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 […]
Y-Prize Technologies 2024-25
The Y-Prize Competition kicked off on Monday, September 23, offering students the chance to transform Penn Engineering innovations into business ideas—and compete for a $10,000 prize. This year’s […]
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 […]
Teaching Doglike Robots to Walk on the Moon’s Dusty, Icy Surface
At an elevation of around 6,000 feet near Mount Hood, located roughly 70 miles east of Portland, an interdisciplinary team comprising members from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of […]
‘Kinegami’ paper receives Honorable Mention for 2023 TRO Best Paper Award
Congratulations to Wei-Hsi Chen, ESE PhD ’13 and postdoctoral researcher in Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) and the Sung Robotics Lab, Woohyeok Yang, MEAM MSE ’21, and Lucien […]
Penn Engineers Uncover Universal Structure in Turbulent Air Flows Over Dune Fields
Penn Engineers have uncovered an unexpected universal pattern in how turbulent airflows behave over natural dune fields, offering insights into one of the most perplexing phenomena in fluid […]
Interfacial Phenomena: Samantha McBride’s Untapped Resource for Water Sustainability
In a typical year, Reno, Nevada, receives just seven and a half inches of rain. For Samantha McBride, the newest faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, […]
Engineering the Future of Farming
Over the next 25 years, the world’s population, currently hovering around 7.8 billion, is expected to grow by nearly 25% to 9.7 billion people. This means that existing […]
A New Electroadhesive Clutch To Improve Haptics in Virtual Reality Gloves and Beyond
When engaging in virtual reality (VR) and manipulating an object, users want to be able to feel what they’re touching in virtual space. A hard object needs to […]