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Hub Overview
University Park is Penn State, and Penn State's nanotechnology runs through its Materials Research Institute. The institute is housed in the Millennium Science Complex, a large shared building that holds the Nanofabrication Lab and the Materials Characterization Lab, both open to outside users. Penn State is a long-standing leader in 2D layered materials, and runs the 2D Crystal Consortium, a National Science Foundation user facility devoted to synthesizing these atomically thin materials. The combination gives the campus unusual depth in materials, 2D systems, and semiconductor devices.
Activity is centered on Penn State's University Park campus, especially the Millennium Science Complex and the engineering and materials buildings around it. The hub supports academic and industrial users through shared cleanroom, characterization, and materials analysis resources, and the 2D Crystal Consortium gives it a national role in supplying high-quality 2D crystals to researchers elsewhere. The strengths run through 2D materials, advanced fabrication, materials characterization, and applied materials research.
Research Map
Locations of nanotechnology research labs and companies across the University Park area. Click any marker for the institution’s profile and to find hotels nearby.
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Key Institutions
PennState Center for
2 nano groups
PennState 2D Crystal Consortium
1 nano group
PennState Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings
1 nano group
PennState Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization
1 nano group
PennState Center for Self-Assembled Organic Electronics
1 nano group
PennState Materials Characterization Laboratory
1 nano group
PennState NanoFabrication Laboratory
1 nano group
Pennsylvania State University
1 nano group
Research Labs & Groups
The following nanotechnology research groups and labs are based in the University Park area.
University
University Park
The 2DCC-MIP is a national user facility, supported by the National Science Foundation, that is focused on the development of two dimensional (2D) chalcogenides for applications in next generation electronics beyond silicon for digital circuits and flexible electronics. These materials include 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) films that are only a few atoms thick, topological insulator (TI) bismuth chalcogenide films that only conduct on the 2D surface, and multilayers of dissimilar chalcogenide films whose properties are dominated by 2D interfaces.
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University
University Park
The Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC) is an NSF-supported center developing novel coating technologies and functionalities enabled by two-dimensional materials.
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University
University Park
PennState's Center for Nanoscale Science was established as an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center to carry out interdiciplinary and eductaional outreach in the areas of Molecular nanofabrication, Biomolecular Motors, and Collective Phenomena in Restricted Geometries
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University
University Park
CNEU is the home of the Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (NMT) Partnership and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Center for Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education
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University
University Park
The Center for Self-Assembled Organic Electronics (SOE), supported by the US Office of Naval Research, develops organic molecules that assemble at the nanoscale to enhance optoelectronic properties for next-generation solar energy conversion.
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University
University Park
The mission of the Center for Two Dimensional and Layered Materials is to conduct leading international and multidisciplinary research on 2D layered materials aiming at finding new phenomena and applications, that could be transformed into high impact products. The center offers a unique, vertically integrated research education to graduate and undergraduate students, with extremely valuable components including state-of-the-art infrastructure, and research environment.
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University
University Park
The Materials Characterization Laboratory is a fully staffed, open-access analytical facility at the Penn State Materials Research Institute, offering advanced nanoscale characterization including electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and spectroscopy.
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University
University Park
The Penn State Nanofab offers expertise in 'top-down' (e.g. deposition, etching) and 'bottom up' (e.g. self-assembling films) nanofabrication.
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University
University Park
Prof. Donghai Wang's Energy Nanostructure Laboratory (E-Nano) focuses on nanomaterial development for clean energy technologies, such as batteries, solar cells, fuel cells, and environmental remediation.
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Nanotech Companies
Commercial nanotechnology companies based in the University Park area.
Biomedical
State College
BioMagnetic Solutions develops cGMP nanoscale ferrofluid-based immunomagnetic cell selection technologies, including the FerroSelect platform, for cell and gene therapy manufacturing.
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Products
State College
Chromatir Technologies produces dye-free color-shifting structural-color coatings and films that generate iridescent appearances from engineered reflective microstructures for security and decorative applications.
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Products
State College
Energy Driven Technologies, operating as Editekk, develops highly specialized advanced materials engineered atom by atom for extreme environments such as next-generation nuclear reactors and hypersonic vehicles.
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Products
State College
Impulse Technology designs, fabricates, and characterizes thin films and nanoscale materials, with a focus on commercializing high-performance thermoelectric devices for waste-heat energy harvesting.
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Products
State College
Micromechatronics (MMech), a Penn State spinout, develops and commercializes piezoelectric actuators, ultrasonic motors, transducers, transformers, and supporting drive electronics and simulation software.
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Materials
State College
NanoHorizons develops and manufactures sub-15-nanometer silver nanoparticle additives, marketed under the SmartSilver brand, that deliver durable antimicrobial protection for textiles, medical products, and consumer goods.
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Products
State College
spotLESS Materials makes bioinspired ultra-repellent liquid-infused surface coatings that prevent staining and fouling on glass, ceramic, and other everyday surfaces.
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Biomedical
State College
Virolock Technologies develops a portable antibody-free sample-preparation platform that captures and enriches virus particles by tuning nanoscale filter pore size for faster, more sensitive detection.
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