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The ability of piezoelectric materials to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa makes them useful for various applications from robotics to communication to sensors.

Penn State facility enables development of new ultra-thin materials for advanced electronics Roman Herbert-Engel, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, characterizes chalcogenide thin films with a graduate student in a Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium lab in 2017.  Image: Penn State MRI NSF renews funding for Two-Dimensional Crystal Consortium May 25, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a renewal of funding for the Materials Inn...

Jennifer Hampton Receives H.O.P.E. Award Posthumously May 17, 2021 — by Public Affairs and Marketing Jennifer Hampton Receives H.O.P.E. Award Posthumously Dr. Jennifer Hampton of the Hope College physics faculty, who was killed in an automobile accident in Holland on Sunday, March 14, has received this year’s Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award from the graduating Class of 2021. The H.O.P.E....

Hope College physics professor dies in car accident Dr. Jennifer Hampton of the Hope College physics faculty was killed in a car accident in Holland on Sunday, March 14. Credit: Hope College Published: 1:17 PM EDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 1:41 PM EDT March 15, 2021 On Sunday, Dr. Jennifer Hampton of the Hope College physics faculty was killed in a car accident in Holland. Hampton, who was 48, was a professor of physics and department chair at Hope, where she had t...

The work could make it possible to produce clean water at a lower cost. Desalination membranes remove salt and other chemicals from water, a process critical to the health of society, cleaning billions of gallons of water for agriculture, energy production, and drinking. The idea seems simple—push salty water through and clean water comes out the other side—but it contains complex intricacies that scientists are still trying to understand. The research team, in partnership with DuPont Water...

Nanotechnology Now Abstract: A desalination membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane, get clean water suitable for agriculture, energy production and even drinking. The process seems simple enough, but it contains complex intricacies that have baffled scientists for decades -- until now. Controlling the nanoscale structure of membranes is key for clean water, researchers find University Park, PA | Posted on January 1st, 2021 Researchers from Penn State, The...

Loading video... VIDEO: Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Penn State solved a complex problem that has... view more  Credit: The University of Texas at Austin, Penn State Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Penn State solved a complex problem that has baffled scientists for decades, until now. Desalination membrane...