2022

Dec 19

Driving autonomy into the metaverse Opens in new window

Students in Ding Zhao’s lab were awarded the 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship for their proposal to generate diverse safety-critical autonomous vehicle scenarios using digital twins.

Nov 01

Decarbonizing industry with 3D-printed stacked columns Opens in new window

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are exploring ways to reduce emissions from power plants using post-combustion carbon capture via absorption through additively manufactured stacked columns.

Oct 21

Manufacturing Day 2022 Opens in new window

Area high school students visit Mill 19 on Manufacturing Day to learn about advanced manufacturing career opportunities.

Oct 18

A path for clinical translation of 3D-bioprinted human tissues Opens in new window

CMU researchers examine what’s happening in the field of 3D bioprinting, core challenges to overcome, and essential milestones on the horizon toward clinical translation.

Oct 07

Nanoprinting electrodes for customized treatments of disease Opens in new window

Researchers pioneer the CMU Array—a customizable, 3D nano-printed, ultra-high-density microelectrode array platform for next-generation brain-computer interfaces to treat neurological disorders.

Oct 04

Guiding the clean energy transition

MFI showcased the future of advanced manufacturing and sustainable practices during the Global Clean Energy Action Forum.

Oct 04

CMU Racing learns tricks of the trade from Chip Ganassi Opens in new window

Chip Ganassi, a titan of the auto racing industry, has been offering his insight and expertise to CMU’s racing team for more than two decades.

Sep 13

Hydrogels pave way for future of soft robotics Opens in new window

Wenhuan Sun, Victoria Webster-Wood, and Adam Feinberg have created an open-source, commercially available fiber extruder to benefit future research with hydrogels and soft robotics.

Jun 29

Building a local ecosystem for defense manufacturing

Industry, government, and university partners take part in first Aim Higher Defense Manufacturing Summit as part of Department of Defense initiative to accelerate manufacturing research and grow defense supply chains.

May 31

Drop by drop: MXene in complex 3D device architectures Opens in new window

3D architectures of MXene can increase the energy storage density of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors, but there hasn’t been a reliable manufacturing method to build these configurations.

Apr 22

Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses Opens in new window

Advances in chips, sensors, and AI algorithms are enabling robots to continuously learn how to plan routes, avoid obstructions, and operate safely in large dynamic warehouse environments.

Feb 24

Bosch takes next steps Opens in new window

Christopher Martin, CMU alumnus and director of engineering, research, and development for the Bosch Research and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, is named president of the Carnegie Bosch Institute.

Media Mentions


Siemens

Digital transformation in advanced manufacturing: Insights from Prof. Gary Fedder

Siemens calls MFI's Gary Fedder a reliable partner, practical innovator, and a visionary who inspires and guides the development of cutting-edge products and processes that will help to fully digitize and automate manufacturing in the future.

Kainerstorfer and Krause featured in profile about women in STEM

BME’s Jana Kainerstorfer and MSE’s Amanda Krause were featured in a CMU profile that highlights accomplished women in STEM fields.

Next Pittsburgh

CMU’s Manufacturing Futures Institute to participate in local workforce development

Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute has joined forceswith local nonprofit Prototype PGH and New Century Careers to launch Step On Up: Maker to Manufacturer, a six-month workforce development program that will provide training in 3D modeling, computer-aided design and manufacturing, screen printing, lathe and mill operation and more.

CMU

Zhao demonstrates autonomous vehicle research

MechE's Ding Zhao demonstrated a new project used to evaluate the safety of autonomous vehicles for vulnerable road users when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Mill 19.

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