Earthquakes at the nanoscale Earthquakes at the nanoscale Scientists have gotten better at predicting where earthquakes will occur, but they’re still in the dark about when they will strike and how devastating they will be. Penn researchers hope to tackle this by investigating the laws of friction at the smallest possible scale, the nanoscale.
A faster way to make drug microparticles The Penn Engineering team fit 10,260 of these microparticle-generating devices onto a four-inch silicon wafer. A faster way to make drug microparticles Penn Engineers have developed a liquid assembly line process that controls flow rates to produce particles of a consistent size at a thousand times the speed.
Engineering dean elected to the American Philosophical Society Vijay Kumar is the Nemirovsky Family Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.nocred Engineering dean elected to the American Philosophical Society Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the U.S.
2018 Senior Design Competition winners innovate, develop, and deliver 2018 Senior Design Competition winners innovate, develop, and deliver In the annual Senior Design Project Competition, students from Penn Engineering’s six departments found solutions to real-world problems using emerging technologies.
Penn Electric Racing gears up for this years’ competition with an innovative new design Connor Sendel, co-captain and operations lead for PER, shows Gutmann the chassis of REV4, the electric car for the 2018 competitions, which features an innovative new four-wheel drive design. Penn Electric Racing gears up for this years’ competition with an innovative new design Penn Electric Racing, a team of about 60 students at the University of Pennsylvania, design and build electric cars to race in the Formula SAE Electric competition each year.
Three years on: A look at the Penn Wharton China Center Three years on: A look at the Penn Wharton China Center The impact of the Beijing-based center and research fund has been far-reaching on campus and in China.
Tackling blindness with nanotechnology To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid. Tackling blindness with nanotechnology To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid.
Restored Robbins House celebrates collaborative M&T spirit The north facade of the Robbins House features a curtain wall that distinguishes the building from neighboring facilities. Restored Robbins House celebrates collaborative M&T spirit The 200 or so students in the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology didn’t just need a workspace, they needed a home. And with the newly renovated Robbins House, they got one.
Science steps out of the lab and into Philly’s parks and neighborhoods Photo by Annemarie Branco Science steps out of the lab and into Philly’s parks and neighborhoods Penn researchers and students help get people enthused about STEM fields at the 2018 Philadelphia Science Festival.
Calculus III for cells Calculus III for cells Cells can sense and respond to surface curvature in very clever ways. The results, which revealed that curvature is a profound biological cue, could pave the way to new tools in the field.