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Author: Ian Scheffler

Alex Hughes holds a model of an artificial kidney
Research + Innovation

Developing Kidneys from Scratch: Alex Hughes Tackles the Tremendous Burden of Kidney Disease

To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within Penn Medicine, the kidney is a work of … Read More ›

Posted on October 28, 2024January 22, 2025
Yue Yang sits at a computer wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
Research + Innovation

Training Medical AI with Knowledge, Not Shortcuts

When human radiologists examine scans, they peer through the lens of decades of training. Extending from college to medical school to residency, the road that … Read More ›

Posted on October 15, 2024June 2, 2025
Illustration of AI scanning a mammogram
Grants, In the News

AI Meets Medicine: Penn Secures ARPA-H Funding for AI in Breast Cancer Care and More

Researchers at Penn Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) have received a $7-million, four-year award from the Advanced Research Projects … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2024June 2, 2025
A portrait of Michael Posa
Research + Innovation

Touching the Future: Mastering Physical Contact with New Algorithm for Robots

Penn Engineers have developed a new algorithm that allows robots to react to complex physical contact in real time, making it possible for autonomous robots … Read More ›

Posted on October 8, 2024June 2, 2025
Eric Eaton and several other researchers stand in a field while controlling robots.
Research + Innovation

Pioneering Robotic Triage

On Feb. 6, 2023, massive earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria. Measuring 7.8 and 7.7 on the Richter scale and felt as far away as Egypt, … Read More ›

Posted on October 2, 2024June 2, 2025
Illustration of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA
Research + Innovation

Penn’s Siloxane-Enhanced Nanoparticles Chart a New Path in Precision mRNA Medicine

Penn Engineers have discovered a novel means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, presaging … Read More ›

Posted on October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
Research + Innovation

Battery Innovation: Extending Lifespan and Capacity Through Self-Healing Materials

One of the greatest challenges in the fight against climate change is energy storage. Fossil fuel essentially stores itself, with its energy locked inside its … Read More ›

Posted on September 25, 2024November 16, 2024
Rudra Pratap (left) and VIjay Kumar (right) shake hands at the signing ceremony
Academics, In the News, Research + Innovation, Students

Penn Engineering and Plaksha University Partner for International Research and Academic Collaboration

The School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Engineering) recently signed a collaborative memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Plaksha University, … Read More ›

Posted on September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
Side-by-side images of the liquid crystals in action, with the right side in false color.
Research + Innovation

Beyond Displays: Liquid Crystals in Motion Mimic Biological Systems

Liquid crystals are all around us, from cell phone screens and video game consoles to car dashboards and medical devices. Run an electric current through … Read More ›

Posted on September 16, 2024
A strand of RNA assembling itself
Grants, In the News, Research + Innovation

Melding AI and RNA: $18M NSF AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research

In a typical foundry, raw materials like steel and copper are melted down and poured into molds to assume new shapes and functions. The U.S. … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2024June 2, 2025

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