School of Engineering & Applied Science

It's A Small World After All: NanoDay 2007 @ Penn

WHO: Faculty from the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania sponsor a day of nanotechnology education and outreach for the Penn community, as well as regional high schools and neighbors.  

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Landmark Modeling Study at Penn Reveals How Ferroelectric Computer Memory Works

PHILADELPHIA -- A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania chemists and engineers has performed multi-scale modeling of ferroelectric domain walls and provided a new theory of behavior for domain-wall motion, the "sliding wall" that separates ferroelectric domains and makes high-density ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) possible.

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In the News


The Guardian

Innovating responsibly with generative AI

Michael Kearns of the School of Engineering and Applied Science explains some of the best practices to help leaders responsibly build generative AI.

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Medscape

The next frontier of antibiotic discovery: Inside your gut

César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science says the main pillars that have enabled us to almost double our lifespan in the last 100 years have been antibiotics, vaccines, and clean water.

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Nature

Gut microbes’ genomes are a trove of potential antibiotics

Marcelo Torres of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues are synthesizing antibiotic microbes from microbiomes in the human gut.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Smart meter debate: Small group of consumers pushes against a meter mandate in Pennsylvania

Kenneth Foster of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the most reliable conclusions are always those of expert panels that conduct systematic reviews according to established procedures.

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Nature

Five ways science is tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis

César de la Fuente of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine is using AI to identify antimicrobial peptides found in modern and extinct humans, as well as other extinct animals.

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