Written by Ian Scheffler for Penn Engineering Today. The unique properties of baseball’s famed “magic” mud have never been scientifically quantified — until now. In a new paper in Proceedings […]
Penn Researchers Discuss Their Solutions to the Climate Crisis
This article was written by Nathi Magubane for Penn Today. As society grapples with the impacts of a worsening climate—from the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather […]
New technique enhances absorptivity of powders for metal 3D printing
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has become a powerful tool for scientists and artists, enabling the creation of complex geometries with which traditional methods struggle. While many are […]
Touching the Future: Mastering Physical Contact with New Algorithm for Robots
Written by Ian Scheffler for Penn AI. Penn Engineers have developed a new algorithm that allows robots to react to complex physical contact in real time, making it […]
Nathan Wei on Renewable Energy, Fluid Mechanics and the Shaping of Humble Engineers
With a research career dedicated to atmospheric wind and fluid mechanics, Nathan Wei, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM), takes his endeavors almost wherever the wind blows. Guided […]
Pushing the Limits of Scientific Discovery with Machine Learning
What if scientists and policy-makers could automate and optimize the filtering of the massive amount of data available across each system they interact with to pull out information […]
Cynthia Sung Receives Army Early Career Award to Make Robots Move Like Animals
Inspired by the variety of muscles that control movement in animals, Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering, aims to advance movement […]
Cynthia Sung On How We Can Increase Girls’ Participation in Engineering and Robotics
An Interview With Vanessa Ogle, original article written for Medium.com Despite the growing importance of engineering and robotics in shaping our future, women remain significantly underrepresented in these […]
Ottman Tertuliano Receives 2024 CAREER Award
Scientists have been studying bones and how they break for over a century, but they’ve primarily been doing so on the large scale, examining entire femur fractures through […]
Carpick Research Group Contributes to Pixelligent Success Story
Penn Engineering faculty bring the spirit of entrepreneurship to life through their collaborations in a wide range of startups, products and external partnerships each year. The research group […]