engineering science and mechanics
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Engineering professor named AIMBE fellow
April 23, 2024
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Butterfly-inspired AI technology takes flight
April 01, 2024
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Patrick Drew named Huck Institutes associate director
January 15, 2024
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Two-channel sensor measures biomarker concentration in sweat
January 04, 2024
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Q&A: Joining India and the United States in higher education
December 07, 2023
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Engineering student named NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher
October 27, 2023
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Can AI crave a favorite food?
October 04, 2023
![Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/09/visuotactileneuron_0.jpg?h=23d97ce3&itok=ZpZv9VZ-)
Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron
September 12, 2023
![Microscope set up for patch-clamp electrophysiology for measuring somatostatin role in neural circuits](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/08/crowley_microscope_psnews.jpg?h=1090211e&itok=V0sbB_zd)
Uncovering the role of somatostatin signaling in the brain
August 17, 2023
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New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization
March 22, 2023
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Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion
February 22, 2023
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Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body
February 22, 2023
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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
February 14, 2023
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Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain
January 20, 2023
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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
October 06, 2022
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Novel implantable sensor sniffs out possible signals of osteoarthritis
September 14, 2022
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Bioprinting for bone repair improved with genes
April 12, 2022
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Engineering professor named AIMBE fellow
April 23, 2024
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Butterfly-inspired AI technology takes flight
April 01, 2024
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Patrick Drew named Huck Institutes associate director
January 15, 2024
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Two-channel sensor measures biomarker concentration in sweat
January 04, 2024
![A wearable medical sensor is seen on an individual's neck.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/12/230422-psn-header.jpg?h=19ad3fdd&itok=Kof0fn9-)
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Q&A: Joining India and the United States in higher education
December 07, 2023
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Engineering student named NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher
October 27, 2023
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Can AI crave a favorite food?
October 04, 2023
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![Gloved hands hold tweezers with a tiny computer chip](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/09/visuotactileneuron_0.jpg?h=23d97ce3&itok=ZpZv9VZ-)
Making AI smarter with an artificial, multisensory integrated neuron
September 12, 2023
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Uncovering the role of somatostatin signaling in the brain
August 17, 2023
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![a gloved hand uses tweezers to place a small sensor on another person's forearm. A heat map of the forearm is shown in the upper right.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/04/psn-cheng-sensors.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=CG3CFua3)
![A person in a tan jacket breathes onto their wrist. A wire connects the wrist sensor to a monitor on the jacket. The person holds a phone in their hand, showing data is collected.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/04/psn-fig-5a-copy.png?h=707772c7&itok=pa7rMwIq)
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New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization
March 22, 2023
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Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion
February 22, 2023
![Illustration of running woman with short blonde hair and teal athletic gear. Graphic zoom-out of biosensor to measure sweat.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/02/PSN-cover-art.jpg?h=19ad3fdd&itok=NNZe4AIg)
Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body
February 22, 2023
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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
February 14, 2023
![Dark-haired man wearing glasses and black wool coat stands outdoors with arms crossed.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/PSN-Larry-Cheng.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=MwMX3aoK)
![A rendering of a yellow square with four legs, like a table, being inserted into a depiction of a brain, all on a blue background.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/PSN-Figure-1.A-High-Resolution.jpg?h=652e55f1&itok=IZ_hmh5K)
Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain
January 20, 2023
![A colorful graphic representation of a laser-induced graphene foam gas sensor.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/PSN-Cover-Artwork.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=x0cjPq1C)
![A person in a hard hat and orange vest wears a patch on his arm, which is shown enlarged in the foreground of the image. Two people stand behind the first one.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/PSN-NSF-Future-of-Work.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=e_SofceW)
![A houseplant, left, with a sensor and wires applied to one of its leaves. At right, a close-up of a sensor is seen on a single plant leaf.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/12/PSN-Nano-Energy.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=9dkMZ0WP)
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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering
October 06, 2022
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![A gloved hand holds a metallic sensor against a black background.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/PSN-Cheng-minimum-header.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=89fXmeCW)
Novel implantable sensor sniffs out possible signals of osteoarthritis
September 14, 2022
![five people wearing safety wear in manufacturing laboratory](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/08/Osama-PSN.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=_q6FIF_J)
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![diagram of how plasmids enter cells and release growth factors](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/04/bioprinting_0.jpg?h=9a162221&itok=Pi1AvJgf)
Bioprinting for bone repair improved with genes
April 12, 2022
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