Self-heating, fast-charging battery makes electric vehicles climate-immune
Californians do not purchase electric vehicles because they are cool, they buy EVs because they live in a warm climate. Conventional lithium-ion batteries cannot be rapidly charged at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but now a team of Penn State engineers has created a battery that can self-heat, allowing rapid charging regardless of the outside chill.>>
Camouflaged Nanoparticles Used to Deliver Killer Protein to Cancer
A team of Penn State researchers has developed a biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors. Using a protein toxin from a plant found in the Himalayan mountains, called gelonin, the researchers caged the proteins in self-assembled metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles to protect them from the body's immune system. To enhance the longevity of the drug in the bloodstream and to selectively target the tumor, the team cloaked the MOF in a coating made from cells from the tumor itself.>>
Researchers receive $535K to manufacture metal parts for naval applications
Penn State researchers have received more than $535,000 to install a state-of-the-art "super-finishing lab" for 3D-printed metal parts. The new lab will complement the existing subtractive processing technology in the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) Lab within the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.>>
NIH grant awarded to two Penn State professors to develop new kind of wound dressing
Two Penn State professors have received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to develop a wound dressing made of semi-synthetic biomaterials. Once developed, this new kind of wound dressing would promote faster and more complete healing for the millions of people who suffer from skin wounds.>>
Better biomimetic bone focus of NIH grant
The next generation of biomimetic orthopedic implants that incorporate citrate signaling may be possible thanks to a $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant goes to Jian Yang, professor of biomedical engineering. >>
Researchers explore genome editing, stem cells' potential to alter cardiac treatment
Penn State researchers aim to dramatically alter the care of cardiac disease and heart injuries by examining the treatment potential of cardiac cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs).
The focus of a three-year, $567,000 Trailblazer Award grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), this research has the potential to open up new avenues for heart disease treatment. Xiaojun Lance Lian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and biology, is the recipient of the grant and will serve as principal investigator.>>
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
Kolli receives Outstanding Dissertation Award from ACM>>
Miller named associate editor of mechanical design journal>>
Student chapter wins third consecutive IISE Gold Award>>
Engineering students receive Vertical Flight Foundation scholarships>>
REU-focused graduate student paper wins ASEE award>>
