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Dec 07

Breaking barriers in medicine Opens in new window

A team of mechanical engineering researchers has used additive manufacturing and nanotechnology to detect increasingly tiny levels of biomarkers.

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Nov 30

Uncovering a promising use case for exosomes Opens in new window

New research from Carnegie Mellon University and UPMC explores an innovative case for exosomes: delivering growth factors like bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) for bone healing.

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Nov 24

Costa Samaras to serve in White House OSTP Opens in new window

Costa Samaras has been appointed principal assistant director for energy and chief advisor for energy policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s first-ever Energy Division.

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Nov 23

Automating engineering’s ideal manager Opens in new window

A recent paper by a collaboration of CMU mechanical engineering and psychology researchers explored the use of artificial intelligence as a process manager for human design teams.

Nov 19

Making environmental science accessible to all students Opens in new window

New Mechanical Engineering course dives into the connections between Earth’s water, air, land, and life.

Nov 17

Magnetic symmetry is not just like looking in a mirror Opens in new window

Vincent Sokalski and Michael Kitcher have uncovered the quantitative explanation for magnetic symmetry breaking during domain wall motion, a contribution to the fundamental physics of technology needed to build faster computers.

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Nov 08

DEP declares Code Orange; Gordon explains Opens in new window

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter in Pittsburgh and several surrounding counties. Assistant Research Professor, Hamish Gordon, explains what led to the current conditions.

Nov 03

Optimizing power grid simulation Opens in new window

Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers are working on ways to prevent power grid failures with fast, highly-accurate simulations and optimizations.

Oct 27

Whitehead featured on NPR’s TED Radio Hour Opens in new window

Following her recent TED Talk, Katie Whitehead sits down with NPR’s TED Radio Hour Host, Manoush Zomorodi, to discuss lipid nanoparticles and how RNA drugs are revolutionizing modern medicine.

Oct 20

Using AI to provide the world with drinking water Opens in new window

Amir Barati Farimani is seeking new possibilities in water purification through using AI agents in the desalination process.

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Oct 07

Refuting a 70-year approach to predicting material microstructure Opens in new window

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new microscopy technique that maps material microstructure in three dimensions; results demonstrate that the conventional method for predicting materials’ properties under high temperature is ineffective.

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Oct 04

Who’s paying for your Uber? Opens in new window

Researchers have published a new study quantifying the societal costs and benefits of an Uber or Lyft trip.

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Sep 24

Jaramillo placing new tool in energy planners’ hands Opens in new window

Paulina Jaramillo led a team working with utility planners, operators, and regulators to prepare our energy system for the effects of climate change.

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Sep 22

Resetting the standard in orthopedics Opens in new window

Exoform, a customizable, semi-rigid material with self-fusing edges has the potential to eliminate many of the doctors visits that go along with broken bones, not to mention help them heal faster.

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Sep 20

Artificial Intelligence you can trust Opens in new window

Professor Ding Zhao developed a new course that trains engineering students how to make artificial intelligence trustworthy.

Sep 15

K-12 outreach program gets kids excited about STEM Opens in new window

In the College of Engineering, faculty and students prepare and implement programs for K-12 students interested in first-hand—and hands-on—exposure to the field of engineering.

Sep 03

Hands-on learning in Tech Spark’s Manual Machining course Opens in new window

Students in 24-200 have the chance to work directly with a wide variety of machining equipment and learn to become better engineers while they’re doing it.

Aug 26

Sense and signal Opens in new window

A novel brain-computer interface will allow the severely paralyzed to send email messages and perform daily tasks like online shopping and banking with their minds.

Aug 24

Research sheds new light on decreased performance under pressure Opens in new window

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh explore the phenomenon of choking under pressure and show for the first time that animals also exhibit this strange tendency.

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Aug 05

Engineering a career in medicine Opens in new window

Raja Chatterjee’s career in medicine started in a place you likely wouldn’t expect: the Carnegie Mellon electrical and computer engineering department. So how does an engineer become a doctor, professor, and a Naval captain?

Aug 02

A crystal-clear way to save time Opens in new window

Chemical Engineering researchers recently discovered a better way to make a new class of soft materials—reducing a process that used to take five months down to three minutes.

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Jul 19

Faculty earn DOE Awards for Atmospheric Research Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s Coty Jen and Hamish Gordon have earned Department of Energy (DOE) awards for their work in atmospheric research.

Jul 16

Tantalizing tantalum actuators and sensors Opens in new window

Can this refractory metal be an efficient substitute material in microelectromechanical system (MEMS) thermal actuators?

Mar 03

Distributed artificial intelligence at the edge and beyond

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues evolving rapidly, accelerating innovation in machine learning, computational game theory, autonomy, and more. Carnegie Mellon University remains at the forefront of researching and enabling novel AI advances and discoveries in engineering and computer science, continually driving and redefining the art-of-the-possible.

Mar 02

Wildfires, clouds, and climate change Opens in new window

As the frequency and size of wildfires increases worldwide, research shows how the chemical aging of particles emitted by these fires can lead to more extensive cloud formation and intense storm development in the atmosphere.

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Feb 26

Should Uber and Lyft be electrifying more vehicles? Opens in new window

Increases in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions caused by ridesourcing impact human health and the environment. What happens when companies shoulder that cost?

Feb 22

Celebrating Engineers’ Week Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering is excited to celebrate Engineers’ Week 2021.

Jan 29

Commonalities found between viral infections and ovarian cancer Opens in new window

Apparent similarities between latent DNA viral infections and quiescent cancer cells could lead to new treatments for ovarian cancer.

Jan 22

CMU alumnus creates “Dynamic” COVID solution Opens in new window

Alumnus Jeff Mullen (ECE ’00, Tepper ’09) and his company, Dynamics Inc., have created an innovative way to inactivate coronavirus in the air.

Jan 19

Improving a vaccine delivery system for COVID and beyond Opens in new window

To impact COVID-19 vaccination in the developing world, collaborators develop and test a new hybrid microneedle array platform capable of delivering vaccines directly into the skin.

Jan 04

A universal port for the brain Opens in new window

The team is creating a smart port to the brain that will use artificial intelligence to selectively stimulate and record from the brain.

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