Diseased cells such as metastatic cancer cells have markedly different mechanical properties that can be used to improve targeted drug…

A new cover article appearing in the high-impact scientific journal Chemical Society Reviews.

A piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support provides a 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical…

Illustration of a researcher's toolkit

A team of chemists at Penn State has developed a designer’s toolkit that lets them build various levels of complexity into…

Illustration of how patterns are etched at the atomic scale

A precise chemical-free method for etching nanoscale features on silicon wafers has been developed by a team from Penn State and…

A slippery rough surface (SRS) inspired by both pitcher plants and rice leaves outperforms state-of-the-art liquid-repellent surfaces…

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Development of a theoretical basis for ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric materials led to a new material with twice the piezo…

An international team of researchers has developed a new family of glass based on metals and organic compounds that stacks up to the…