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Author: Evan Lerner

A thin microbattery powering a green LED rests atop a dandelion.
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers’ Packaging-free Design Quadruples Microbatteries’ Energy Density

With wireless-enabled electronics becoming smaller and more ubiquitous, their designers must constantly find ways for batteries to store more power in less space. And because … Read More ›

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021
Six maps of the US showing different population clusters and word clouds representing differences in how they talk about COVID vaccines.
Research + Innovation

Twitter, Communities and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

When it comes to studying why people believe the things they do, there aren’t many options beyond simply asking them. But with the rise of … Read More ›

Posted on July 20, 2021July 20, 2021
Lasers point at a pyramid of sand encased in glass.
Research + Innovation

‘The Hills Are Alive With the Flows of Physics’

Douglas Jerolmack and Paulo Arratia, professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, are interested in the way particles in complex systems flow. … Read More ›

Posted on July 8, 2021July 15, 2021
Shu Yang and Chinedum Osuji
Academics

Shu Yang and Chinedum Osuji Appointed Department Chairs

Effective July 1, 2021, Penn Engineering has two new department chairs: Shu Yang, Joseph Bordogna Professor and Chair of the Department of Materials Science and … Read More ›

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021
Marc Miskin header
In the News

Marc Miskin one of MIT Tech Review’s ’35 Innovators Under 35′

Each year, MIT Technology Review culls through hundreds of nominations to select 35 young researchers, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and humanitarians “whose superb technical work promises … Read More ›

Posted on July 1, 2021July 2, 2021
Wearing lab coats, Michael Mitchell, Sarah Shepherd and David Issadore pose with their new device.
Research + Innovation

With a ‘Liquid Assembly Line,’ Penn Researchers Produce mRNA-Delivering Nanoparticles a Hundred Times Faster than Standard Microfluidic Technologies

The COVID vaccines currently being deployed were developed with unprecedented speed, but the mRNA technology at work in some of them is an equally impressive … Read More ›

Posted on June 30, 2021July 21, 2021
A weighted cube balances on a glimmering arch of thin metal.
Research + Innovation

Growing ‘Metallic Wood’ to New Heights

Natural wood remains a ubiquitous building material because of its high strength-to-density ratio; trees are strong enough to grow hundreds of feet tall but remain … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2021June 26, 2021
Robert Carpick
Honors + Awards

Robert Carpick Earns AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

Robert Carpick, John Henry Towne Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has received the Nanotechnology Recognition Award from the Nanoscale Science … Read More ›

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
In the News

‘Synthetic Data’ and Privacy

The promise of big data lies in the ability to glean useful trends out of massive collections of individual examples. Whether those examples are shopping … Read More ›

Posted on June 17, 2021July 6, 2021
Karen Winey
Academics

Karen Winey: Leadership in Action

Karen Winey, TowerBrook Foundation Faculty Fellow and chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), is an expert in designing advanced polymers. Made … Read More ›

Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

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