When electronics need their own power sources, there are two basic options: batteries and harvesters. Batteries store energy internally, but are therefore heavy and have … Read More ›

As students across Penn Engineering are adjusting to remote learning and challenges as a result of COVID-19, Vijay Ramanujan, senior in Mechanical Engineering and Applied … Read More ›

Eric Stach, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Faculty Chair of the Nanoscale Characterization Facility at the Singh Center for … Read More ›

Penn Engineering Part of Campus-wide PPE Donation Effort The Singh Center’s Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility requires cleanroom suits to protect highly sensitive tools and samples, but many … Read More ›

Junior Shreya Parchure Named Goldwater Scholar Shreya Parchure is one of four juniors at the University of Pennsylvania who have been selected as Goldwater Scholars … Read More ›

Penn Engineering 2020 Teaching Awards The recipients of the annual Penn Engineering teaching and advising awards are selected directly by Penn Engineering students after thoughtful consideration. … Read More ›

As researchers across the world rush to develop a rapid test for COVID-19, some are taking a do-it-yourself approach. Biohackers — amateur scientists with an affinity for … Read More ›

Friends, This is a day for Penn Engineering in March unlike any other. Normally, on a day like today, I would be greeting still-sunburned students … Read More ›

Danielle Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, is a curious scientist. Featured on a recent episode of “Choosing to … Read More ›

Once hailed as medical miracles, antibiotics are losing their effectiveness due to the rapid increase of bacterial immunity. Researchers are scrambling to keep up with … Read More ›