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Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 18, 2025
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New smart sensor takes the pain out of wound monitoring
February 05, 2025
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Penn State chemist receives Presidential Early Career Award
January 31, 2025
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WATCH: Tracking disease progression in technicolor
January 28, 2025
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Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing
January 21, 2025
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EMS faculty member receives DOE Early Career Research Award
October 17, 2024
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A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts
October 09, 2024
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$4.5M grant to fund 3D-printed high-performance ceramics project
October 01, 2024
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Journey in glass takes EMS doctoral student to Japan
January 30, 2024
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Chemistry professor receives Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship
November 16, 2023
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Sinnott to deliver McMahon Lecture at Alfred University
October 27, 2023
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Samarth named Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics
October 05, 2023
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Can AI crave a favorite food?
October 04, 2023
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Zentropy and the art of creating new ferroelectric materials
August 09, 2023
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