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Penn senior and four alumni have received Schwarzman Scholarships
Penn senior and four alumni have received Schwarzman Scholarships
The Scholarships fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Soft robots gain new strength
Soft robots gain new strength
Penn Engineers have developed a clutch 63 times stronger than current electroadhesive clutches, making soft robots stronger and safer and making virtual reality gloves feel more real.
People and places at Penn: Research
People and places at Penn: Research
From Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall to the Schuylkill River, four researchers share their science and their spaces.
Tiny swimming robots can restructure materials on a microscopic level
Tiny swimming robots can restructure materials on a microscopic level
Penn Engineers are working to make controlling microscopic processes, such as transporting drugs to tumors for precise therapies, faster, safer, and more reliable through the use of microrobots.
Penn awarded grant to promote inclusive excellence in STEM teaching and learning
Penn awarded grant to promote inclusive excellence in STEM teaching and learning
With support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Penn is embarking on a six-year effort to enhance inclusivity and belonging in undergraduate STEM education.
At PCI, new discoveries for societal benefit
John Swartley, managing director of the Penn Center for Innovation, talks about the Center’s success.
Novel ‘tunneling’ design for energy-efficient chips
Novel ‘tunneling’ design for energy-efficient chips
Experts have been experimenting with field-effect transistor technology (FET) for decades, but have been hindered by insurmountable tradeoffs in power and performance. Penn engineers have redesigned FETs with energy efficiency in mind.
Algorithm for 2D-to-3D engineering integrates art, nature, and science
Algorithm for 2D-to-3D engineering integrates art, nature, and science
Penn Engineering’s Shu Yang and researchers have developed a universal algorithm that allows 2D materials to remain lightweight and durable when converted to 3D structures.
Physics of disaster: How mudslides move
Physics of disaster: How mudslides move
Researchers led by Douglas Jerolmack and Paulo Arratia used samples from the deadly 2018 Montecito mudslides to understand the complex forces at work in these disasters.
Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society fellows
Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society fellows
Paulo Arratia of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Evelyn Thomson of the School of Arts & Sciences received the honor of being elected by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the field.
In the News
Technical.ly Philly
Artists and Penn PhDs collabed to explore the intersection of art and engineering. Check out their exhibit
In the culminating project of Penn’s Robotics Art Residency, three artists hosted at the Pennovation Center developed collaborative exhibits with Ph.D. students at the GRASP Lab of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Weitzman School of Design.
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WDET (Detroit)
New book discusses different types of curiosity and how to encourage it
Dani Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses their new book on curiosity and intellectual humility, “Curious Minds,” co-authored with twin Perry Zurn.
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The Washington Post
Here’s what causes crowd crushes like the deadly one in Seoul
Norman Badler of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the crowd crush in Itaewon was densely packed, with no way for people to exit vertically.
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The New York Times
What to do in a crowd crush
Norman Badler of the School of Engineering and Applied Science explains how high density crowd surges restrict movement and become dangerous.
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MarkTechPost
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania propose a new computing architecture ideal for artificial intelligence
A team of researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have created a new computing architecture based on compute-in-memory, which is ideal for AI.
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