To combat the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus, the Targeted Imaging Therapeutics and Nanomedicine (Titan) Lab, led by Bioengineering professor Andrew Tsourkas, in … Read More ›
For centuries, the principles of mechanics have been used to inform chemistry research. Now, Penn scientists and engineers are joining a multi-institution team of researchers … Read More ›
As a global society, our use of fossil fuels has resulted in an exponential rise in CO2 concentrations. Our best approach would be to avoid … Read More ›
M. Ani Hsieh, research associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been named Deputy Director of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing … Read More ›
Kristian Lum, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, was recently featured on ACM ByteCast, a podcast series from the Association for … Read More ›
Yesterday, Marc Miskin, assistant professor in Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, published a paper in the journal Nature detailing a new kind of robot he … Read More ›
Advances in robotics are often looked at through the lens of our own biology. Is a new humanoid robot’s gripper gentle enough to safely give … Read More ›
More than 30 inherited disorders are caused by the unstable expansion of repetitive DNA sequences, including Huntington’s disease, ALS, Fragile X syndrome, and Friedreich’s ataxia. Jennifer … Read More ›
The School of Engineering and Applied Science’s PRECISE Center and the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania have formed a partnership with medical device leader Hillrom to … Read More ›
Early attempts to understand how the brain works included the pseudoscience of phrenology, which theorized that various mental functions could be determined through the shape … Read More ›