School of Engineering & Applied Science

Sophomore and junior picnic focuses on friends

More than 1,250 attended this year’s annual welcome back picnic hosted by the President’s Office on College Green.

Guinness recognizes Piccolissimo as world’s smallest self-powered flying robot

Created in professor Mark Yim’s ModLab, with graduate student Matt Piccoli, the world’s smallest flying robot can carry the weight of a small camera or sensor, with just two moving parts achieving directional control.

New GRASP project aims to leverage ‘embodied intelligence’ via a robotic squirrel

A team of engineers from Penn's GRASP lab has designed a mechanical squirrel with "embodied intelligence," capable of pulling off parkour feats using multi-sensory adaptation to interact with its surroundings.

Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles

A recent study found that nanoparticles can break down dental plaque with nanoparticles that target biofilms, preventing tooth decay in humans and animal models without damaging surrounding oral tissue.

Vet students’ goat dairy aims to fill a nutrition gap in Gambia

Briana Wilson plans on becoming a small-animal vet, but this summer she is immersing herself in far-flung ventures in faraway places at the Gambia Goat Dairy, helping to create a sustainable, commercial herd of milking goats.

University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering launches online master’s in computer science

The School of Engineering and Applied Science has introduced MCIT Online, an affordable master's degree program available through Coursera, open to students without any previous background in computer science.

Using statistics to uncover the truth about individual cells

Researchers at Penn have developed a better method for interpreting data from single-cell RNA sequencing technologies.

ModLab’s ‘SMORES’ are expanding robot autonomy

A self-assembling modular robot for extreme shapeshifting (SMORES) is designed to experience environmental features and modify its movement and function in response, bringing a new level of autonomy to the world of robotics.

Making complex 3-D surfaces with 2-D sheets

Using liquid crystal elastomer, researchers are able to transform 2-dimensional rubber-like sheets into malleable, three-dimensional shapes, with a precise amount of control for various shape sequences.

A cryptocurrency collaboration

A partnership with Ripple, the University Blockchain Research Initiative, will bring innovation to cryptocurrency and blockchain.

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