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Science & Technology
Penn Engineers’ self-healing liquid metal electrode extends life of Li-ion battery alternative
Penn Engineers’ self-healing liquid metal electrode extends life of Li-ion battery alternative
In the researchers’ new anode design, gallium repeatedly melts and solidifies, “healing” the cracks that would otherwise gradually decrease the battery’s ability to hold a charge.
A Quarter-century of Community Partnerships
Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school. “I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says. A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th. “I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.
Penn Innovations Title Here
Penn Innovations Title Here
Researchers provide imagination and creativity. Penn provides the resources and infrastructure. This leads to what President Amy Gutmann calls “perfect impact.”
In the News
Philadelphia Business Journal
Meet the spinout guru behind Penn’s $1b tech transfer business
A profile looks at John Swartley of the Penn Center for Innovation and his work supporting the spin-out of 270 startups from the university, including 29 cell and gene therapy companies in the past four years.
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Associated Press
Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate models in general are insufficient to describe all of climate change’s impacts on extreme weather.
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Inside Higher Ed
Can AI write your next résumé and cover letter?
In an Op-Ed, Joseph Barber of Career Services offers recommendations for how graduate students can leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to explore career options and pursue opportunities.
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The New Yorker
The little-known world of caterpillars
Dan Janzen of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how the climate crisis has led to catastrophic declines in insect numbers.
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Inc.
Neuroscience explains why Bill Gates’ weird reading trick is so effective
A study by Penn researchers working in physics, neuroscience, and bioengineering found that people instinctively seek patterns and similarities in the data they absorb.
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Financial Times
Let’s cast a critical eye over business ideas from ChatGPT
In an Op-Ed, Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School examines the pros and cons of AI-generated insights.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
What does ChatGPT mean for grammar, cyberbullying, and the future of language?
Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science explains the processes by which AI chatbots learn and make mistakes.
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Technical.ly Philly
How can humans detect AI writing? These Penn researchers have some tips
Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues share the results of a study which examined how humans can detect AI writing.
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Bloomberg
Havana Syndrome is a mystery, but not of physics
Ken Foster of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that microwaves can stimulate the cochlea and cause people to hear a clicking sound known as the Frey effect.
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The Washington Post
Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is suspicious of attempts to make a “tech priesthood” out of the position of specialized AI whisperer.
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