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Research + Innovation

Prioritizing Environmental Justice While Capturing Carbon From the Air

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 ›

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Diagram showing the different spacings possible in Osuji's nanoscale filtration membranes
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Making Chemical Separation More Eco-friendly with Self-assembled Nanoscale Membranes

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 ›

Posted on April 25, 2022April 27, 2022
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Research + Innovation

New ASSET Center Will Focus on the Safety, Explainability and Trustworthiness of AI Systems

Since the concept first appeared in science fiction, artificial intelligence has long promised to revolutionize nearly every facet of society. Machines are already making faster … Read More ›

Posted on April 14, 2022April 15, 2022
A sample of the researchers' material under magnification, showing regions reflecting different colors.
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Discover How a Magnetic Property Can Manipulate Light in Semiconductor Materials

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 ›

Posted on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022
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Research + Innovation

Decoding a Material’s ‘Memory’

New research published in Nature Physics details the relationship between a disordered material’s individual particle arrangement and how it reacts to external stressors. The study also found … Read More ›

Posted on March 18, 2022
an illustration of a double gyroid structure
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineering Opens the Door for a New Class of Polymers That Can Improve Nanopatterning

The microscopic components that make up computer chips must be made at staggering scales. With billions of transistors in a single processor, each made of … Read More ›

Posted on March 10, 2022March 11, 2022
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Secure Wellcome Leap Contract for Lipid Nanoparticle Research Essential in Delivery of RNA Therapies

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 ›

Posted on February 18, 2022
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Uncovering Unexpected Properties in a Complex Quantum Material

A new study describes previously unexpected properties in a complex quantum material known as Ta2NiSe5. Using a novel technique developed at Penn, these findings have … Read More ›

Posted on February 16, 2022
Duncan Watts
Research + Innovation

Success Stories Cause False Beliefs About Success

In a study published by the journal Judgment and Decision Making, Stevens University Professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Computer and Information Science and Computational … Read More ›

Posted on February 15, 2022February 15, 2022
An illustration of a lightsail being pushed through space by a massive laser beam emanating from Earth.
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How to Design a Sail that Won’t Tear or Melt on an Interstellar Voyage

Astronomers have been waiting decades for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which promises to peer farther into space than ever before. But … Read More ›

Posted on February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

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