Four humanoid robots stole the spotlight on YouTube last year with their take on the Beatles’ “Come Together.” Now the Drexel engineers responsible are giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the music video…well, came together. In anticipation of the upcoming Music Hack Day Philadelphia , Drexel’s ExCITe Center has released a re-mastered version of the Hubos’ … Continue reading »
If the stars in the sky could play music, what would it sound like? One Drexel engineer used a bit of star data and a special piano to turn the twinkling of the stars into their very own celestial lullaby. A two-day NASA-sponsored hackathon event hosted by Drexel’s ExCITe Center as part of Philly Tech … Continue reading »
Spring break in the Caribbean conjures up images of days on the beach and nights in the clubs. But for Dr. Mimi Sheller, director of the Mobilities Center in Drexel’s College of Arts and Sciences, it meant something very different: trying to understand the effects of a climate-related or geological phenomenon that is imperiling two … Continue reading »
What happens when you mix four jazz virtuosos with new technology aimed at breaking their sweet sound down to its elements? Creating a smartphone app that strives to pictorially “explain” the intricacies of a musical genre characterized by its improvisations might seem like the antithesis of “jazz.” But on April 23, one intrepid quartet is … Continue reading »
Drexel’s Smart House initiative has been spearheading cutting-edge environmental research and design at Drexel for the past few years, from their groundbreaking lightweight green roof to their grey water reclamation project and intelligent temporary agricultural structure. This week, the team will have the opportunity to show off their handiwork to one of the biggest names … Continue reading »
Playing an 8-bit video game on an 85,360-square-foot monitor in front of an entire city – perhaps the dream of anyone who grew up during the golden age of the arcade in the 1970s and ’80s – is becoming reality with help from a professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering. The game: Pong. The screen: … Continue reading »
In 370 million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Fossils of armored fishes like this one, a phyllolepid placoderm, are known for the distinctive ornamentation of ridges on their exterior plates. As with many such fossils, scientists often find the remains … Continue reading »
What if it were possible to predict where a message in a bottle was going to end up? Removing the mysticism of that archetypal fate-guided, maritime missive could turn out to be a key to keeping the Navy’s autonomous robots afloat. In the Scalable Autonomous Systems Laboratory in Drexel’s College of Engineering, Dr. Ani Hsieh … Continue reading »
Can you imagine a life without sunsets? Twenty-four hours of daylight? Perhaps – if you’re summering in the Arctic Circle. But as a relatively common occurrence in hospitals and group-living centers, it can disrupt sleep patterns, cause disorientation and throw off basic bodily function. Drexel researchers are working on a solution that brings the benefits … Continue reading »
On Jan. 21, people across the nation honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by taking time to serve others. The spirit of the day is observed year-round, however, by a Drexel student group whose volunteers work in clinics and schools in Philadelphia, and hospitals and health centers in Africa, giving people the skills and knowledge to overcome challenges … Continue reading »
