Structural failure is a critically important design consideration in many engineering applications. Nature provides a number of interesting examples of lightweight structural features that exhibit outstanding failure characteristics. Recent progress […]
The Department of BIoengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lukasz Bugaj proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of WIlliam Benman. Title: Remote control of cell function using temperature as […]
Bipedal robots have seen significant interest from academia and industry for their potential to efficiently traverse unstructured environments, such as disaster zones, industrial infrastructure, and cluttered homes. Autonomous bipedal walking […]
Modern robotic platforms are designed for precision, but their cost and rigidity make them impractical for many at-home physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) applications. Soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) have potential as […]
Two dimensional (2D) materials with atomic-scale thickness like graphene exhibit substantial in-plane stiffness and strength while maintaining significant out-of-plane flexibility. This enables the assembly of graphene into complex multilayer and […]
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Jennifer Cremins are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Harshini Chandrashekar. Title: Addressing the genome structure-function relationship in […]
Mechanical metamaterials are artificially designed structures that offer unique properties like negative Poisson’s ratio, tunable stiffness, and advanced thermal characteristics. While the static properties of mechanical metamaterials have been widely […]
Biopolymer hydrogel materials typically exhibit relatively low range of programmable modulus less than 100 kPa, which limits their biomedical applications, such as in articular cartilage and synthetic joints, where tissues […]
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Andrew Tsourkas proudly announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Bian Jang. Title: Engineering Magnetic Devices and Nanoparticle Platforms to […]
Current propulsion and flight mechanisms limit atmospheric observations. The mesosphere is too dense for satellites and too thin for typical planes and balloons, with similar conditions found in the Martian […]
