFF reactive force field developed by a Penn State researcher and used as a valuable research tool in fields as varied as biomaterials, polymers, batteries and 3D printing.

Released: 24-Jun-2021 9:25 AM EDT
Materials Researcher Honored with ACerS's 2021 Orton Lectureship
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The American Ceramics Society (ACerS) has selected Clive Randall, director of the Materials Research Institute and distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, to give the 2021 Edward Orton, Jr. Memorial Lecture at the 2021 ACerS’s Annual Meeting.

Released: 14-Jun-2021 11:35 AM EDT
New Tissue-Closure Model May Aid in Promotion of Faster Wound Healing
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The observation of a previously undetected biological mechanism for closing gaps in living tissue improves basic understanding of the wound-healing process and may one day inform strategies to speed healing after surgery and could hold other medical benefits, according to a team of Penn State and Singapore researchers.

Released: 1-Jun-2021 8:05 AM EDT
Graduate student finalists show their work during research elevator pitch competition
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Penn State graduate students in materials science and materials engineering learn valuable career skills such as concise presentation of their research and win prizes during the 2021 Millennium Café PPG Elevator Pitch Competition on May 15 and May 18.

Released: 25-May-2021 11:10 AM EDT
NSF renews funding for Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a renewal of funding for the Materials Innovation Platform (MIP) national user facility at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute (MRI), the Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium (2DCC). The 2DCC is one of four MIPs in the United States and was awarded $20.1 million over five years, an increase of 13% above the initial award in 2016.

Released: 17-May-2021 1:50 PM EDT
“Seeing” previously invisible nano-level glass damage
Penn State Materials Research Institute

For the first time, the subsurface structural change of silica glass due to nanoscale wear and damage has been revealed via spectroscopy, which may lead to improvements in glass products such as electronic displays and vehicle windshields, according to a team of international researchers.

Released: 28-Apr-2021 3:45 PM EDT
Helpful, engineered 'living' machines in the future?
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Engineered soft autonomous materials that respond to stimuli hold great potential for a variety of applications from maintaining infrastructure to cleaning the environment.

Released: 12-Apr-2021 3:45 PM EDT
Penn State Mourns the Loss of Della Roy
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The Penn State and materials research communities are mourning the loss of Della M. Roy, emeritus professor of materials science and a founding member of the Penn State Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), now the Materials Research Institute (MRI). Della died on March 27 at age 94. Della was known as an international leader in the field of cement and concrete research and for being a groundbreaker for women in science.

Released: 29-Mar-2021 10:00 AM EDT
Kirigami-style nanostructure fabrication may open new world of micro and nanostructures
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Daniel Lopez, Liang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, explains how he uses kirigami techniques in a potentially more efficient way to fabricate 3D nanostructures for use in flexible electronics. Lopez describes how this technique works and the potential future uses of these 3D nanostructures, referring to his research published in Advanced Materials on February 4, 2021.

Released: 12-Mar-2021 7:05 AM EST
Sushi-like rolled 2D heterostructures may lead to new miniaturized electronics
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A new type of one-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures could lead to miniaturized electronics that are currently not possible.



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