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New smart sensor takes the pain out of wound monitoring

Laser-made, ultra-thin material enables precise, self-powered tracking of healing wounds

By Jamie Oberdick

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Porous plastic sheets can cool buildings by radiating light to space

By Mariah Lucas

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Novel ‘living’ biomaterial aims to advance regenerative medicine

By Sarah Small

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine,…

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Materials can remember a sequence of events in an unexpected way

By Gail McCormick

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Three faculty receive Presidential Early Career Award for scientists, engineers

By Adrienne Berard

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NSF CAREER Award supports pursuit of ‘soft’ solutions for spinal cord injuries

By Mariah Lucas

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Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2

By Mariah Lucas

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the COVID-19 pandemic era, at-home, portable tests were crucial for knowing when to…

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Getting over the hump to improve fuel cell manufacturing

By Sarah Small

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fuel cells offer a form of clean energy across many sectors and are of particular interest…

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