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Penn Collaboration Produces Surprising Insights Into the White Spots on Butterfly Wings

Penn Collaboration Produces Surprising Insights Into the White Spots on Butterfly Wings

A collaboration between biologists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania is yielding new insights into the wings of the “skipper butterfly” in the Costa Rican rainforest. What they learn could lead to technological advancements in systems ranging from power-efficient computer displays to sensors to energy efficient buildings, windows and vehicles.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Ali Sundermier

Smart Materials Used in Ultrasound Behave Similar to Water, Penn Chemists Report

Smart Materials Used in Ultrasound Behave Similar to Water, Penn Chemists Report

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining new insight into the smart materials used in ultrasound technology. While forming the most thorough model to date of how these materials work, they have found striking similarities with the behavior of water.

Ali Sundermier

Penn/CHOP Team Gains Insights Into Cause of Infant Leukemias and Those Triggered by Chemotherapy

Penn/CHOP Team Gains Insights Into Cause of Infant Leukemias and Those Triggered by Chemotherapy

Certain pediatric leukemias share a common underlying cause with treatment-related secondary leukemias. Both diseases involve translocations in the KMT2A gene, in which a portion of this gene is swapped out with DNA from a “partner” gene on a separate chromosome.

Katherine Unger Baillie