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A new way to turn infrared light into mechanical energy
May 22, 2013
Researchers from Penn's Department of Material Science, led by assistant professor Ertugrul Cubukcu and postdoctoral researcher Fei Yi, along with graduate students Hai Zhu and Jason C. Reed, used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action.
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High Speed Chemistry
May 2, 2013
Penn Chemistry recently announced the expansion of their state-of-the-art High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) laboratory, including two new pieces of instrumentation—a mass-directed liquid chromatograph and an ultra-performance liquid chromatograph—that will enable the facility to screen synthetic conditions for all sorts of new molecules and materials in many new and different ways. -
Funding Innovation for Cleaner Cities
April 8, 2013
John Landis of Design and Dan Lee, Camillo Taylor and Vukan Vuchic of SEAS discuss auto fuel-efficiency standards and government involvement in this Knowledge@Wharton article.
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Wen K. Shieh
Prof. Wen K. Shieh will be presenting his work in the VIPER seminar this spring. Wen's research interests are in the areas of bioenvironmental engineering, biological nitrogen removal and environmental systems modeling. Image is borrowed from Wen's website.