Qihua (David) Zhang
Postdoctoral Scholar in MBE2
(e) qzz5173@psu.edu
N-249 Millennium Science Complex
Yiru Zhu
Postdoctoral Scholar - Thin Films, MOCVD
(e) ymz5687@psu.edu
N-258 Millennium Science Complex
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
CEDE
Vision
To be the nation’s leading institution for research, technology and workforce development in Directed Energy (DE).
David Fried
Corporate Vice President, Lam Research
(e) David.Fried@lamresearch.com
Los Gatos, California
Amy Liu
Vice President, Research and Development Programs, IQE
(e) aliu@iqep.com
Mountain View, California
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 wear a mask or isolate at home. Now, Penn State engineering researchers have developed a portable and wireless device to simultaneously detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and vitamin C, a critical nutrient that helps bolster infection resistance, by integrating commercial transistors with printed laser-induced graphene.
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 in vehicles, where they produce no emissions. The production of fuel cells requires the use of a rapid laser welding process; however, welding at too high a speed results in humping, marked by surface irregularities on the weld seam.