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| Robotic hockey teams face off at Penn Engineering | |||
For students in MEAM's Design of Mechatronic Systems class,"the finals" are more than an exam; they are a tournament in which the winners hoist a trophy high above their heads in victory. Throughout the school year, members of the class, led by Jonathan Fiene, director of laboratory programs, design pint-sized robotic hockey teams that faceoff in an annual competition known as The Robockey Cup. |
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| Dennis Discher Elected to National Academy Of Engineering | |||
Dennis E. Discher, the Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his accomplishments in "elucidation of the effects of mechanical forces on cell physiology and stem cell development." Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. |
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| Creating a Safety Net for Computers | |||
| The rise of computer technology comes with a cost: the ever-growing risk of security and privacy violations. Companies evaluate their customers' web browsing habits to target Internet ads, and "phishers" send fraudulent emails in an effort to procure credit card details from individuals online. Jonathan Smith, Olga and Alberico Pompa Professor in CIS, is developing innovative strategies to prevent attacks that could sabotage personal computers and entire networks. | |||
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| Penn Engineers receive first place at "PennApps" hackathon | |||
This semester's PennApps hackathon, held January 13-15, yielded nearly 48 hours of coding to build "apps" from scratch. The theme of this year's event was simplicity, striving to design streamlined apps that are easy to use. David Wang (BE'13), Thomas Ly (EE'13), Eric O'Brien (CIS'13) and Bezhou Feng (BE'12) formed the winning team, which produced ScratchTable, an app that can turn nearly any surface into a turntable. | |||
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EnRoute: One step closer to "smart" buildings
EnRoute, the "Energy Router," reduces peak power consumption by coordinating energy demands from multiple systems and ensures systems operate within their specified thresholds. Watch the video!
Human-Humanoid Robot Interaction: Playing Dodgeball
A GRASP Lab dodgeball-playing robot that can dodge, grasp, and throw a dynamically moving ball. Check it out!
Human-Humanoid Robot Interaction: Playing Dodgeball
A GRASP Lab dodgeball-playing robot that can dodge, grasp, and throw a dynamically moving ball. Check it out!
