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2D layered devices can self-assemble with precision

7/5/17

Squid-inspired proteins can act as programmable assemblers of 2D materials, like graphene oxide, to form hybrid materials with minute spacing between layers suitable for high-efficiency devices including flexible electronics, energy storage systems and mechanical actuators, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.

Solar power to the people

Solar power to the people

5/17/17

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Charles Godfrey Binder Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, and a group of multi-university researchers, have conceived an inexpensive solar cell that could provide electricity for every home in underdeveloped and emerging economies.

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Rapid screening machine can read and separate protein sequences

4/18/17

The structural properties of proteins that could eventually become important materials for manufacturing and medicine are revealed by a novel optical technique that works rapidly to sort through amino acid sequences even inside living bacteria, according to a team of engineers.

Penn State develops first-of-a-kind model to research post-malaria epilepsy

3/23/17

A first-of-its-kind mouse model could lead to an understanding of how cerebral malaria infection leads to the development of epilepsy in children, and to the prevention of seizures. The model — a way for researchers to simulate the effects of malaria in children by using mice — was developed in a collaboration between researchers at Penn State's colleges of medicine, engineering, science and agriculture.

Saptarshi Das, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics

ESM professor receives Young Investigator Award to improve 2D nanotransistors

10/24/16

Saptarshi Das, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, recently received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program Award to work on contact engineering for nanotransistors based on two-dimensional (2D) materials, which will improve the performance of electronic devices.

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Charles Godfrey Binder Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics

Akhlesh Lakhtakia elected Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow

7/22/16

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Charles Godfrey Binder Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, was recently admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry for his extensive and fundamental contributions to the optical response characteristics of isotropic chiral materials and to homogenization formalisms for composite materials and metamaterials.

Vijay K. Varadan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

ESM Distinguished Professor Emeritus receives honorary degree

7/7/16

Vijay K. Varadan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was recently conferred an honorary doctor of science degree from Saveetha University for his contributions in medicine, engineering and nanotechnology.

Cracking the code of the malaria parasite may help stop transmission

4/14/16

The most dangerous malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for nearly half a million deaths annually across Africa and Southeast Asia. Of increasing concern, this parasite is now developing resistance to common antimalarial drugs. Gaining a better understanding of the parasite's development in the body is urgently required. Now, a multi-university team, which includes Penn State, has broken the code that may lead to new defenses against the deadly parasite.

Penn State joins national network to support functional fabrics

4/1/16

The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Penn State as a partner in a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America -- will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government and will draw on the expertise of academic researchers working with new fibers, fabrics and materials and developing the technology that can integrate them into products from active wear to protective armor.

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