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Technical.ly Philly

Peek into an afternoon at Penn’s collaborative bioengineering lab and makerspace

A profile examines collaborative Penn projects at the George H. Stephenson Foundation Educational Laboratory and Bio-MakerSpace, with commentary by Sevile Mannickarottu of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Inc.

Neuroscience explains why Bill Gates’ weird reading trick is so effective

A study by Penn researchers working in physics, neuroscience, and bioengineering found that people instinctively seek patterns and similarities in the data they absorb.

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Bloomberg

Havana Syndrome is a mystery, but not of physics

Ken Foster of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that microwaves can stimulate the cochlea and cause people to hear a clicking sound known as the Frey effect.

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GEN Edge

Preeclampsia treated via protein replacement therapy in mice

A team led by Ph.D. student Kelsey Swingle in Michael Mitchell’s lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed an ionizable lipid nanoparticle formation that can deliver mRNA to placental cells to treat a serious pregnancy-related condition.

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Cosmos Magazine

Go bury yourself: Engineers design wooden seed carriers that drill down in the soil when exposed to rainfall

Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have developed a wooden seed carrier that can improve the germination rates of aerial seeding in areas that are difficult to access.

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Cosmos Magazine

Go bury yourself: Engineers design wooden seed carriers that drill down in the soil when exposed to rainfall

Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have developed a wooden seed carrier that can improve the germination rates of aerial seeding in areas that are difficult to access.

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