Self-healing liquid brings new life to battery alternative Self-healing liquid brings new life to battery alternative In Penn engineers’ new anode design, gallium repeatedly melts and solidifies, “healing” the cracks that would otherwise gradually decrease the battery’s ability to hold a charge.
Inspiring young women in STEM Inspiring young women in STEM Over two days, nearly two dozen female STEM role models at Penn welcomed more than 100 high school students and teachers to campus as part of the Girls Advancing in STEM (GAINS) Initiative Conference on campus.
Customizable ‘bundlemers’ poised to become new material building blocks Customizable ‘bundlemers’ poised to become new material building blocks New research describes a novel type of synthetic polymer subunits that form rigid structures that could be used in applications ranging from high-performance fibers to superstrong materials.
From the classroom to the lab and back again From the classroom to the lab and back again Senior Adithya Sriram is busy earning two degrees, researching new applications for graphene, and preparing physics courses for students in West Philadelphia.
Solving complex problems with purpose Solving complex problems with purpose Senior Angelica Padilla, who recently completed research through the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter undergraduate summer program, shares her passion for fluid mechanics.
Training the next generation of globally minded researchers Training the next generation of globally minded researchers As part of the Research and Education in Active Coatings Technologies for the Human Habitat program, students conduct fundamental research on materials that can improve lives while engaging in international collaborations and educational activities.
How to make a better water filter? Turn it inside out How to make a better water filter? Turn it inside out Penn engineers describe a novel approach for making antimicrobial nanoscale water filters while demonstrating new approaches that can be used to develop a broad range of materials.
A superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime A superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime When wet, the material conforms to the grooves on a surface, and when dry, the material hardens and fastens itself securely to the surface.
Reversible superglue proves strong enough to hold average man Penn In the News The Guardian Reversible superglue proves strong enough to hold average man Shu Yang and colleagues from the School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new glue from hydrogel, inspired by snail slime. “The mucus [snails] produce is a viscous liquid, but when it dries they become firmly stuck,” said Yang. A DIY approach to automating your lab Penn In the News Nature A DIY approach to automating your lab Brian Chow of the School of Engineering and Applied Science led a team of Penn undergrads in developing a low-cost plate reader for teaching labs using open-source automation software. “Philosophically, I believe in supporting the open-source-hardware community,” he said. Load More
A DIY approach to automating your lab Penn In the News Nature A DIY approach to automating your lab Brian Chow of the School of Engineering and Applied Science led a team of Penn undergrads in developing a low-cost plate reader for teaching labs using open-source automation software. “Philosophically, I believe in supporting the open-source-hardware community,” he said.