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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.

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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.

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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.

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Jan 31

Biden calls for investment in American innovation Opens in new window

President Biden touted the importance of advanced manufacturing innovation, robotics, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence during his recent visit to Mill 19.

Jan 11

Faculty projects awarded DURIP funding Opens in new window

Three College of Engineering faculty members have been selected to receive funding for their projects through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Marc De Graef, Anthony Rollett, and Rebecca Taylor.

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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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CMU preparing industry and students for future of AM with AI

Work underway at Carnegie Mellon is helping industrial additive manufacturers achieve success today, while applying artificial intelligence to designing AM alloys, optimizing AM parameters, lowering AM’s skills barrier and addressing a fundamental AM problem—spatter.

Three new professorships in Mechanical Engineering

Three new professorships were announced in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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LeDuc, Ozdoganlar, and Yang featured in Interesting Engineering

MechE’s Philip LeDuc, Burak Ozdoganlar, and Feimo Yang have developed a new tissue engineering technique that may alleviate the organ transplantation crisis. The work was featured in Interesting Engineering.