Supercrystal: A Hidden Phase of Matter Created by a Burst of Light
“Frustration” plus a pulse of laser light resulted in a stable “supercrystal” created by a team of researchers led by Penn State and Argonne National Laboratory, together with University of California, Berkeley, and two other national labs.
18-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EDT
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An Antireflection Coating That Makes Plastic invisible
Antireflection (AR) coatings on plastics have a multitude of practical applications, such as reducing the glare on eyeglasses, computer monitors or on the display on your smart phone when out of doors. Now, researchers at Penn State have developed...
30-Jan-2019 9:35 AM EST
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Creating a Roadmap for 2D Materials
An invited article in the December online edition of the journal 2D Materials provides a roadmap for the synthesis of electronic-grade two-dimensional materials for future electronic and sensing applications.
16-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
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Predicting the Properties of a New Class of Glasses
ZIF glasses, a new family of glass, could combine the transparency of silicate glass with the nonbrittle quality of metallic glass, according to researchers at Penn State and Cambridge University, UK.
20-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
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New Traffic Rules in Graphene City
Methods to control the ballistic movement of electrons in bi-layer graphene - called a valve and beamsplitter - could be a new way to control electron traffic in electronic devices.
5-Dec-2018 3:30 PM EST
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A 3D Imaging Technique Unlocks Properties of Perovskite Crystals
A team of materials scientists from Penn State, Cornell and Argonne National Laboratory have, for the first time, visualized the 3D atomic and electron density structure of the most complex perovskite crystal structure system decoded to date.
5-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
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Citrate-based Biomaterial Fuels Bone Healing with Less Rejection
A material based on a natural product of bones and citrus fruits, called citrate, provides the extra energy stem cells need to form new bone tissue, according to a team of Penn State bioengineers.
26-Nov-2018 8:00 AM EST
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3D Electron Microscopy Uncovers the Complex Guts of Desalination Membranes
Careful sample preparation, electron tomography and quantitative analysis of 3D models provides unique insights into the inner structure of reverse osmosis membranes widely used for salt water desalination wastewater recycling and home use,...
23-Oct-2018 1:05 PM EDT
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