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This unassuming material is capable of capturing or releasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in response to moisture swings.
Pulling carbon dioxide out of the air using moisture
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Setting the stage for regenerative therapy by turning skin cells into limb cells

Swanson School of Engineering

April 15, 2020

The Swanson School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Making an artificial heart fit for a human

Making an artificial heart fit for a human

Tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments

Tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments

A new class of materials that are both sensing mediums and nanogenerators are poised to revolutionize multifunctional material technology

A new class of materials that are both sensing mediums and nanogenerators are poised to revolutionize multifunctional material technology

Fabricating collaborative, self-regulating soft robotic systems

Fabricating collaborative, self-regulating soft robotic systems

How about a durable and washable textile coating that can repel viruses?

How about a durable and washable textile coating that can repel viruses?

Electrochemical therapy (ECT) can enhance the ability of antibiotics to eradicate microbes

New Pitt Research Uses Electrochemical Approach to Treat Infections of Metal-Based Implants Titanium has many properties that make it a great choice for use in implants. Its low density, high stiffness, high biomechnanical strength-to-weight ratio, and corrosion resistance have led to its use in several types of implants, from dental to joints. However, a persistent

Electrochemical therapy (ECT) can enhance the ability of antibiotics to eradicate microbes

Using machine learning to create new nanostructure glass that is superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant and anti-fogging

Pitt Engineers Develop New Superclear, Supertransparent, Stain-Resistant, Anti-Fogging Nanostructured Glass Based on Butterfly Wing Glass for technologies like displays, tablets, laptops,  smartphones, and solar cells need to pass light through, but could benefit from a surface that repels water, dirt, oil, and other liquids. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering have

Using machine learning to create new nanostructure glass that is superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant and anti-fogging

What happens in the brain as learners progress from novice to expert in learning new skills?

Research reveals new neural activity patterns that emerge with long-term learning Mastering a new skill – whether a sport, an instrument, or a craft – takes time and training. While it is understood that a healthy brain is capable of learning these new skills, how the brain changes in order to develop new behaviors is

What happens in the brain as learners progress from novice to expert in learning new skills?

Mobile 3D micro-machines that adapt their shape and action to changes in the environment

Chemical Engineering Researchers at Pitt Develop Self-Powered Microfluidic Sheet that Wraps, Flaps and Creeps The “magic carpet” featured in tales from “One Thousand and One Nights” to Disney’s “Aladdin” captures the imagination not only because it can fly, but because it can also wave, flap, and alter its shape to serve its riders. With that

Mobile 3D micro-machines that adapt their shape and action to changes in the environment

A system that can capture carbon dioxide from coal plants using capsules filled with baking soda and water

Although the use of renewable energy is on the rise, coal and natural gas still represent the majority of the United States energy supply. Even with pollution controls, burning these fossil fuels for energy releases a tremendous amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – in the U.S. alone, coal and natural gas contributed 1,713

A system that can capture carbon dioxide from coal plants using capsules filled with baking soda and water

Have flexible, transient and biodegradable electronics finally arrived?

Pitt researchers find that nanotube interactions with silk fibroins hold the key to developing flexible, degradable electronics The silk fibers produced by Bombyx mori, the domestic silkworm, has been prized for millennia as a strong yet lightweight and luxurious material. Although synthetic polymers like nylon and polyester are less costly, they do not compare to silk’s

Have flexible, transient and biodegradable electronics finally arrived?

Improving solar cells and LEDs with glass that can switch opacity

Nanoscale “grass” structures also enable smart glass that switches from hazy to clear in presence of water Using nanoscale grass-like structures, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have created glass that lets through a large amount of light while appearing hazy. This is the first time that glass has been made with such high levels

Improving solar cells and LEDs with glass that can switch opacity

Synthetic materials systems that can “count” and sense their size?

From the smallest cell to humans, most organisms can sense their local population density and change behavior in crowded environments. For bacteria and social insects, this behavior is referred to as “quorum sensing.” Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering have utilized computational modeling to mimic such quorum sensing behavior in synthetic

Synthetic materials systems that can “count” and sense their size?

New materials that directly convert ultraviolet light into motion without the need for electronics

One of the impediments to developing miniaturized, “squishy” robots is the need for an internal power source that overcomes the power-to-weight ratio for efficient movement. An international group involving Inha University, University of Pittsburgh and the Air Force Research Laboratory has built upon their previous research and identified new materials that directly convert ultraviolet light

New materials that directly convert ultraviolet light into motion without the need for electronics

Research into “materials that compute” advances as engineers demonstrate system performs pattern recognition

The potential to develop “materials that compute” has taken another leap at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, where researchers for the first time have demonstrated that the material can be designed to recognize simple patterns. This responsive, hybrid material, powered by its own chemical reactions, could one day be integrated into clothing

Research into “materials that compute” advances as engineers demonstrate system performs pattern recognition

Self-powered enzyme pumps could be used as self-regulated, stimuli-responsive, active, delivery vehicles

A new way to use the chemical reactions of certain enzymes to trigger self-powered mechanical movement has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh. A paper describing the team’s research, titled “Convective flow reversal in self-powered enzyme micropumps,” is published this week in the journal Proceedings

Self-powered enzyme pumps could be used as self-regulated, stimuli-responsive, active, delivery vehicles

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