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The AI design features unusual, and efficient, circuitry patterns. Photo by Emir Ali Karahan, Princeton University

AI slashes cost and time for chip design, but that is not all

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embryo models colored purple, with cyan and yellow tail ends
The tail cells (cyan and yellow) of each of these stem cell embryo models show Wnt signaling as detected by the tracking circuit engineered by Harry McNamara. Image courtesy of the researchers

Princeton bioengineers shed light on how and when embryonic cells organize themselves

Aerial view of a river meandering through a green field.
An aerial view of the Taylor Park watershed in Gunnison County, Colorado. Image by Drew Bennett

New research reveals groundwater pathways across continent

A woman and a man work at a laboratory bench with electronic equipment

Low-cost system will improve communications among industrial machines

Two researchers in lab coats examining seedlings growing in a petri dish.
Postdoctoral research associate Samuel Eastman (left), 2024 Princeton graduate Kaeli Ficco (right), and their colleagues uncovered a mechanism by which soil bacteria can modulate plant immunity. Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

These bacteria perform a trick that could keep plants healthy

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A 3D printer creates a small translucent plastic cylinder. Two blurred faces in the background observe
Unlike similar materials that require complex processing, the plastic can be created with a 3D printer. Photos by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic

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Princeton Engineers

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Portrait of Noah Stein.
Undergraduate

Noah Stein: A passion for hands-on mechanical design and problem solving

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Portrait of Akanksha Thawani.
Alumni

Akanksha Thawani *20: Illuminating ‘the dark matter of the human genome’

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Portrait of Ellen Toberman.
Undergraduate

Ellen Toberman: Lessons from the unpredictability of research

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Portrait of Lilia Xie.
Faculty

Lilia Xie: New materials for advanced electronics

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January 31

3:00 pm

Energy Efficient Morphogenic Manufacturing in Space and on Earth

February 03

12:30 pm

The Angels are in the Details

February 14

3:00 pm

Policy Optimization for Control: Geometry and Algorithms

March 07

3:00 pm

Exquisite Energetics of the Ultrafast: An Interdisciplinary Nexus of Discovery

March 28

3:00 pm

The Era of Autonomy in Space Exploration – It’s Finally Here!

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