Carbon is continuously being pumped into the atmosphere at a rate of 50 billion tons per year. Achieving net zero by 2050 will not be … Read More ›
Author: Melissa Pappas
Learning is ubiquitous in nature, and the way systems adapt to new circumstances exhibits some striking similarities. At the microscopic scale, networks of proteins control … Read More ›
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in many systems, from predictive text to medical diagnoses. Inspired by the human brain, many AI systems are … Read More ›
The rise of technology is both exciting and daunting as it has positive and negative implications on our society. One field that stirs up particularly … Read More ›
Reaching our carbon emission goals requires efforts on all fronts of carbon management; decreasing carbon emissions, capturing carbon and storing carbon. Traditionally, cost and resource … Read More ›
Chemical separation processes are essential in the manufacturing of many products from gasoline to whiskey. Such processes are energetically costly, accounting for approximately 10–15 percent … Read More ›
A major research challenge in the field of nanotechnology is finding efficient ways to control light, an ability essential for high-resolution imaging, biosensors and cell … Read More ›
Penn Engineering secured a multi-million-dollar contract with Wellcome Leap under the organization’s $60 million RNA Readiness + Response (R3) program, which is jointly funded with … Read More ›
The rise of drug-resistant bacteria infections is one of the world’s most severe global health issues, estimated to cause 10 million deaths annually by the … Read More ›
Our bodies are equipped with specialized white blood cells that protect us from foreign invaders, such as viruses and bacteria. These T cells identify threats … Read More ›