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Penn State's gateway to nanoscale science and technology


The new home for 21st century science

The Millennium Science Complex, situated in the center of the University Park campus, is the future home for the Materials Research Institute and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and will house the NNIN/Nanofabrication Facility and the Materials Characterization Lab. With the opening of the Millennium Science Complex in the summer of 2011, Penn State will enable new collaborations across scientific disciplines and provide world-class facilities for research at the leading edge of 21st century science and technology.


Recent News

The 2013 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials – Low Dimensional Materials

Josh Robinson speaking at the Taylor Lecture

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Penn State researching ways to improve computer speed, efficiency

Samarth, right, is pictured with members of his lab, Joon Sue Lee, center, and research associate Dr. Anthony Richardella. Credit: Fredric Weber, Penn State University

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Theory and practice key to optimized broadband, low-loss optical metamaterials

Fabricated free-standing metamaterial filter, thin-film mounted on an optical frame.

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Penn State centers and user facilities for nanoscale science and engineering


NNIN/Nanofabrication Laboratory



The Center for Nanoscale Science (MRSEC)



Smart Materials Integration Laboratory



Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL)



Focus on Materials Spring 2013 Publication Cover

Spring-2013

Partnering with Industry for Materials Innovation in Two and Three Dimensions

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Distinguished Lecture Series - The Convergence of Materials Science and Life Science

The Distinguished Lecture Series highlights world-class researchers in nanobiology, biomaterials, biosensors, biophotonics, microfluidics, molecular imaging and biomolecular engineering. The talks are intended to stimulate new activities at the life science-materials science interface and will be of interest to students and faculty engaged in interdisciplinary research in any science and engineering discipline. It is being jointly sponsored by the Materials Research Institute and the Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences.

Attend upcoming Distinguished Lectures and view past lectures online

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