What an incredible tennis lesson from Roger Federer: “Effortless is a myth,” “It’s only a point,” “Life is bigger than the court.” 🎾🐐 youtube.com/watch?v=pqWUuY…

I become one of the many to stand on this 3D printed concrete floor piece. thank you ARPA-E HESTIA program for your support and thanks to all the team members to make this happen, esp. @Masoud Akbarzadeh's team, linkedin.com/posts/masoud-a…

Great opportunity to join the amazing family. 🤓

Looking forward to #ACSFall2024 in Denver! I’ll be presenting our latest work on 3D Printing Biomineral-Infused Concrete with Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces for Enhanced Carbon Capture and Storage. Join us in the ENFL division on August 21, 2024, from 2:00-6:00 pm Shu Yang

Materials Science and Engineering at Penn announces two postdoctoral fellows, Yinding Chi and Yunchan Lee from the Shu Yang group will be presenting at the Penn Climate Change Showcase on October 17, 2024. For more details: shorturl.at/9Mp0K

My last NanoDay@Penn with @YangLab_UPenn Shu Yang. Enjoyed a fun trip with my colleagues to a local K-12 school and felt so accomplished seeing the students enjoy and get inspired by our demo! Feeling recharged🔋!

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Weitzman School of Design at Penn and Penn Engineering, including Materials Science and Engineering at Penn Professor Shu Yang, are working to develop a new building system that would reduce carbon in all aspects of concrete construction. shorturl.at/SK647

Another work on mitigating emissions of airborne particulates and marine microplastics has just been published!🌎Check out how the fatigue fracture process is linked to particulate matter emissions. Congrats to Prof. Qiming Wang and Prof. Costas Sioutas nature.com/articles/s4159…

Kirigami is always fascinating, esp when it is used intelligently for energy saving

Second paper in a week with ⁦Wiley⁩ ⁦Advanced Functional Materials⁩. Direct Ink Writing of Cephalopod Skin‐Like Core‐Shell Fibers From Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Dyed Solutions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Feeling bittersweet as I prepare to leave Penn. I'm incredibly grateful to have been part of such a supportive and inspiring department during my time as a postdoc. A big thank you to the Materials Science and Engineering at Penn staff and John for the opportunity to share my unforgettable journey at Penn.

Scientists developed a coaxial ink writing method to print mechanochromic cholesteric liquid crystals within a silicone ink. Thin-shell domes are printed and arranged into an array capable of strain sensing with memory. Find out more in the article: ow.ly/7Mu750UNMZk

First 3D print done in the Yu Group - making moves! 🍊

Please apply to this amazing opportunity! I'm honored to serve as a panelist this year as an alumnus of the program. Attending the symposium as a postdoc helped me tremendously in preparing for the faculty job market. Highly recommend it to anyone exploring an academic career!

So glad to be part of this fascinating work! Like soap bubbles turned into architecture - thin films on wireframes form lightweight structures with surprising strength.

Beyond their well-known roles, MOFs can now be designed as molecular-scale mechanical metamaterials! Fascinating work led by Kunyu Wang, Ph.D. that bridges chemistry and mechanics. Happy to be part of it!