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Jun 24

Transforming ideas into reality in Tech Spark

In the College of Engineering’s Tech Spark, Robert Smith, senior windows systems engineer, has developed a system that allows students, faculty, and staff to access machines and tools they have been trained on, and directs them to training courses they may need to use the systems in the future.

Jun 20

First-ever noninvasive mind-controlled robotic arm

CMU BME has made a breakthrough in the field of robotic device control. Using a noninvasive brain-computer interface, they have developed the first-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm.

Jun 18

Securing the energy grid with blockchains

The US Department of Energy has awarded two Carnegie Mellon researchers a $400,000 grant to strengthen grid security using blockchain technology.

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