Technology Articles - Research at Pennhttp://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/researchatpenn/Technology research highlights from Penn's graduate and professional schools.en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssTue, 08 Jul 2008 09:54:20 -0400minicola@pobox.upenn.eduWhat Makes Diamonds Slippery at the Nanoscalehttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1451&tchMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1451&tchEngineers have long studied diamond because even though the material is as hard as an ice ball to the head, diamond slips and slides with remarkably low friction, making it an ideal material for high-tech moving parts.Applying Mathematics to Real-World Engineering Challengeshttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1450&tchFri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1450&tchOne of the world's leading applied mathematicians is bringing topology to Penn, a branch of mathematics that provides tools to visualize abstract spaces.Penn to Build Largest Academic Motion Capture Studio in Regionhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1436&tchThu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1436&tchThe SIG Center for Computer Graphics will open in the spring of 2009 and provide a state-of-the-art motion capture system designed for research into the interrelationships of human movement, language and communication.New Prosthetic Limb, Electronic Traffic Glove and Mobile Solar Power Plant Win Penn's 2008 PennVentionhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1418&tchThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1418&tchA new prosthetic accessory worn on the residual limb of a transtibial (below-knee) amputee was awarded the Grand Prize at the Fourth Annual PennVention competition for student inventorsThe Nanotechnology Institute Receives $3.5 Million to Foster Nanotechnology Research and Developmenthttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1417&tchTue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1417&tchPennsylvania is emerging as a nanotechnology research powerhouse and the Commonwealth is looking to Penn to continue to lead the charge.Penn Engineering Awarded $7.5 Million to Advance Emerging Field of Network Sciencehttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1416&tchFri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1416&tchFrom Facebook and the Internet to gene regulatory networks and financial markets, there is rapidly growing demand for new knowledge to analyze, design and operate next-generation networks.Penn Engineering Receives Largest Research Grant in School History to Lead Robotics Consortiumhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1404&tchWed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1404&tchEngineers at Penn will use $22 million in funding to create the networks and technologies to put unmanned machines on the front lines of the military.Developing the Principles Behind Robot Cooperationhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1398&tchMon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1398&tchEngineers are drawing inspiration from ant colonies and dolphins to build the cooperating principles that will power robot teams.Strength Is But Skin Deep at the Nanoscalehttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1387&tchMon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1387&tchPenn engineers are testing the strength of metals a thousand times thinner than a human hair, a step towards the use of these materials in everyday technology.World's Largest Particle Detector Nearing Completionhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1385&tchFri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1385&tchThe world's most powerful particle accelerator is about to be turned on. Penn physicists built the detectors that will watch 40 million proton collisions every second.