2019

Oct 07

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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


Fast Company

Tang quoted on how AI can improve flight schedules

CEE's Pingbo Tang was quoted in Fast Company about how AI can improve flight schedules.

Modern Machine Shop

Data fuels robotics research

Carnegie Mellon is collaborating with their Mill 19 partner, the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute on an AI Data Foundry that will serve as a national center that collects and aggregates data for robots working in manufacturing settings.

Modern Machine Shop

Test bed builds up robotics research at Carnegie Mellon

Manufacturing Futures Institute researchers use a robotic test bed where AMRs deliver Lego bricks to robot arms for assembly to study AI, multirobot collaboration, assembly, safety, and more.

Several Outlets

CMU hosts high schoolers for National Manufacturing Day

The Manufacturing Future’s Institute hosted more than 100 high school students in honor of National Manufacturing Day as reported by CBS News, PittsburghInno, and WESA. Throughout the day students were able to participate in a number of hands-on robotic activities.

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