New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries

By Jamie Oberdick

The demand for high-performance batteries, especially for use in electric vehicles, is surging as the world…

Perovskite, bio-inspired solar cell

By Matthew Carroll

Borrowing from cell membranes, the protective barriers around cells in all living organisms, Penn State…

mussel stickiness inspires researchers at penn state

By Jamie Oberdick

There is a conundrum around rare earth elements (REE). They play a key role in clean energy, vital to the…

ab initio molecule

By Jamie Oberdick

Systems in the Universe trend toward disorder, with only applied energy keeping the chaos at bay. The concept…

By Jamie Oberdick

Ceramics and glass are two materials that have been around since ancient times, yet many people outside of…

N-type semiconductors

By Ashley WennersHerron

There’s a barrier preventing the advent of truly elastic electronic systems, the kind needed for…

Sapphire substrates

By Jamie Oberdick

Researchers from the National Science Foundation-sponsored Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium (2DCC-MIP) -…

I. Ozbolat

By Adrienne Berard

Developing technology to quickly and efficiently bioprint human tissues at scale is the goal of a new project…