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GRASP lab researchers (from left) Bernd Pfrommer, Kenneth Chaney, and Caio Mucchiani assembling telemedicine cart prototypes in Levine hall earlier this spring. (Image courtesy of Kenneth Chaney and Bernd Pfrommer)
Research + Innovation

An Ecosystem of Innovation Fosters Tech-based Solutions to COVID-19 Challenges

Since the start of the spring, members of the Penn community have been working to combat coronavirus and its many impacts. Some people are studying COVID-19 or developing … Read More ›

Posted on October 22, 2020
A kirigami structure made of linked cubes transforms in three phases.
Research + Innovation

Jordan Raney Awarded DARPA Fellowship to Develop Materials with ‘Distributed Intelligence’

Bioinspiration, the practice of using biological models as guides for materials, structures or systems, is becoming an increasingly prominent practice in research labs as the … Read More ›

Posted on October 21, 2020October 22, 2020
Blended Learning Initiative students working on a robot
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineering and Steppingstone Scholars Partner to Launch Inveniam, a ‘STEM Equity and Innovation Lab’

The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) and Steppingstone Scholars (Steppingstone) today announced Inveniam, a first-of-its-kind “STEM Equity and Innovation … Read More ›

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020
Macroporoses
Honors + Awards

‘Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom’

The National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure is a network of labs and research centers equipped to visualize and manipulate matter at the smallest scales. Funded by … Read More ›

Posted on October 19, 2020October 20, 2020
Deep Jariwala
Honors + Awards

Deep Jariwala Wins Frontiers of Materials Award

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has named Deep Jariwala, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, a winner of their … Read More ›

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Ritesh Agarwal
Honors + Awards

Ritesh Agarwal Elected Fellow of the Optical Society

Ritesh Agarwal, Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). The scholarly society has, … Read More ›

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020
A wasp
Research + Innovation

Engineering Bacteria-Killing Molecules from Wasp Venom

César de la Fuente a Presidential Assistant Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine’s departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology and Engineering’s department of Bioengineering, has … Read More ›

Posted on October 13, 2020
Brian Litt
Honors + Awards

Brian Litt Receives NIH Pioneer Award to Develop Implantable Neurodevices

Brian Litt, professor in Engineering’s Department of Bioengineering and the Perelman School of Medicine’s departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, has received a five-year, $5.6 million … Read More ›

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Microscope Image of Agarwal group's exciton-polariton experiment
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Create Helical Topological Exciton-Polaritons, a New Type of Quasiparticles with Applications in Quantum Computing

Our understanding of quantum physics has involved the creation of a wide range of “quasiparticles.” These notional constructs describe emergent phenomena that appear to have … Read More ›

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Colorized images of a bone marrow scan
Research + Innovation

New Research from Penn Engineering and MIT Shows How Nanoparticles Can Turn Off Genes in Bone Marrow

Using specialized nanoparticles, researchers from Penn Engineering and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells … Read More ›

Posted on October 7, 2020October 8, 2020

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