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Quantum ‘Skyrmions’ Could Help Build More Resilient Networks

Quantum networks could one day connect quantum computers into more powerful systems and enable new forms of secure communication. But a fundamental obstacle stands in the way: Quantum information is ...
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The Missing Link Between Event Cameras and Robot Vision

For decades, event cameras, which emulate the biological retina by continuously monitoring changes in light intensity, have promised to revolutionize how robots perceive the world by allowing them to ...
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DROID: A Large-Scale In-The-Wild Robot Manipulation Dataset

DROID: A Large-Scale In-The-Wild Robot Manipulation Dataset Alexander Khazatsky ...
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Penn Engineers Turn Toxic Fungus into Anti-Cancer Compound

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus linked to deaths in the ...
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Penn and Michigan Create World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently ...
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How Sea Stars Build Materials That Can See

When engineers think about protective materials, like those used in packaging and support, they usually think about strength, stiffness and durability. But what if those same materials could also ...
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Unlocking the Brain: Peptide-Guided Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA to Neurons

Penn Engineers have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) — the revolutionary technology behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines — to not only cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but also to target specific ...
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Detecting Machine-Generated Text: An Arms Race With the Advancements of Large Language Models

Machine-generated text has been fooling humans for the last four years. Since the release of GPT-2 in 2019, large language model (LLM) tools have gotten progressively better at crafting stories, news ...
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How the Environment Around Collagen Shapes Its Growth

Collagen is ubiquitous in the human body, forming the fibrous scaffolding that gives tissues — from skin and bone to tendons and fascia — much of their strength and structure. Collagen also plays a ...
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Powering AI From Space, at Scale

Penn Engineers have developed a novel design for solar-powered data centers that will orbit the earth and could realistically scale to meet the growing demand for AI computing while reducing the ...
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Penn Engineers Develop AI Tool to Design Peptides That Turn Signals On or Off

To develop new and better peptides, the short amino-acid strings behind medicines like GLP-1 drugs, researchers have used AI to generate candidates and to predict their properties. However, merging ...
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Engineers Sharpen Gene-Editing Tools To Target Cystic Fibrosis

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic “base pairs” to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more ...