America’s most iconic companies
America’s most iconic companies
Americus Reed of the Wharton School comments on the U.S. as a place that has attracted bright people from around the world.
Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of sand
Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of sand
Researchers at Penn and the University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest, fully programmable, autonomous robots, packing significant capacities into a device smaller than a grain of salt.
Whisper hack reveals how robots can be seized in seconds
Whisper hack reveals how robots can be seized in seconds
After a trial proved that robots could be hijacked through voice commands, George Pappas of the School of Engineering and Applied Science warns that large language models are not safe when integrated into the physical world.
Tiny robots swim, sense, and report temperature through small movements
Tiny robots swim, sense, and report temperature through small movements
Researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science have created the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots.
The science behind ‘new year, new me’
The science behind ‘new year, new me’
Research from Katy Milkman of the Wharton School found that fresh-start framing, such as around a new year or birthday, encouraged more people to sign up for savings than telling them to do it in a few months.
Blackstone, TPG deliver a $7 billion test to risky loan market
Blackstone, TPG deliver a $7 billion test to risky loan market
Michael Roberts of the Wharton School comments on multi-billion-dollar buyout financing that is giving the loan market its first major test of 2026.