Sleek, mechanical sea creatures with articulated fins and flippers populate the space, their resemblance to living marine animals uncanny yet unmistakably robotic.
Resource Stewardship and Sustainability
Drexel University researchers have been selected to participate in a $15 million Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiative aimed at eliminating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerants and insulating foams. Drexel will receive $3.8 million over five years to develop a plasma arc device for HFC destruction.
By coating 3D-printed polymer waveguides with MXene materials, they’ve created components that are eight times lighter than standard aluminum ones while maintaining high performance.
Franco Montalto, PhD, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, is a principal investigator for the Consortium for Climate Risks in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN).
