Drexel's School of Engineering

Jul 31

Wearable heart rate and glucose monitors only work as well as their grip on the skin, and sweat, hair and movement can all break that connection. Researchers at Drexel and Penn State have developed a new hydrogel designed to hold on through all three. In early testing, the material stayed adhered th...Read more

Wearable heart rate and glucose monitors only work as well as their grip on the skin, and sweat, hair and movement can all break that connection. Researchers at Drexel and Penn State have developed a new hydrogel designed to hold on through all three. In early testing, the material stayed adhered through bending, stretching and sweating, and could be peeled off and reapplied dozens of times without losing performance.

Jul 30

Drexel students will spend the coming year working with Pennsylvania manufacturers on research projects funded through a $3.1 million state investment. Drexel is taking part in seven of the 47 projects statewide, more than any other university partner this year.

Jul 29

Instead of attacking HIV directly, what if you gave it something it wants and then told the immune system exactly where to look?

Jul 28

Tiny hollow capsules with crystal-like walls could one day be designed to hold a material and release it only when conditions are right. A new NSF grant will help Drexel researchers figure out how to build them.

Jul 13

Stuck on a problem set? So was every engineer before you. The McGonigal Academic Resource Center offers coaching and tutoring in almost any subject you can imagine, from calculus to circuits to code. https://drexel.edu/studentlife/student-success/academic-resource-center