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A pair of lasers face one another, with a translucent chip in between them.
Research + Innovation

Qubits to qudits: Using quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely

In the realm of quantum information distribution, sending a signal from point A to point B is like a baseball pitcher relaying a secret pitch … Read More ›

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
Illustration from 2024-25 Penn Engineering magazine by Michael Artman
Research + Innovation

Is Moore’s Law Really Dead?

In 1965, Gordon Moore defined a relationship between cadence and cost for computing innovation that came to be known as “Moore’s Law.” This rule both … Read More ›

Posted on January 16, 2025June 2, 2025
A quartet of male researchers stands behind their lab equipment, which includes mirrors and cameras.
Research + Innovation

Revolutionizing Data Centers: Penn Engineers’ Breakthrough in Photonic Switching

Every second, terabytes of data — the equivalent of downloading thousands upon thousands of movies at once — travel around the world as light in … Read More ›

Posted on January 7, 2025June 2, 2025
An artistic representation of the minute nucleic differences detectable using the form of nuclear quadrupolar resonance described in the new paper.
Research + Innovation

New Quantum Sensing Technology Reveals Sub-Atomic Signals

Since the 1950s, scientists have used radio waves to uncover the molecular “fingerprints” of unknown materials, aiding in tasks as varied as scanning the human … Read More ›

Posted on January 6, 2025December 23, 2024
Honors + Awards, In the News

George Pappas and Nikolai Matni Receive 2024 IEEE Control Systems Society Best Paper Awards

George Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and Associate Dean for Research for Penn Engineering, and Nikolai Matni, Assistant … Read More ›

Posted on December 18, 2024June 2, 2025
Cherie Kagan
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Cherie Kagan Receives 2024-25 Heilmeier Award

Cherie Kagan, Stephen J. Angello Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), has been named the recipient of the 2024-25 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award … Read More ›

Posted on December 12, 2024
From left: Andre DeHon, Mayur Naik, Arjun Raj
Alumni, Honors + Awards

Penn Engineering Awards Three New Scholarly Professorships

A scholarly professorship, or named faculty position, is one of the highest honors a faculty member can receive from an academic institution. Such an appointment … Read More ›

Posted on November 19, 2024December 9, 2024
In the News, Research + Innovation

Antonio Loquercio Teaches Robots Common Sense, Empathy and Other Forms of Intelligence

When asked “why study robots?” Antonio Loquercio, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering, says that he himself is 10% robot. Diagnosed with diabetes when … Read More ›

Posted on November 14, 2024December 9, 2024
Three researchers squat near a robot.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Giving Robots Superhuman Vision Using Radio Signals

In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional, … Read More ›

Posted on November 12, 2024June 2, 2025
Grants, Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

The 2024 NEMO Prize Will Support Research in Self-Administrable DNA Therapy

Imagine a new drug class that could — with one intramuscular injection at home or in a doctor’s office — treat the most common, chronic … Read More ›

Posted on November 8, 2024December 9, 2024

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