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Penn engineers have created a novel photonic device that provides programmable on-chip information processing without lithography, offering the speed, accuracy, and flexibility for AI applications.
Mark Devlin and colleagues have been awarded an NSF grant to upgrade the prominent observatory in the high Atacama Desert in Northern Chile.
Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.
The new Biology and Society course, supported by SNF Paideia, gave biology majors the chance to explore how scientists must contend with subjects such as health equity and vaccine hesitancy.
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.
Following the death of Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel and a pioneer in computer processor chips, Penn Today spoke with the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Benjamin C. Lee about Moore’s contributions to technology and the history and rapid evolution of chips.
The newly elected members, distinguished scholars recognized for their innovative contributions to original research, include faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, and Wharton School.
More than a century of research is vividly shared in ‘An Illustrated Guide to Dinosaur Feeding Biology’ by Ali Nabavizadeh of the School of Veterinary Medicine and David B. Weishampel of Johns Hopkins University.
Mining, refining, and processing metals commonly used in construction are estimated to contribute around three billion tons of CO2-equivalent emissions. Now, researchers have developed a new metal-healing technique that fully restores previously unrepairable metals, presenting sustainable options for manufacturers.
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences believes that the rise in climate misinformation from trolls and bots is organized and orchestrated by opponents of climate reform.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the film “The Day After Tomorrow” trivializes concerns about the climate crisis because it represents a caricature of the science.
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A study from researchers at Penn and OpenAI concluded that at least 10 percent of tasks could be automated using AI tools for about 80 percent of jobs.
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Ileana Perez-Rodriguez of the School of Arts & Sciences says that iron has been identified as a major component driving the toxicity of asbestos minerals.
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At a congressional hearing, Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science testified on the capabilities and transformative impact of generative AI technology.
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Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and his students are proving that AI is still catching up to how human brains work.
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At a congressional hearing, Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science testified on the capabilities and transformative impact of generative AI technology.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that reports on climate thresholds put too much emphasis on global surface temperature, which varies with the El Niño cycle, even though it is climbing upward in the long term.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that some climate change impacts are playing out faster and with a greater magnitude than predicted.
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Peter Cappelli, Sonny Tambe, and Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School discuss how the worlds of work and artificial intelligence will intersect in the future.
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