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3 D-printed speaker cover can focus audio into a private "sound spot" | Penn State University
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (584+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Music lovers may one day be able to blast their favorite artists, headphone-free, without angering the neighborhood or colleagues, thanks to researchers at Penn State. The team designed a system that can manipulate sound waves so that…...
Stretchy implants could stick to arteries to treat high blood pressure | Penn State University
1+ week, 2+ day ago (132+ words) Researchers at Penn State have'developed a new class of 3 D-printed bioelectronics made of soft, stretchy materials, as well as an adhesive component that helps the device painlessly stick to biological tissue. The team reported that their new design, which they…...
Aerospace engineers explore industry need for aircraft design solutions | Penn State University
1+ week, 5+ day ago (318+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " When aerospace companies build digital models of new aircraft, they often combine computer-aided design (CAD) files for individual parts into a single system. However, these combined models are frequently geometrically inconsistent, and correcting them to remove errors…...
WATCH: Cell "snowball" may be answer to large-scale tissue engineering | Penn State University
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " Cell cultures " single layers of cells grown in a small dish " have enabled researchers to study biological growth, develop or test drugs and even discover what causes some diseases. Cell spheroids, 3 D versions of cell cultures built…...
Penn State engineers on multiple major projects funded by federal health agency
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (110+ words) Credit: Curtis Chan / Penn State. Creative Commons The College of Engineering faculty are: Details about each project can be found below. Ozbolat will serve as the Penn State lead on VITAL, an ARPA-H PRINT project led by the University of…...
Design and computation theorist to discuss his book on shape grammars
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. " The Stuckeman School in the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State will host a lecture by design and computation theorist George Stiny, "Shapes of Imagination," on March 18 at 4 p. m. in the Stuckeman Jury Space. The lecture…...