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Research + Innovation, Students

Turning Bicycles into an Engineering Study Tool

They say you never forget how to ride a bike. Dustyn Roberts hopes that her students never forget how a bike—something everyone has either seen or … Read More ›

Posted on April 16, 2025April 14, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers First to Train AI at Lightspeed

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light — a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2025
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Research + Innovation, Students

Zixuan Yi: A ‘Question-Driven’ Approach to Improving AI and Machine Learning

In any business, time is money. So it’s hardly surprising that many sectors have embraced systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML): … Read More ›

Posted on April 11, 2025April 11, 2025
A flowering plant grows from a crack in a rock.
Research + Innovation

From Cracks to Gardens: Creating a Thriving Social Media Through Research

Early advocates of social media believed that the creation of these platforms would lead to positive outcomes. When Facebook was launched in 2004, it was … Read More ›

Posted on April 10, 2025April 3, 2025
Penn AiR's SAE Aero Design Aircraft Unveiling and Test Flight
Research + Innovation

Flying High with the Penn Aerial Robotics Club

On a pre-dawn morning in mid-February, two dozen students from Penn huddled together on a New Jersey airfield, anxiously awaiting a pivotal test flight. Breath … Read More ›

Posted on April 8, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

The Science Behind Major League Baseball’s ‘Magic Mud’

As the Phillies gear up for the home opener, behind the scenes, another tradition takes place: each baseball is rubbed with the “magic mud,” a little-known … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Scientists Unlock Frogs’ Antibacterial Secrets to Combat Superbugs

Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, spreading across virtually every corner of the earth, from tropical jungles to subarctic forests. Throughout their … Read More ›

Posted on March 25, 2025March 18, 2025
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In the News, Research + Innovation

FY24 Economic Impact Report Shows Penn Helps Drive $37 Billion Through the Region’s Economy

The University of Pennsylvania has released a new report showcasing its substantial economic impact for fiscal year 2024 (FY24), with approximately $37 billion circulating annually … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2025
In the News, Research + Innovation

Claudia Loebel Creates Hydrogels to Examine Disease

Claudia Loebel, Reliance Industries Term Assistant Professor in Bioengineering, recently joined Penn Engineering’s faculty in January, but already supports multiple graduate students and collaborators in … Read More ›

Posted on March 12, 2025March 10, 2025
(Top to bottom) Picture of surface crack patterns on three different worlds: Mars, Europa, and Earth that reveal how fractures form under vastly different environmental conditions. Penn geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack and longtime collaborator Gábor Domokos used the mathematical framework they developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system. Their findings could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.
Research + Innovation

Can Surface Fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa Predict Habitability on Other Planets?

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter’s moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks on Mars, do … Read More ›

Posted on March 10, 2025

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