
Top 10 Most Cited papers in Small Methods! Congrats Hui!
Our Paper in Small Methods is among the top 10 most-cited papers published by the journal in 2023! Congratulations Hui and Zahra! Paper: Step-by-Step Guide for Synthesis and Delamination of Ti3C2Tx MXene

High-density stable glasses formed on soft substrates
Enabled by surface-mediated equilibration, physical vapour deposition can create high-density stable glasses comparable with liquid-quenched glasses aged for millions of years. Deposition is often performed at various rates and temperatures on rigid substrates to...

New Paper in the PNAS Journal about stabilizing ti3c2 MXene flakes
MXenes have demonstrated potential for various applications owing to their tunable surface chemistry and metallic conductivity. However, high temperatures can accelerate MXene film oxidation in air. Understanding the mechanisms of MXene oxidation at elevated...

New paper in the Soft Matter Journal about nanocomposites under extreme confinement!
The incorporation of a glassy material into a self-assembled nanoparticle (NP) film can produce highly loaded nanocomposites. Reduction of the NP diameter can lead to extreme nanoconfinement of the glass, significantly affecting the thermal and physical properties of...

Top 10% most read paper in Small Methods, Congratulations Hui!

APS March Meeting in Anaheim, CA
The Fakhraai Lab participated in the APS spring summit, 2025. Rafael Bonilla, Juliana Bonilla, Vicencio Aurelio de la Costa, Yejung Lee, Zahra Fakhraai, and Kritika Jha were in attendance. (Left to right)

Congrats to Kritika Jha for Receiving Penn Innovation validation award 2025!!

Moved to the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy, Science and Technology Building! (VLEST)
We are super excited to be working in the new VLEST building! Pictures provided by Givi Kadagishvili:]

Congrats to Givi Kadagishvili for being a finalist in the Energy Week Pitch Competition!
Congrats Givi!! He presented his energy pitch with the title of "Sustainable Space Infrastructure: Robust and Self-Healing MXene Coatings!

Kritika Jha is a finalist in the Energy Lightning Week at Penn! Congrats!
Congratulations, Kritika! She presented her innovative idea about reducing waste while simultaneously making food packaging more robust - giving food a longer shelf life! Congrats!