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Materials Research Institute

Materials Research Institute

A graduate student and professor, both wearing masks and socially distanced, look at a computer monitor with data.

Grad student aims to improve structural monitoring in 3D printing

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Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants

Triblock co-polymers

Virtual symposium to reflect on past and future of polymer science

Image of kirigami cuts to 3D nanomaterials

Kirigami-style fabrication may enable new 3D nanostructures

A collage of photos of researchers surveying, testing, building and modeling filtration masks

University-wide COVID-19 response initiative marks a year of solutions, impact

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Smart materials could pose solution for big-data bottleneck in future cities

Stewart Kurtz

Stewart Kurtz remembered for his impact on materials research at Penn State

A black and white microscopic image of blooming lines.

Inexpensive tin packs a big punch for the future of supercapacitors

Cartoon image of the heterotube diode: this device contains a MoS2 semiconductor shell (blue), over the insulator hBN shell (purple), over the carbon nanotube core (green) of the heteronanotube covered with gold electrodes (yellow)."

Sushi-like rolled 2D heterostructures may lead to new miniaturized electronics

Materials Research Institute announces seed grant recipients

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Engineering researcher receives CAREER Award to develop straintronic tech

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Shining a light on a forgotten figure in science history

Mechanical engineering faculty member named distinguished professor

last year’s Materials Visualization Competition best in show winner

Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition

An abstract image of a computer screen with code.

Transistors built from ultra-thin 2D materials take a step forward

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