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Mechanical Engineering
Building tomorrow’s innovators: Penn’s Widjaja Entrepreneurship Fellows Program
Building tomorrow’s innovators: Penn’s Widjaja Entrepreneurship Fellows Program
The Sugi and Millie Widjaja Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program matches 12 Penn students with mentors to learn what it takes to transform ideas into potential companies.
From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines
From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines
As a practice professor in the Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship program, Jeffrey Babin is committed to helping students bring ideas from the lab to the marketplace.
How disorder toughens materials
How disorder toughens materials
A team of Penn engineers tested disordered materials and finds that without changing the material but simply altering the internal geometry, the mechanical metamaterial can increase toughness.
Nathan Wei on renewable energy, fluid mechanics and the shaping of humble engineers
Nathan Wei on renewable energy, fluid mechanics and the shaping of humble engineers
The assistant professor in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics at Penn Engineering aims to make an impact on energy and sustainability, and is committed to mentoring the next generation of problem solvers.
The bullet train turns 60
The bullet train turns 60
In both Asia and Europe, high-speed rail knits regions, countries, and continents together. What will it take to see more rail infrastructure in the U.S.?
Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning
Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning
Penn Engineering’s Nat Trask is combining applied mathematics and traditional physics modeling with the powers of machine learning to design some of his first machine-learning-powered, self-driving labs at Penn.
Penn Electric Racing’s latest race car
Penn Electric Racing’s latest race car
Designed and produced by the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s student-run club, REV9 will compete in the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Michigan race in June.
Interfacial phenomena: Samantha McBride’s untapped resource for water sustainability
Interfacial phenomena: Samantha McBride’s untapped resource for water sustainability
At her lab, McBride is developing technology that can change the face of water security using a multidisciplinary range of scientific disciplines, including physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Microrobots: An emerging biomedical trend
Microrobots: An emerging biomedical trend
In a Q&A with Penn Today, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Edward Steager of the School of Engineering and Applied Science discuss the emerging trend of microrobots in healthcare.
A centimeter-scale quadruped leverages curved-crease origami
A centimeter-scale quadruped leverages curved-crease origami
Researchers led by Cynthia Sung in Penn Engineering have crafted a more simplified approach to the design and fabrication of these robots.
In the News
Interesting Engineering
Engineers build 30-feet-long all-glass bridge using 6,000-year-old technique
Masoud Akbarzadeh of the Weitzman School of Design has created a 30-foot-long bridge built entirely of interlocking 16-millimeter hollow glass pieces.
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CNN
What officials are doing—and suggesting—to learn more about the possible drone sightings
Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the main difficulties in detecting and tracking drones stem from their small size, agility, and potential for autonomous operation.
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CNN
Why you shouldn’t try to shoot down a suspected drone
Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that shooting at potential drones could lead to missed shots, stray bullets, or accidents that result in hazardous outcomes far beyond the intended action.
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Newsweek
What New Jersey’s mystery drones could actually be, according to experts
Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied believes that mystery drones in New Jersey are part a U.S. government operation rather than being sent by a foreign state actor.
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NBC News
Special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs has unique, ‘magical’ properties, study finds
A study by Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has uncovered the mechanical properties of the mud used to coat Major League baseballs.
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The New York Times
The science that makes baseball mud ‘magical’
A study by Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has uncovered the mechanical properties of the mud used to coat Major League baseballs, with additional remarks from postdoc Shravan Pradeep and Paulo Arratia.
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