2017

Nov 17

Leaders from the groundbreaking

Former steel mill forges new beginning with groundbreaking

Through the visionary leadership of area foundations and the innovation expertise of Carnegie Mellon, the shuttered Jones & Laughlin Steel Company's Mill 19 will be the site of a one-of-a-kind hub for advanced manufacturing—a collaboration among researchers, the U.S. Defense Department and companies from across the region.

Oct 25

groundbreaking event

Future of manufacturing to rise within abandoned steel mill

New home for advanced robotics manufacturing research and development will lead transformation of industry, new chapter in Pittsburgh renaissance

Media Mentions


CBS News

Sekar addresses worries about rogue AI

ECE’s Vyas Sekar spoke on CBS News about the risks of artificial intelligence and the public concern that AI could go rogue and end humanity. “The dire warnings are probably misplaced,” he explains. “The risks of AI are real.”

The Business Journal

Wolf receives America Makes’ Ambassador Award

Sandra DeVincent Wolf, executive director of Manufacturing Futures Institute and Next Manufacturing Center, was one of nine awarded the 2026 Ambassador Award by America Makes.

America Makes

Sandra DeVincent Wolf receives the 2026 Ambassador Award

MFI Executive Director, Sandra DeVincent Wolf received the 2026 Ambassador Award from America Makes, the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education.

ECE news

The Digital Twin That Could Keep AI Chips Cool

A research team from Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering believes the solution to overheating computer chips could be to build a thermal digital twin of every chip system.

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