UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State and Battalion Advanced Technology Ltd. have entered into two research agreements worth up to $6 million to develop advanced semiconductor platforms and high-temperature materials that aim to enable next-generation energy, transportation, aerospace and industrial systems while also providing critical capabilities for national security.

Led by researchers at Penn State's Materials Research Institute (MRI), the projects bring together researchers from across the University to address two major materials challenges in technologies that operate under extreme conditions: integrating advanced semiconductors with hi...