The next step for fully integrated textile-based electronics to make their way from the lab to the wardrobe is figuring out how to power the garment gizmos without unfashionably toting around a solid battery. Researchers from Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Accenture Labs in California have taken a new approach to the challenge by building a full textile energy grid that can be wirelessly charged. In their recent study, the team reported that it can power textile devices, including a warming element and environmental sensors that transmit data in real-time.
Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions recently published a study in Biological Research For Nursing examining symptoms, health outcomes and physical function over time in older adults with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and polypharmacy.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children has received commitments for a second round of financial support from some of Philadelphia’s most prominent health care and higher education organizations. The funding, totaling $30 million over the next two years, will support St. Christopher's vital role in maintaining the health and well-being of the region's children and their families.
The Autism Transitions Research Project, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, has released new findings that underscore critical challenges and opportunities in transitioning autistic youth into adulthood.
Drexel University and the Community College of Philadelphia are coming together to support area students who are working to earn a four-year degree. With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ithaka S+R and the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, the schools will launch a pilot program next fall for Philadelphia-area students to build the academic foundation to pursue a Drexel degree.
Drexel University has a bevy of beautiful trees that are starting to show their autumnal best, and parks around Philadelphia also provide great spots for leaf peeping.
Researchers at Drexel University and the University of British Columbia believe kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper to create intricate three-dimensional designs, could provide a model for manufacturing the next generation of antennas.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University enters the world of fashion, in collaboration with the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection (FHCC) of Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, to present The Ecology of Fashion.
