Jan 19, 2021
Biological materials boost the next generation of solar technology By: Matt Carroll, Penn State Shashank Priya sees a future where instead of throwing away broken electronics, those devices heal themselves, and where machines evolve, even changing their form and...
Dec 7, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An integrated computational and experimental framework for the design and manufacturing of ultrahigh-temperature refractory alloys may become possible thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects...
Oct 28, 2020
David Kubarek UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A pair of Penn State materials experts have been selected to present lectures at the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) Annual Meeting with Materials Science & Technology to be held virtually Nov. 2-6. James Adair, professor of...
Jul 15, 2020
Walt Mills UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will receive more than $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy as an Energy Frontier Research Center Award. This is one of 10 awards announced in 2020, and the second EFRC awarded to Penn State researchers. This...
Jun 23, 2020
June 23, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — New matchbook-sized devices could convert wasted heat in our homes, offices and vehicles into an environmentally friendly source of electricity, according to a team of scientists. “We can take advantage of sources of wasted heat...
May 20, 2020
May 21, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The next generation of solar cells, made from flexible, wearable material, may soon charge our devices on the go, or provide critical electricity when other power sources are not available, like during a natural disaster. An...
Mar 31, 2020
Matthew Carroll March 31, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances also creates small magnetic fields that are present all around us. Scientists have developed a new mechanism capable of harvesting this wasted...
Oct 21, 2019
Matthew Carroll October 21, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term “green technology.” Adding the protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) to perovskite solar cells...
Jan 23, 2019
Mechanical engineers from Virginia Tech develop 3D printing technique for piezoelectric materials A team of mechanical engineers from Virginia Tech have devised a way to 3D print piezoelectric materials that can be customized to convert movement, impact and stress...
Dec 14, 2018
Shashank Priya December 14, 2018 Though the days of hardwired wall-mounted phones are ending and wireless internet connections are common at home and on the go, people are still dependent on cords to charge their mobile devices. My research, and that of others in the...
