Superconductors—materials that can conduct electricity without energy loss—are crucial for next-generation high-efficiency, ...

For most of the solar industry’s modern history, progress has been framed as a story of physics. Higher efficiencies came ...

To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium. A new study lays the groundwork to expand the periodic table with a search for element 120, to be made by slamming electrically charged ...

Using a material derived from plants, researchers at Penn State have devised a renewable and sustainable approach to separating and recovering dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element used in ...

A new study reports a highly effective and sustainable material for capturing rare earth elements from water, offering a ...

Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Here we can compare four related majors through select second and third year courses. MSE 2110 - Introduction to ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

Are you passionate about minimizing our collective environmental footprint and maximizing sustainability? In the Renewable Materials Science program, students learn about the science of turning trees, ...