SEAS students hack gaming device to help visually impaired SEAS students hack gaming device to help visually impaired Despite amazing advances in computers and cameras, people with serious visual impairments are often aided with the most basic technology imaginable: a cane.
Penn Team Wins Entrepreneurial Innovation Award Penn Team Wins Entrepreneurial Innovation Award PHILADELPHIA — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected a University of Pennsylvania team as a member of its inaugural class of NSF Innovation Corps awards. The I-Corps Awards recognize research that has the potential for commercial applications and connects scientists to entrepreneurial resources.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Speak at Penn U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Speak at Penn WHO: Steven Chu Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the U.S. secretary of energy
Penn Physicists’ New Manufacturing Technique Means Higher Quality Nanotube Devices Penn Physicists’ New Manufacturing Technique Means Higher Quality Nanotube Devices PHILADELPHIA -- Major advances in materials science and nanotechnology promise to revolutionize electronic devices with unprecedented strength and conductivity, but those promises can’t be fulfilled if the devices can’t be consistently manufactured.
Penn Researcher Helps Identify 'Superfast' Muscles Responsible for Bat Echolocation Penn Researcher Helps Identify 'Superfast' Muscles Responsible for Bat Echolocation PHILADELPHIA – As nocturnal animals, bats rely echolocation to navigate and hunt prey. By bouncing sound waves off objects, including the bugs that are their main diet, bats can produce an accurate representation of their environment in total darkness.
Penn Researchers Develop New Technique for Filling Gaps in Fossil Record Penn Researchers Develop New Technique for Filling Gaps in Fossil Record PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania evolutionary biologists have resolved a long-standing paleontological problem by reconciling the fossil record of species diversity with modern DNA samples.
Student Spotlight with Kevin Conley Student Spotlight with Kevin Conley WHIZ KID: A self-proclaimed computer hacker, Kevin Conley, 21, a senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has developed a social networking application called SMSPersonFinder
Penn Research Team Hosts Interactive Exhibit on Climate Change and Urban Space for “Parking Day” Penn Research Team Hosts Interactive Exhibit on Climate Change and Urban Space for “Parking Day” WHO: University of Pennsylvania faculty, graduate and undergraduate members of Partnerships for International Research and Education Mongolia and School of Arts and Sciences staffWHAT: Scientists transform a parking space into an interactive exhibit on Mongolian climate change research