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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.

Huanyu Cheng

Engineering science and mechanics' Cheng selected for Global Young Academy

2/10/16

Huanyu (Larry) Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering at Penn State, was recently selected for membership in the Global Young Academy (GYA). GYA provides the opportunity for leading young scientists from around the world to come together to address topics of global importance.

thermo-plastic

Water heals a bioplastic

9/1/15

A drop of water self-heals a multiphase polymer derived from the genetic code of squid ring teeth, which may someday extend the life of medical implants, fiber-optic cables and other hard to repair in place objects, according to an international team of researchers.

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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.

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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.

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