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‘Metallic wood’ has the strength of titanium and the density of water
microscopic sample of metallic wood

A microscopic sample of “metallic wood.” Its porous structure is responsible for its high strength-to-weight ratio, and makes it more akin to natural materials, like wood. (Photo: Penn Engineering)

‘Metallic wood’ has the strength of titanium and the density of water

In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and the University of Cambridge have built a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium, but four to five times lighter.

Penn Today Staff

Two if by three
Freshman guard Bryce Washington dribbles up the court against Saint Joseph's at the Palestra.

Two if by three

Freshman guard Bryce Washington’s heroics in Penn’s win over Saint Joseph’s earned him two player of the week awards.
Undisputed
Penn basketball players holder the Big 5 championship banner on the Palestra court

Undisputed

Penn declawed Saint Joseph’s on Saturday to win the outright Big 5 championship.
‘Lost world, lost lives, and the displacement of a culture’
library archivist walking through book stacks

‘Lost world, lost lives, and the displacement of a culture’

Hundreds of books looted by the Nazis during World War II sit on the shelves of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, a window into a different time in history and individuals we may have otherwise never known.

Michele W. Berger

Can a critic who becomes a believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods
GMO protester holding a sign that reads "poison is poison...it will kill us sooner or later" and the letters GMOs crossed out

Can a critic who becomes a believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods

A study from researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that a conversion message, when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that they now believe the opposite, can influence public attitudes toward genetically modified foods.

Penn Today Staff

Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named
Amy Gutmann and winners of the Community Involvement Awards

From left: Glenn Bryann, Richard M. Gordon IV, Jamel Harvey, Amy Gutmann, Anea Moore, Jordan Grabelle, and Anton Moore. (Photo: Tezarah Wilkins)

Winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards named

President Amy Gutmann helped honor the five winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Awards, given as part of the Commemorative Symposium on Social Change.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

The physics of multitasking
colorful dots arranged to look like the neurons inside a brain

The physics of multitasking

Penn physicists characterize the limits of multitasking in biological networks, paving the way for future applications in fields from biology to medicine.

Erica K. Brockmeier, Erica K. Brockmeier

Designing with resilience to prepare for a changing world
Satellite image of port of Semarang with vulnerable coastal areas labeled "Industrial Greenbelt" "Future-ready Port" "Resilient Kampung, "Re-Water"

Representatives from the Water Center at Penn heard proposals from a team with One Architecture & Urbanism on how to help the Indonesian port city of Semarang deal with current water challenges and plan for a sustainable future. (Image: One Resilient Semarang)

Designing with resilience to prepare for a changing world

Urban designers joined with architects, engineers, city planners, sociologists, and other experts to share strategies for adapting to rising sea levels, fiercer storms, and sinking shorelines, coinciding with the launch of the Certificate in Urban Resilience at the School of Design.

Katherine Unger Baillie

In Japan, students learn to savor the moment
Penn students visiting a temple in Japan

Nine students spent a week traveling in Japan. From left: John Macri, Stephen Damianos, Ruhy Patel, Jackie Bein, Kiana Murphy, Roksana Filipowska, Susan Chor, Julio Erdos, and Brianna Arscott Grant.

In Japan, students learn to savor the moment

Nine students spent a week in Japan though a Penn Biden Center program. After a whirlwind tour that included a visit to Hiroshima and a home stay, students say the experience was life-changing.

Gwyneth K. Shaw