2021

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.

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.

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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