PSU researchers tackling national organ transplant shortage
By Jeff Cavanaugh Dr. Amir Sheikhi and his team are working to address nationwide organ transplant shortage at Shekhi Lab at Penn State University. Photo: Penn State. Penn State researchers have developed a potentially groundbreaking solution to the nationwide organ transplant shortage, using a new class of bioinks that produces engineered live tissue using 3D printing […]
Happy Valley: Home of the smart chip?
By Jeff Cavanaugh Across the globe, people rely on smart technology every second of the day, but current security technology within smart devices is lacking in energy conservation and overall efficiency. A team of Penn State researchers hopes to change that. Photo: Kelby Hochreither, Penn State A team of Penn State researchers led by Saptarshi […]
Facial recognition technology: Convenience or intrusion
Across the globe, technology is advancing at warp speed. And as it advances, it’s becoming more and more ingrained in our daily lives and in all social and professional settings. One of the latest technological struggles is striking a balance between convenience and the intrusion of privacy with the use of facial recognition technology. Exploring […]
Engineering research reimagines concrete floors to advance construction innovation
A new research project led by Nathan Brown, assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, is working to prove how designers could incorporate structural acoustic-optimized concrete slabs in building designs, cutting costs, reducing materials and decreasing the environmental footprint… without compromising areas like acoustics or structural properties. “If we put innovative ‘optimized’ floor systems […]
MP Machinery emerges as technological world leader and problem solver
Founded in 2009 in State College to provide testing and consulting services to the power industry, MP Machinery and Testing, LLC (MPM) has grown into a high-technology company that offers a wide range of experimental, analytical and consulting services to various industries. MPM offers materials testing products, test machines and analytical services to industry and […]
From the lab bench to the bedside: reducing the side effects of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy has saved millions of lives across the United States — but many cancer survivors experience painful and debilitating side effects from the treatment. And, even with the advances in drug-free cancer treatment methods, chemotherapy remains the standard. However, a group of Penn State researchers has developed a new class of nanomaterials engineered to capture […]
Turning hard problems into easy ones
A new software tool can accelerate materials science research by cutting out tedious background research on material properties. Developed by Penn State and Sandia National Laboratories researchers, propSym is an open-source software on the programming platform MATLAB that calculates the fundamental constants needed to describe the physical properties of solids, such as metals, ceramics or […]
Happy Valley’s Kijenzi Enables World-Class Manufacturing for Anyone, Anywhere
Started right here in Happy Valley, Kijenzi is now developing solutions to deliver medical equipment to remote areas in four different countries around the world utilizing 3D printing. The founding team at Kijenzi came together through Penn State’s humanitarian engineering and social entrepreneurship program. “We launched out of the university and kept Happy Valley as […]
Speeding Up the Scientific Process Through the Power of AI
A group of Penn State researchers that received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy is aiming to improve the efficiency of turbines for power generation through the use of artificial intelligence. Wesley Reinhart, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, said that higher efficiency […]
