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Acoustic tweezers manipulate cell-to-cell contact

12/22/14

Sound waves can precisely position groups of cells for study without the danger of changing or damaging the cells, according to a team of Penn State researchers who are using surface acoustic waves to manipulate cell spacing and contact.

tilt acoustic device

Tilted acoustic tweezers separate cells gently

8/25/14

Precise, gentle and efficient cell separation from a device the size of a cell phone may be possible thanks to tilt-angle standing surface acoustic waves, according to a team of engineers.

Department of Defense funds terahertz-range metamaterials research

5/16/14

Metamaterials research having potential applications in high-speed data transmission, medical imaging and other kinds of imaging and remote sensing is the focus of a U.S. Department of Defense project funded for five years at $7.5 million. Researchers from Penn State, part of this six-member Multi-University Research Initiative by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, will focus on the fundamental science necessary to develop plasma photonic crystals and plasma-embedded metamaterials that operate in the terahertz range.

multilayer ceramic capacitor

New center expands materials research partnerships with industry

3/6/14

A new Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics, supported by the National Science Foundation and co-located at Penn State and North Carolina State University, will build on and expand the research capabilities of Penn State's long-running Center for Dielectrics Studies.

Catching Up with Steven Schiff

3/29/11

Steven Schiff, director of Penn State's Center for Neural Engineering, discusses what insipred him to embark upon a project to improve the quality of medical care in East Africa.

Untangling an African Medical Mystery

3/23/11

Dr. Steven Schiff, director of Penn State's Center for Neural Engineering, discusses his project to improve the quality of medical care in East Africa.

Building on Nature

1/12/09

Scientists and inventors have often been inspired by the changing designs of nature. “For over a billion years,” Akhlesh Lakhtakia says, “many structures have evolved to display interesting and useful properties. This is an idea we humans should exploit.”