University of PennsylvaniaNews and information about the University of Pennsylvania. News and information from the best feeds offered by the University of Pennsylvania.Carving Functional Nanoribbons Using Super-Heated, Nano-Sized Particles of Iron- July 30, 2008 Physicists are using thermally activated nanoparticles to carve perfect ribbons of graphene, an advance that simplifies fabrication of next-generation, atomic-scale circuitry.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1463&tch Demonstrating the Potential of Graphene Films as Next-Generation Transistors- July 30, 2008 Scientists have characterized an aspect of graphene film behavior, measuring the way it conducts electricity on a substrate. The milestone advances the potential application of graphene as the single-atom thick carbon sheets that may replace silicon.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1464&tch The 34th Annual International Conference on High Energy Physics- July 29, 2008 As the Large Hadron Collider hums to life, scientists from over 70 countries discuss the future of high energy physics, string theory, black holes and the "God Particle" at the largest, invitation-only physics RESEARCH conference of the year.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1462&tch Flexible, One-Step Assembly of Nanoscale Structures- July 25, 2008 Engineers and physicists have created a one-step, repeatable method for the production of functional nanoscale patterns with adjustable features, size and shape, a process that used to take as long as a month and cost $50,000.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1461&tch Don't Touch My Perks- July 23, 2008 The current economic slump could trigger another round of 'de-perking'. Wharton faculty warn against taking away perks already handed out.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1474&bus Collateralized Damage- July 23, 2008 Commercial-mortgage backed securities on office buildings, industrial properties, malls and other retail centers have been ravaged by market conditions.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1471&bus Young Adults: Liberal and Less Involved- July 17, 2008 Eighteen to 29-year-olds are more likely to describe themselves as liberal, and less likely to describe themselves as informed.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1470&soc Blinding Kids With Science- July 14, 2008 Penn is a part of a $10 million U.S. Department of Education consortium that will study how the mind processes and retrieves information. The research findings will be used to find ways that may improve science education in middle schools.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1460&soc Blinding Kids With Science- July 14, 2008 A comprehensive effort is underway to improve middle-school science curricula and discover how the mind processes and stores information.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1460&hlt Behind the Curve: Have U.S. Automakers Built the Wrong Cars at the Wrong Time -- Again- July 9, 2008 The change in consumer attitudes about fuel efficiency has been so swift and widespread that the American vehicle manufacturers have found themselves once again behind the curve relative to their Asian and European competitors.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1473&bus |