Tiny robots with giant potential | Paul McEuen and Marc Miskin

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Paul McEuen is the John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science and the director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science. His research is currently focused on constructing functional cell-sized sensors and robots. He is also a novelist whose scientific thriller Spiral won the debut novel of the year from the International Thriller Writers Association.

McEuen is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

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Marc Miskin is an assistant professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of his day to day, Miskin is actively involved in science education, frequently presenting at science museums. He has a BSc in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining the faculty at UPenn, Miskin was a Kavli Postdoctoral Fellow for Nanoscale Science at Cornell University. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son.

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