2019

Oct 07

Miniature metal 3d printed building

Rollett receives $2.4M from ARPA-E for 3D printing research Opens in new window

A team led by Tony Rollett has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), supporting high temperature materials and heat exchanger projects.

Sep 26

The inside of a 3D printer

Protecting 3D printers from attackers Opens in new window

CyLab’s researchers have developed a tool to identify security risks of networked 3D printers.

Sep 04

A view of the outside of Mill 19

Mill 19 opening signals new era of manufacturing Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University researchers and robots will soon occupy a state-of-the-art facility at the newly constructed Mill 19 building on the 178-acre site known as Hazelwood Green.

Jul 12

A set of petri dishes containing a gel with a needle in one of them

3D printing soft materials with AI Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University researchers created a machine learning algorithm that optimizes parameters of soft materials 3D printing.

Jul 09

transforming additive manufacturing

Polymers, printing, and pathways Opens in new window

A novel approach to 3D printing using a support bath can greatly expand the types of polymers that can be printed, enable chemical reactions of the printed materials to gain novel material properties, and increase the mechanical strength and reduce the print time of mechanical parts through design optimization.

Jun 28

Fighter jets flying over a city at sunset

NASA invests in 3D printing for aviation Opens in new window

CMU has been selected by NASA to lead a research team dedicated to examining new ways to build and power aircraft of the future, through NASA’s University Leadership Initiative.

Jun 26

A group of about twenty five women

Next Manufacturing hosts Pittsburgh Chapter of Women in 3D Printing Opens in new window

Sandra DeVincent Wolf, executive director of the Next Manufacturing Center and the Manufacturing Futures Initiative, hosted an event during which members of Women in 3D Printing learned about CMU’s additive manufacturing research and education, attended demos, toured labs, and networked.

Apr 28

3d printed metal object

MFI leads digital transformation of manufacturing

On April 29, 2019, the MFI will host the inaugural Manufacturing Futures Forum. The Forum, entitled “Leading the Digital Transformation,” will highlight the groundbreaking research, development, and workforce training leading the digital transformation of manufacturing.

Apr 23

Lorrie Cranor headshot

Lorrie Cranor, Brian Kovak named Andrew Carnegie Fellows Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University faculty members Lorrie Cranor and Brian K. Kovak have been named to the 2019 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a philanthropic foundation that has supported the advancement of education and knowledge for more than a century.

Apr 04

Code on a computer screen

Achieving provably-secure encryption Opens in new window

Earlier this week, a team consisting of researchers from CyLab released the world’s first verifiably secure industrial-strength cryptographic library—a set of code that can be used to protect data and is guaranteed to protect against the most popular classes of cyberattacks.

Apr 01

Soft gel support bath

A FRESH take on bioprinting

Adam Feinberg, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and materials science & engineering, has developed the novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3-D bioprinting technique, which allows for the printing of soft gels.

Mar 20

A robot from Carnegie Mellon University

Johnson wins ARO Young Investigator Award Opens in new window

Aaron Johnson has won the Army Research Office’s Young Investigator Award for his research on designing robots to cross rough terrain.

Media Mentions


Carnegie Mellon University

Wolf recognized at 2026 Andy Awards

Sandra DeVincent Wolf, executive director of Manufacturing Futures Institute and Next Manufacturing Center, has been awarded the 2026 Commitment to Excellence Andy Award for veteran staff.

Scientific American

Sekar sheds light on AI’s relationship with home smart devices

ECE/CyLab’s Vyas Sekar was quoted on the potential consequences AI might have on homes full of smart devices in response to Anthropic’s recent blog post revealing AI’s unique capabilities as malicious computer worms.

CMU News

Wolf awarded for "commitment to excellence" by CMU

MFI's and Next's Sandra DeVincent Wolf was recognized at the Andy Awards (Carnegie Mellon University's annual staff awards), where she received a Commitment to Excellence award.

USA Today

Fedder quoted on digital technology for manufacturing

MFI Director Gary Fedder was quoted in USA Today on how digital technology, like that being advanced at CMU, is what the U.S. needs to onshore more manufacturing in a globally competitive way.

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