Category: Research + Innovation

Field-effect transistors (FETs) offer some of the most energy-efficient switching in commercial computing chips. Yet even when operating with minimum possible voltages, FETs still consume … Read More ›

In early December 2017, the Thomas Fire ravaged nearly 300,000 acres of Southern California. The intense heat of the flames not only killed trees and … Read More ›

Penn researchers have developed a universal algorithm that allows 2D materials to retain mechanical strength after conversion into 3D structures. The algorithm is the subject … Read More ›

One of neuroscience’s greatest challenges is to bridge the gaps between the external environment, the brain’s internal electrical activity, and the abstract workings of behavior … Read More ›

Each year, Penn Engineering, The Mack Institute at the Wharton School, The Penn Venture Lab, and the Penn Center for Innovation host the Y-Prize competition. Starting … Read More ›

  Artificial intelligence presents a major challenge to conventional computing architecture. In standard models, memory storage and computing take place in different parts of the … Read More ›

The advent of 3D printing has changed many industries by allowing researchers, students, entrepreneurs and massive factories to rapidly transform a digital design into a … Read More ›

Racial and economic factors can often create barriers to reliable transportation, making it difficult access to basic necessities such as health care and employment. Although … Read More ›

For decades, robots have helped researchers navigate rough terrain and explore territory nearly impossible to access otherwise. The use of robots has allowed scientists to … Read More ›

Researchers from Penn’s Center for Engineering Mechanobiology (CEMB) have discovered that cells change the physical structure of their genome when they’re affected by disease.  In … Read More ›