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Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

February 05, 2025

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Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing

January 21, 2025

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Q&A: $2.5M grant to help reduce emissions, inefficiencies in industrial systems

January 15, 2025

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Penn State industrial engineering grad student named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

January 15, 2025

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Mechanical engineering researchers awarded Office of Naval Research grants

January 08, 2025

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WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

December 19, 2024

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X-ray vision: Seeing through the mystery of an X-ray emissions mechanism

December 03, 2024

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Stefano Terlizzi joins nuclear engineering department at Penn State

October 30, 2024

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Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

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Reid A. Berdanier named director of START Lab

August 30, 2024

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Q&A: Achieving energy literacy through decarbonization research

July 30, 2024

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Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward

July 19, 2024

Engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy IBUILD fellowship

July 08, 2024

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Two nuclear engineering grad students awarded Department of Energy fellowships

June 10, 2024

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Q&A: Decarbonizing steel manufacturing

May 07, 2024

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Cold sintering may rescue plastic, ceramics, battery components from landfills

May 02, 2024

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Q&A: Greener power solutions for communities

March 26, 2024

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Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 13, 2024

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New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors

March 13, 2024

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Membrane research moves forward with additional five years of NSF funding

March 01, 2024

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Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials

December 13, 2023

Engineering professor named fellow of American Nuclear Society

November 16, 2023

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Q&A: More stable and sustainable power grids

November 15, 2023

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Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron

September 12, 2023

Two Penn State engineering faculty receive top IEEE awards

September 01, 2023

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Q&A: Nuclear engineer awarded DOE Distinguished Early Career Award

August 08, 2023

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3D-printed ceramics may increase gas turbine fuel efficiency, researchers report

June 20, 2023

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Acoustics graduate student receives four-year fellowship in nuclear engineering

June 06, 2023

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New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

May 18, 2023

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Nuclear engineering department head receives Fusion Technology Award

April 14, 2023

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Standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

April 12, 2023

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Mechanical engineering faculty wins international award from Combustion Institute

April 11, 2023

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Mathematical model provides bolt of understanding for lightning-produced X-rays

March 30, 2023

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Penn State to host American Nuclear Society student conference in 2024

March 21, 2023

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Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen Thole

March 15, 2023

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Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion

February 22, 2023

Computer algorithm controls cityscape of buildings.

Engineers help artificial intelligence to learn more safely in the real world

December 16, 2022

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Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices

November 30, 2022

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How the Amelia Earhart mystery may inform microplastics research

November 29, 2022

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Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

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Penn State Breazeale Reactor achieves first simultaneous neutron beam operations

November 17, 2022

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College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 31, 2022

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Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

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Security of Advanced Reactors Workshop offered in person and virtually, Nov. 2-4

October 12, 2022

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Researchers to holistically assess buildings' thermal resilience, sustainability

October 11, 2022

Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building

September 13, 2022

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Westinghouse and Penn State to explore advancing sustainable micro-reactors

May 19, 2022

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Precise control of atomic arrangement may mean less waste in producing plastic

April 25, 2022

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Penn State joins $360 million national water research effort

April 11, 2022

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Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students

April 05, 2022

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Built like a bird: Modeling aircraft after nature with young investigator grant

March 30, 2022

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Researchers to study possible links between fracking, water contaminants

February 23, 2022

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Study abroad program offers collaborative sustainability research experiences

February 10, 2022

Graduate student selected for prestigious U.S. Department of Energy program

January 21, 2022

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Coal creation mechanism uncovered

November 11, 2021

Synchronization of neural oscillations achieved by astrocytes

Key to resilient energy-efficient AI/machine learning may reside in human brain

November 01, 2021

New faculty named Electrochemical Society and Toyota Young Investigator Fellow

September 08, 2021

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Engineer to measure the efficiency of comfortable, useful lighting

September 07, 2021

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Engineering researcher receives CAREER Award to develop straintronic tech

March 01, 2021

Second Energy University forum to focus on education March 5

February 25, 2021

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Four new faculty members join Department of Chemical Engineering

October 05, 2020

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Chemical engineering department head receives environmental award

August 14, 2020

Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

June 22, 2020

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Energy, environmental strategic planning community forums announced for May

April 27, 2020

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Mechanical engineering grad student innovates gas turbine heat sensors

January 14, 2020

Solar Panel at Penn State

Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': Penn State's commitment to renewable energy

December 18, 2019

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