Large amounts of data are becoming more accessible every day in almost all industries. Electrical and system engineering skills such as developing nanoscale devices, designing … Read More ›
Author: Melissa Pappas
In 2007, women made up only 30% of Penn Engineering’s undergraduate class when Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in Computer and Information Science, first launched the … Read More ›
Robots are now helping people compose emails and vacuum their homes, but we are still far away from having a Jetson’s-style, live-in robot to help … Read More ›
Multiple myeloma is an incurable bone marrow cancer that kills over 100,000 people every year. Known for its quick and deadly spread, this disease is … Read More ›
By silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, Penn Engineers have manipulated these white blood cells to eliminate solid tumors. … Read More ›
Mechanical metamaterials are engineered structures that have unique properties that are not possible with natural materials. Now, they are being applied to aircraft to reduce … Read More ›
Machine learning (ML) programs computers to learn the way we do – through the continual assessment of data and identification of patterns based on past … Read More ›
New research on reproductive health demonstrates the first successful delivery of mRNA to placental cells to treat pre-eclampsia at its root. Pre-eclampsia is a leading … Read More ›
Climate change is forcing us to reshape our relationship with water. In some places, shifts in weather patterns cause droughts and in others, floods. Collecting … Read More ›
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has recognized 57 members as fellows for their contributions to outstanding advancements in computer and information technology. Representing the … Read More ›