Just as he rose to tell some local middle schoolers about engineering as a career path, Andres Vidal, a master’s student in Chemical and Biomolecular … Read More ›
Modern life involves nearly constant interaction with devices and technology. For users, not only is an understanding of how to perform these interactions with confidence … Read More ›
Over the next 25 years, the world’s population, currently hovering around 7.8 billion, is expected to grow by nearly 25% to 9.7 billion people. This … Read More ›
Biofilms—structured communities of microorganisms that create a protective matrix shielding them from external threats, including antibiotics—are responsible for about 80% of human infections and present a significant … Read More ›
The University of Pennsylvania today announced that Ramanan Raghavendran will become Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania effective immediately. Raghavendran … Read More ›
When engaging in virtual reality (VR) and manipulating an object, users want to be able to feel what they’re touching in virtual space. A hard … Read More ›
Shu Yang, Joseph Bordogna Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, looks at her research through the lens of biomimicry: life forms and … Read More ›
With a generous gift to Penn Engineering, longtime Penn professors Daniel E. Koditschek and his wife, Anne M. Teitelman, chose to turn a dark time … Read More ›
An entrepreneurial spirit pushes new and innovative ideas into existence, but it can be a hard path to pursue without a roadmap. Fortunately for students … Read More ›
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now inescapable, a subject discussed around the globe. AI’s growth has been met with both excitement and concern across several industries. … Read More ›