7.16 Drexel Engineers Want to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient by Making Walls, Floors and Ceilings More Like Elephant Ears Drawing inspiration from the veinous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. Their concept, recently published in the Journal of Building Engineering, embeds a vascular network within cement-based building materials that, when filled with paraffin-based material, can help passively regulate the surface temperature of walls, floors and ceilings.
7.14 Transfer Student Turns New Connections into Career Growth Sabina Rahmatova, a chemical engineering student, reflects on transferring to Drexel, building connections on campus, and discovering new possibilities through her first co-op and the hands-on experiences that followed.
7.9 When the World Changes, Drexel Changes With It The University wasn’t founded with degree programs or the Drexel Co-op. In fact, it wasn’t even founded as “Drexel University.”