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Interfacial phenomena: Samantha McBride’s untapped resource for water sustainability
Crystalline coffee ring deposited on superhydrophobic post surface.

Crystalline coffee ring deposited on superhydrophobic post surface.

(Image: Courtesy of the McBride Lab)

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.

From Penn Engineering Today

Microrobots: An emerging biomedical trend
Medical concept in the field of nanotechnology, a nanobot studies or kills a virus. 3D rendering.

Image: Courtesy of iStock / K_E_N

  • Q&A

    • 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 robot sitting on a desk next to a a quarter for scale

    (Image: Sung Lab)

    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.

    From Penn Engineering Today

    The alchemy behind the diamond: Unearthing baseball’s beloved mud
    Shravan Pradeep places a baseball on microscopy slide.

    Postdoctoral researcher Shravan Pradeep of Penn Engineering is conducting experiments to understand the flow and grip properties of the Major League Baseball’s “magic mud” in order to reverse engineer the mud and offer a mechanistic understanding of its inner workings.

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    The alchemy behind the diamond: Unearthing baseball’s beloved mud

    Researchers at Penn are working on cracking the code behind Major League Baseball’s “Magic Mud.”
    What’s so ‘magic’ about the secret South Jersey mud rubbed on baseballs? These Penn researchers think they know why

    What’s so ‘magic’ about the secret South Jersey mud rubbed on baseballs? These Penn researchers think they know why

    Doug Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences, Paulo Arratia of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and colleagues are researching the chemical properties of baseball’s “magic mud” for use in applications beyond sports.

    When robots touch the world
    Robotic hand playing a piano.

    Image: iStock/Iaremenko

    When robots touch the world

    Penn Engineering’s Michael Posa discusses robotics in the age of artificial intelligence, the ambulatory genius of toddlers, navigating the unfamiliar and the elegance of not learning everything.

    From Penn Engineering Today

    The next generation of tiny batteries
    Multicolored used electric batteries view from above.

    Photo credit: iStock Photo / Olga Shestakova

    The next generation of tiny batteries

    Assistant professor James Pikul speaks to the growth of interconnected devices and the robotics industry—leading to emerging designs and novel research unlocking the potential for smaller, more powerful batteries