Solving a two-sided problem for the real estate industry

At any given time, you’re likely either using or benefitting from a modern electronic device and when that device doesn’t work correctly, it can result in big inconveniences. Penn State’s Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, assistant research professor of materials science and engineering, is studying defects in 2D materials, research that will enable future electronics to be […]

Note: To minimize risk associated with the Delta variant of COVID and keep people safe, MRI is moving forward with a simplified VIRTUAL Materials Day using an engaging virtual networking hub. Penn State’s Materials Day is an event that connects Penn State talent with companies and shares Penn State’s latest research and discovery with industry, government and service […]

Penn State doesn’t just foster innovation — it puts its money where its mouth is with its annual Penn State Biodevices Seed Grant and Grace Woodward Collaborative Research in Engineering and Medicine Grants, both open to PSU faculty across disciplines. Designed to support the important work on biodevice development, the grant program was founded in […]

What if you could perform chemistry on the computer? That’s essentially what the ReaxFF method allows researchers to do — and it’s a tool that more than 1,600 researchers around the world have now requested access to. Developed by Adri van Duin, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State, the ReaxFF method can be used […]

In 2013, Nina Jenkins, a research professor of entomology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, parlayed her research into a new company focused on indoor pest control. Jenkins’ startup, ConidioTec LLC, developed and patented Aprehend®, an environmentally-safe spray for eliminating and controlling bed bugs that received EPA approval in 2017 and is now available in all 50 states and […]

According to Dr. Hui Yang, professor of Industrial Engineering at Penn State, quality excellence in additive manufacturing (AM) could have a big socioeconomic impact and major outcomes in the industry’s profitability, sustainability and efficiency. Dr. Yang recently led a study that proposes a new data-driven methodology for quality control in additive manufacturing. “Ultimately, everyone wants […]