Drops of Liquid Crystal Molecules Branch Out Into Strange Structures Shaped by surface tension and elasticity, spherical drops of chain-like liquid crystal molecules transform upon … Read More ›

James Pikul, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. This honor … Read More ›

Computer-generated Antibiotics, Biosensor Band-Aids, and the Quest to Beat Antibiotic Resistance For Penn synthetic biologist César de la Fuente and his team, these concepts aren’t … Read More ›

From TV shows and movies with massive CGI budgets to state-of-the-art video games that take players into different worlds or time periods, many of today’s … Read More ›

A collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Penn Engineering and Pennsylvania State University has uncovered new information about how … Read More ›

With machines designed to greet customers, reduce stress and care for the elderly, robots are becoming increasingly intertwined with everyday human life. Roboticists today are … Read More ›

Luke Johnson, a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department is passionate about the intersection of chemical processing and the tech … Read More ›

Sampath Kannan Named 2019 AAAS Fellow Sampath Kannan Sampath Kannan, the Henry Salvatori Professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Computer and Information Science, has been named … Read More ›

Juliette Sardin: Impacting Human Health Juliette Sardin A chance opportunity to work with a young girl with a genetic neuromuscular disease inspired a woman to study … Read More ›

Strella Biotechnology Tackles Food Waste by ‘Hacking the Fruit’ President’s Innovation Prize awardees Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova are expanding their startup and confronting $1 trillion … Read More ›