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Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry positions Penn as a leader in engineering health
A dental model of teeth.

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Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry positions Penn as a leader in engineering health

In the two years since the cross-disciplinary research partnership was founded, CiPD has introduced microrobots that clean teeth, a new understanding of bacterial physics in tooth decay, and promising futures for lipid nanoparticles in oral cancer treatment.

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A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
cesar de la fuente in his lab

A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test

César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials.

From Penn Engineering Today

How to talk to an AI chatbot
The Washington Post

How to talk to an AI chatbot

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School discusses how to get the most out of AI chatbots and how to avoid common pitfalls.

How schools can survive (and maybe even thrive) with A.I. this fall
The New York Times

How schools can survive (and maybe even thrive) with A.I. this fall

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School believes that AI will lead to more teachers adopting a “flipped classroom,” having students learn material outside of class and practice it in class.

Health care has an ‘LMNO’ problem
Stat

Health care has an ‘LMNO’ problem

In an Op-Ed, David A. Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Roy Rosin of Penn Medicine says that contractions of language and behavior reinforce each other throughout medicine, resulting in needless tests and avoidable costs.